Tag Archives: climate

Wines To Warm From the Inside Out!

Posted on January 14, 2020 by joyofwine

It seems every year about this time,we have a cold snap, and we are rendered immobile for a week or two at a time, usually between the dates of December 26-to around mid-February. We got lucky this year and enjoyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Joy of Wine, Varietals, wine | Tagged ageing, American oak, Australia, barrel, barrique, bourbon, climate, cold, fireplace, French oak, Italy, malvasia nera, negro amaro, oak, rich, Shiraz, smooth, Spain, tannins, tempranillo, USA, velvety, warming, weather, winter, zinfandel | 3 Comments

The Marrenon Triplets

Posted on July 8, 2016 by joyofwine

Sometimes some great value wines come along that completely blow me away. Without question, these little beauties certainly offered great flavour, quality, but most importantly value. Great little wines that are selling well, and liked so much, that these are … Continue reading →

Posted in Tasting, Varietals, wine | Tagged Chardonnay, climate, France, Luberon, mediterranean, Merlot, Provence, Rhone Valley, Rose, soil, Syrah, terroir | Leave a comment

Tales from the Canadian Okanagan: An Introduction

Posted on August 11, 2014 by joyofwine

So I’ve been reading posts lately on “Field Trips” taken by my fellow wine bloggers. Although I cannot say (yet) that I have been to any “exotic” wine locales, like you all, I CAN go visit the wineries in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Joy of Wine, Tasting and Tours | Tagged Canada, climate, desert, Okanagan Valley, Oliver, South, VQA, wine, zone | 5 Comments

Tag Archives: climate

Wines To Warm From the Inside Out!

The Marrenon Triplets

Tales from the Canadian Okanagan: An Introduction

Want more Joy via Email?

Recent Posts

Looking for something?

Previous Posts

Marcia J. Hamm - Joy of Wine

Twitter Updates