Tuesday, August 17, 2010

$100 on BC Wine

So... you have $100 and you want to buy some good BC wine. Well, here are a few suggestions on how to spend your money:

The One Bottle Option
Blackwood Lane's 2006 The Reference - $90
Simply amazing Bordeaux blend. An experience, to say the least. Buy direct from winery in Langley (a few private stores carry it for $110-120).

The Two Bottle Option
1 bottle of Mission Hill Estate Winery 2006 Compendium - $40. 1 bottle of Blackwood Lane's 2006 Alliance - $60. Both are fantastic Bordeaux-style blends.

The Three Bottle "Syrah" Option
1 bottle of Mission Hill's 2006 Quatrain (Syrah-based blend) - $45. 1 bottle of See-Ya-Later Ranch 2007 Rover - $25. 1 bottle of LaFrenz 2008 Shiraz (Rhone-like Syrah, really) - $28.

The Four Bottle "Now and Later" Option
2 bottles of LaFrenz 2008 Montage (Syrah-based blend) $22 each. 2 bottles of Fairview Cellars 2008 "Two Hoots" (Cab-Merlot) $25 each. Drink one of each now and save the other two for the following year (or longer).

The Four Bottle "Pinot" Option
1 bottle of Rollingdale's 2007 Reserve Pinot Noir - $25. 1 bottle of Stoneboat Vineyard's 2008 Pinot Noir - $25. 1 bottle of Church and State's 2007 Hollenbach Pinot Noir - $25. 1 bottle of Tantalus Vineyard's 2007 Pinot Noir - $30. Ok, this option costs $105 - oops.

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