Screw-cap wines

We had our fave marinated BBQ lamb tonight with a bottle of Tinhorn Pinot Noir 2004 -- the first serious BC wine I've had with screw-cap (no, we won't talk about Lonesome Charlie!).

I've had a couple of the Henry of Pelham screw-top wines, and was really impressed, but this PN was pretty terrific too. Yes, we did decant, and the wine improved over the meal (served with orzo tossed with sundried tomatoes and sauteed mushrooms), but was quite drinkable out of the bottle. I can really see excellent screw-tops getting popular with the BYOB crowd.

Any other experiences good or bad with screw-tops?

The Usual Caveats....

I expect the same level of standards here on the blog that we always abided by on the list, such as real names (just your first one is fine if you're concerned about privacy), a dearth of advertising, civility, and humour.

Now that we've gone blog, the list is now quasi-public in the sense that anyone with a 'net connection can read postings. That being said, you still need to be a member of CANWINE to post, and the usual criteria will still apply.

Unlike the list, I'm not going to rule with an iron moderator fist, but will look at all comments and if transgressions occur, offending posts and/or posters may be edited or removed.

Welcome back!

Hi all

I'm glad Lorne has started things off and really thrilled to see how many people have already emailed me to sign up.

Not surprisingly, there were a number of bounced messages, but I'm hoping that as soon as I can get the first page on the website changed to reflect that we're back in business, that some of our lost sheep will find us.

Thanks for coming back -- I've missed the discussions too!

Tinhorn Merlot 2000

Pleasantly surprised this week to find that a Tinhorn Creek Merlot 2000, although starting to turn brown around the edges, was still quite drinkable. Anyone care to comment about keeping BC Merlots any longer than this?