Our "hallway" wines are also growing, these are very limited BC
Okanagan wines where we may receive only 1 or 2 cases of a particular
wine and they do not make it onto our shelves, therefore are in our
hallway for special inquiries only. To name just a few: Desert
Hills Mirage 2005, Mt. Boucherie Summit Reserve Syrah, Aces Syrah....
New Okanagan Wineries to Discover Wines in 2010!
Several of these do not even have a wine shop yet you
can visit! Many of them are so good, we put them in our January -May 2010
Wine Clubs!
* Aces - very limited high end-reds $65-95/bottle
* Bonitas (Summerland)
* Ex Nihilo (Lake Country, BC)
* Intrigue (Lake Country, BC)
* Camelot Vineyards (East Kelowna bench, BC)
* Cassini Cellars (Oliver, BC)
* Sperling Vineyards (Kelowna, BC)
* Painted Rock (Penticton, BC)
* Van Westen Vineyards (Naramata, BC)
* Young and Wyse (Osoyoos, BC) --- pronounced " Young and Wise" , we
love this name--- husband and wife owners both worked previously at
Burrowing Owl Vineyards
Due to our very specialized wine retailing license, our prices are
"winery list price" which is the same price as at the winery or in
government liquor stores. (most of the wines we sell are from small
wineries not available in government stores)
The Spring Okanagan Wine Festival has ended and the Discover
Wines Team certainly did their share attending events and tasting
wines!
Come in to get a complete list of award winning
Okanagan Wines or
see the list at:
http://www.okanaganwineawards.com/springcompetition.htm
New releases of Okanagan Wines being delivered daily!
Check out The View's new Rose, Twisted Tree's Six Vines red blend
(which had a waiting list a page long for their new vintage), or
Little Straw's new label design Tapestry white blend....just to name a
few....
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John Schreiner, British Columbia Wine Historian and Wine Writer was
here for a book signing of his new Okanagan Wine Tour Guide.
John signed all our copies on hand, so you did not miss out on a
signed copy.
John Schreiner's current "signed" books available for sale :
British Columbia Wine Country
Okanagan Wine Tour Guide
Icewine
The Wines of Canada
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CEDAR CREEK ESTATE WINERY HAS MANY OF THEIR WINES ON SALE $5 TO $10
OFF
PER BOTTLE! Stock up now! They are re-branding their
labels and their series of wine, so take advantage of the price
reductions of their award winning wines. Send us a quick email if you
would like us to email you a spreadsheet with all the wines from all
BC wineries on sale for this month.
ALSO:
Mission Hill Family Estate 2006 SLC Chardonnay $21.99 ...$5.00 off regular $26.99
This elegant Chardonnay won 4 awards including Silver at the
very prestigious Chardonnay du Monde in France.
and Mission Hill Family Estate 2005 Oculus
$70.00...$10.00 off regular $80.00 !
This month's STAFF PICKS:
Bonitas 2007 Merlot $29.99 : Just won Gold and Best Red Wine of Show
at the Cellars of the World International Wine Competition held in
Kelowna. Rich, smooth, ready to drink....our team quarrel
over who discovered and liked it first!!
Robin Ridge 2007 Pinot Noir $21.92 : Soft and juicy. We had on
our tasting counter the other day and customers loved it so much we
sold almost 4 cases in just one day!
Check out our other Discover Wines staff picks of Okanagan Wines in Wine Trails
Magazine!
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GIFT CERTIFICATES MAKE A FABULOUS GIFT ... OR CREATE A UNIQUE
GIFT BASKET OR GIFT SET!
We have many options in all price ranges and are known for our
classy gift wrapping and packaging ideas. We carry everything
from cello, cloth, canvas, or satin bags to high-end cardboard or wooden
boxes and chests.
Hand-written gift cards and local delivery are also available services
and prices can be quoted depending upon your needs. Shipping
wine to other cities
are weather dependent. Call or email us to
discuss shipping options.
Here are just a few gift basket options:
$80 BC Wine and Artisan Food Gift Basket
Gehringer Brothers Cabernet Merlot 2007
Arrowleaf Cellars Unoaked Chardonnay 2007
Gone Crackers Olive Oil and Cracked Pepper
Aunty Penny's Vegetarian Antipasto
Okanagan Lavender Jelly
Canadian Hazelnut Inc. Organic Hazelnuts
Glass Decorative Bottle Stopper
$110 BC Wine and Artisan Food Gift Basket
Arrowleaf Cellars Unoaked Chardonnay 2007
Gehringer Brothers Cabernet Merlot 2007
Lesley Stowe Raincoast Crisps Cranberry Hazelnut Crackers
Aunty Penny's Vegetarian Antipasto
Sea Change Ice Wine Glazed Wild Smoked Salmon
Okanagan Lavender Jelly
Canadian Hazelnut Inc. Organic Hazelnuts
Langford Shortbread
Wineland Dressings Cherry Chutney
Sunshine Bay 100% Pure Beeswax Honey 3pack Votive Candles
$150 BC Wine and Artisan Food Gift Basket
Cedar Creek Classic Merlot 2006 - Gold medal winner
Canadian Wine Awards
Sandhill Estates Chardonnay 2007 - 1st Place People's Choice
Chardonnay OKWF 2009
Lesley Stowe Raincoast Crisps Cranberry Hazelnut Crackers
Bernard Callebaut Dark Chocolate Bar
Aunty Penny's Vegetarian Antipasto
Sea Change Ice Wine Glazed Wild Smoked Salmon
Langford Petites Layered Fieldberry Shortbread
Riedel Crystal 2 Pack O Series Cabernet/Merlot Glasses
Sunshine Bay 100% Pure Beeswax Honey 3pack Votive Candles
Okanagan Vinegar Aceto Toscano Rustic Bread Dip
Caramoomel Mulled Wine Jelly
Fraiche Dried Pears
Jules and Kent Carmelized Onions
(We will substitute with a comparable product if we are temporarily
out of stock of an item)
Award-winning 3 bottle Okanagan Wine Gift Set presented in a black cardboard
box and a full description about the wines.
Enclosed in the box is a one page sheet listing the wines and their
awards, taste profiles, food pairing and cellaring suggestions.
1. Church and State Coyote Bowl Syrah 2007 - Gold Medal and
best Red Wine of Show Fall Okanagan Wine Festival 2009, Silver Medal
grand Harvest Awards USA 2009
2. 8th Generation Classic Riesling 2008 - Gold Medal Okanagan
Wine Festival Fall 2009
3. Dirty Laundry Vineyard Bordello 2008 (Bordeaux-style red) -
Gold Medal Okanagan Wine Festival Fall 2009, 1st Place People's Choice
Best of Varietal OKWF, Gold Medal OKWF Label Awards
Limited quantities available. $92.42 including all taxes.
For local delivery (in Kelowna) a place of business is preferred.
If this is not possible and you require a gift to be delivered to a
house, we will contact your gift recipient to arrange a delivery day
and approximate time. Being a controlled substance, arrangements
need to me made with the delivery recipient and it may not be
delivered when you would like, but when it works best for the
recipient. Many times they actually prefer to pick up as we are
in a very central easy access shopping area.
Gift baskets are only delivered locally, although we have other ways
of presenting your gift for shipping such as wooden boxes.
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WOW, in our careers we have never seen so many wines reduced in
price from the wineries!
Over 80 wines are on sale in our
store right now, and as you may know, we do not mark up the price
of wines and only charge winery list price! If this is due to
the current economic situation, now is the time to buy those favorites
and stock up for the upcoming Holiday season! Wines are reduced $1-11 a bottle!
Excellent bargain wines like 49 North Sauvignon
2008 $8.50! We honestly think it is a great wine at a great price. Stock up while on sale!
Send us an email and we will email you back a spreadsheet with all the
wines on sale. This is also a great time to ship
since the price reductions would help offset shipping costs.
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We have Many of the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners from the
judged Fall Okanagan Wine Festival!
To view the full list of the professionally-judged results go
to the awards section in:
http://www.okanaganwineawards.com/fallcompetition.htm
We attended the People's Choice at the Coast
Capril Hotel on October 2nd and here are some winners that were picked
by the public as their favorites and are currently available:
1st Place Bordeaux-style blend: 2005 Desert Hills Mirage
2nd Place Merlot: 2005 Hester Creek Reserve Merlot
1st Place Chardonnay: 2007 Sandhill Chardonnay
2nd Place Gewurztraminer: 2008 Desert Hills Gewurztraminer
1st Place Pinot Gris: 2008 Arrowleaf Pinot Gris
2nd Place Pinot Gris: 2008 Prospect Ganton and Larson Pinot
Grigio
1st Place Sauvignon Blanc: 2008 Peller Estates Reserve
2nd Place Sauvignon Blanc: 2008 Little Straw Vineyards
Wine Access International Value Wine Awards
- Winning wines under $25.00 are published in their October/November
edition, but you can view it online here:
http://www.soulintegrated.com/wineaccess/index.html
Congratulations to Thornhaven Estate Winery in Summerland, BC for
winning Best Value Gewurztraminer ($17.90) and Best Value Pinot Noir
($17.90). We have both in stock, and we agree... they are a
great value! Many of the British Columbia wines that won "Judges
Choice" are also presently in stock.
We have many of the award winners -
Get them now before these great wines sell out!
Check out the
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WE SHIP WINE!
Call us on our toll free or email us for details.
Mix and match with a choice of up to 500 British Columbia wines at
winery prices in 6
or 12 bottle shipping boxes!
Now available... one of the most sought after BC wines: Osoyoos Larose
Le Grand Vin 2006!
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Thank
you to author and wine writer John Schreiner who was here promoting
his 2009 publication of "The Wineries of British Columbia"
as well as his 3 other books about the British Columbia wine
industry. John was kind enough to sign all our copies, so be
sure to stop in and pick up your own signed copy, or call us and we
can ship one to you!
Interested in working with us? Bring in your resume as
we are looking to expand our team come the Spring!
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Having a gathering that requires food and wine
pairing? Come in and our wine consultants will suggest wines
that will make your event extra special with whatever your budget may
be. You can even forward us your menu prior to coming in to
purchase your wines so our team can start putting suggestions together
for you!
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In honor of Earth Day and with Discover Wines'
commitment to sustainable living, we are now offering a "BYO Bag
Reward" of 10 cents per bag if you bring in your own reusable bag.
Now available is our reusable Discover Wines 6 bottle bag!
We custom designed these classy black bags to include a soft padded
bottom, extra tall and extra wide to fit all bottle sizes, wide
handles that extend around the bottom of the bag for added strength,
and sewn-in sections for extra strength. $3.99. All our
Wine Club members received one as a gift to thank them for their
ongoing support.
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email received::
"As newbies to the Wine Club, this was our first shipment and I just
wanted to tell you that when we opened the box tonight - it was like
Xmas! Only better because a) it's not christmas and b) it's wine!! The Dunham
and Froese Merlot is already a goner. Loved it. Can't wait to
test the rest."
signed, "Happy Wine Club Campers" , Calgary, AB
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For the third year, Riedel Crystal has created a
special, limited edition glass as a fundraiser to benefit Breast
Cancer. Riedel donates 15% to Breast Cancer initiatives in
Toronto for any Canadian sales of this glass. Discover Wines is
matching with an additional 15% to our local BC Breast Cancer
Foundation. This beautiful gift boxed set of 2 Rose glasses is
$59. The Pink Vinum glass is style-specific for Rose's and would
also be very suitable for whites. Please see further information on
the Riedel website and call or email us if you would like more
information or would like to purchase these very special glasses.
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