TheSkip

9.1

One of my favorite dinners was on the menu here at Chez Skip - cassoulet! And my knowledge of wine pairing is as sophisticated as a toddler eating spaghetti, I said to myself - hey I am eating French food and I like this French wine, so hey why not? And that was that. But as wine can be, it evoked its memory of when I had it first. I remember sitting out in the patio and being impressed with it. I thought to myself I could really enjoy French wines, but as history has shown, that was clearly a short lived notion.

Knowing it had been some time, I had an odd feeling, so I checked my Delectable history. Indeed, this was the very first wine I had rated!

So, to my friends, do you remember your first wine on here? Was it anything memorable? @philip Angino @Martin A. Cody @Shay Aldriedge @Anthony Lombardi @Sharon B @Bill Bender @Bob McDonald @dan boedeker @Brian Tuite @Greg Ballington @Matthew Beninati @Carl Fischer @Ryan Carey @MaJ CappS @Roman Sukley @Daryl Calhoun @David L @Palmer Emmitt @Eric Shanks @Evan Bienstock @Fraser McKinley @Jean-Francois Pelletier @jesus g @Martin G Rivard @Henrik Poulsen @Christanna Honer @Isaac Pirolo @Rob Brobst III @Jim Trobaugh @Jody Scharf @Joe Lucca @Kim Stanbro @Rafael Landestoy @Ryan M @Mo Salem @Mike Smith @Mike R @"Odedi" @Paul T @Ron R @Shawn R @Janet Ross (and anyone else I accidentally left off!) — 7 years ago

Rob Owen

9.5

Excellent depth. Went beautifully with a delicate smoked salmon and then a fabulous veal osso bucco — 8 years ago

Amber Lynn

10

This Wild Blueberry Wine Is Made by Fort Langley Winery. This Merlot is made from berries grown right here in the fraser valley. It is a sweet wine that would pair well with most dishes. I would recommend for anybody who has a sweet tooth. — 8 years ago

Ian Brennan

9.3

2009 vintage seems to shift between intense berry/cassis and mineral plumb nose, vanilla and violets play a pleasant medley. Smooth fruit and rounded tannins give a wonderful tactile sensation in the mouth with a lingering aftertaste, warm with alcohol but still flavored with fruit and a slight astringent tannin to say I can go longer. Lovely wine. — 9 years ago

Rubychick

10

Ice Pressed Chardonnay from Fraser Gallop Margaret River. Experimental excellence. Grabbed one for our next Spin. — 10 years ago

with Erika and See

Bob Halifax

8.9

I suspect these are Okanagan grapes even those it's a Fraser Valley winery. Bang on for BC Merlot. — 11 years ago

The Schwartz

9.4

Loving this wine. Can't wait to see where it goes in years to come @Fraser McKinley — 7 years ago

TheSkip

9.2

My 200th wine!!

I probably spent a bit too long thinking about which wine to choose, having noticed the night prior that I was at 199. But then this bottle struck me and that was that! About a year ago, I had my dad "import" this from Canada because it seems Wakefield is hard to get in the US. It was one of the first wines I ever remember buying and then saying - i am going to make a conscious effort to buy more. So I felt this would be a good anniversary wine to see how far I've come, as there have been at least 200 cuvées since I started on here

I'm glad to say that I still think this is a very good wine. The nose opens with sweet cedar and cherry. It's fairly dark purple but still opaque. On the palate there are the typical notes of dark blue fruits. It has fairly soft tannins and a moderate finish. The #qpr is high!

With all that said - I'd like to thank all the folks that I follow on Delectable. I've learned a lot from each of you and I appreciate reading your thoughts and seeing what you're drinking. @David A Lentine @Ron R @Jody Scharf @Bill Bender @"Odedi" @Mike Rowe @Rochelle @Martin G Rivard @Bob McDonald @Fraser McKinley @Paul T @Shay Aldriedge @Eric Shanks @Matthew Beninati and everyone else who I may have forgotten!! Cheers!! — 8 years ago

Aaron Meeker

Sales & Marketing Vine Street Imports

9.5

Keeping the no-SO2 going tonight...but very, very soundly. Thank you Fraser. — 8 years ago

with Fraser

Amy Robinson

9.0

KA and Brian at Fraser. Bought from cellar masters — 9 years ago

Ehren Jordan

Owner/Winemaker Failla Wines

9.3

2008. Exceptional! Fraser is the MAN! — 9 years ago

Vito Sergio Parente

9.5

A masterful Grenache from my dear friend Peter Fraser. — 10 years ago

Luke Friesen

9.0

Heathers favorite white, from a wine your she did in Langley with Debbie — 11 years ago

Roman Sukley

9.5

Have I mentioned that this guy is a hell of a winemaker? @Fraser McKinley — 8 years ago

Chris DeBarr

9.4

Delightful lively flavors at a full gallop, like phat plums & wild strawberries, racy, bright, so very juicy & happy. — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

2013 vintage. One of the new wave of Artisan winemakers like our Delectable mate Fraser from Sami-Odi. Fresh juicy and funky. Just enough whole bunch acidity without over doing it. Silky but not delivering enough of the ripe fruit Grenache characters that one gets from old school old vine Grenache in The Vale. — 8 years ago

Laura N

9.1

One of our favourites. Lightly oaked — 9 years ago

Ehren Jordan

Owner/Winemaker Failla Wines

9.0

Tasty. Thanks Fraser! — 9 years ago

William Douglas

9.3

3/6.5/9 = 18.5 out of 100 = 93
Plenty of acid - could use more age — 10 years ago

Chris Zitzman

9.5

Wine maker Robert Foley. Luscious, young and powerful without twisting up on the palate. Rich, luscious and chewy, one can feel the tannins have had enough time in bottle to begin melting onto the complex array of flavored in the heart of the wine. Ribeyes and potatoes, all day, and with time to decant the '09 Jamesport Petit Verdot goes from a cantor to a rugged and thoroughly enjoyable gallop. A nose-coating helping of spice box envelopes the ole factory, and trademark characteristics of Petit Verdot become more clear with each sip. It's subtle but with oodles of staying power- and such is the finish. Bottom line: worth more than it costs- and a noble representative of a rising Atlantic Coast. — 11 years ago