Member Posts
In addition to technical articles, members commemorate social events and other topics of interest.
Multiple Function Wine Must Calculation 3424
This multi-function calculator Excel document represents a major revision to calculators created by Willem and…
British Columbia Artisan Winemakers 2024 Annual Competition Photos
Certification Course Qualified Over 200 wines Judged Rick and Mary Delicious The Party
Cascades of red wine flood streets
There is so much surplus red wine in Portugal, it’s flooding the streets. That’s one…
Another View on Sulphites in Wine
The question regarding the impact of sulfites in wine has been discussed for years. This…
How to login to Saanich Sommeliers Members Only page
These instructions are valid for Saanich Sommeliers Winemaking Club members only. On the Welcome page…
Rathgen Cellars presentation
At the November 2021 Saanich Sommeliers Club meeting, we welcomed Savannah Robinson as our Program…
2021 Crush of California Grapes
It was a busy morning October 2, 2021 when club members headed to Central Saanich…
Harvest Day at Symphony Vineyards
It was a beautiful Fall day when members of the Saanich Sommeliers picked grapes for…
Pinot Gris Harvest 2019
Friends, family and of course Sannich Sommelier members were gathered on October 9th 2019 to…
2019 Club Competition
The Saanich Sommeliers hosted a great wine competition in January of 2019. With 134 entries…
Continuing on the Wine Trail, part 5
with Rick and Mary Homer OUR BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO WINE EXPERIENCE CONTINUES: PODERE LE RIPI…
Continuing on the Wine Trail, part 4
with Rick and Mary Homer OUR BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO WINE EXPERIENCE: For those of…
Continuing on the Wine Trail, part 3
with Rick and Mary Homer Part 3 As we continued our drive winding through the…
Continuing on the Wine Trail, part 2
…with Rick and Mary Homer As we continued our drive winding through the Chianti…
Wine Trails – Vigna Maggio
Rick Homer and I were recently in the Chianti region of Italy where we had…
2018 Club Competition Results
Results of the Saanich Sommeliers Wine Competition held Saturday, January 20 can be found on…
Cowichan Valley Wines
31 Saanich Sommeliers members and friends spent a lovely Sunday visiting 3 wineries in the…
Saanich Sommeliers Summer Lamb Roast
On a sunny evening of August 24, 2016 the Saanich Sommeliers enjoyed a whole lamb…
Tip: Transferring Wine back to Carboy
When there are deposits in your wine after you have bottled and you decide that…
Grape Crush – Fall 2015
On a rainy November 17, members of the Saanich Sommeliers and the Nanaimo Winemakers…
Oktoberfest 2015 Event
On October 6th, the Saanich Sommeliers were treated to a tasting and tour of the…
Guide to Reidel Stemware
As you may know Riedel [proper pronunciation is Ree–dle] has garnered a world-wide reputation…
Fall Okanagan Wine Festival
While in Kelowna during the Fall Okanagan Wine Festival I attended a special event entitled…