November 21st, 2020- Holiday Budget Bottles from The Wine Diva & The Bard of Oliver: Michael Bartier of Bartier Bros.  

Summary: Holiday Budget Bottles from The Wine Diva &amp; The Bard of Oliver Michael Bartier of Bartier Bros.<br>  <br> THE SHOW <br>  <br> Daenna van Mulligen – The Wine Diva<br> Her website <a href="http://www.winediva.ca">www.winediva.ca</a> has become one of the “go to” wine sites in Canada.<br> We are happy to have Daenna van Mulligen  return to the show with the first of several wine lists. (Daenna loves her lists)<br> This list is called Holiday Budget Bottles 2020 ($16.00 or less)<br> Pretty much everyone is looking to stock up for the Winter and Daenna  takes care of those needs.<br> She has personally tasted every one of these wines and only the best tasting and best value wines make the list.<br> Yes, you can make a list as we talk OR you can go to <a href="http://www.winediva.ca">www.winediva.ca</a> ..click on wine ..and click there for Wine lists.<br> All the bottles are shown and tasting notes appear BUT if you look up in the top right corner it says You can print this..<br> I urge you to print and save the list. Trust me, it will come in handy as Christmas approaches. For you and your gift giving.<br>  <br> . See Ya Later Ranch ‘Luna’, Okanagan Valley, BC $ 15.99<br> .Farnese ‘Fantini’ Primitivo, Puglia Italy $ 12.99<br> .McWilliam’s “Stolen Colt ‘Shiraz, NSW, Australia $ 15.99<br> . Tiger Horse Old Vine Cinsault, Western Cape, South Africa $ 14.99<br> .Easter Romeo &amp; Juliet Red Passimento, Veneto Italy $ 15.99<br> . Grown Wild ‘Rapturous Red’, Okanagan Valley, BC $ 15.99<br> . Undurraga ‘8 Rios’ Sauvignon Blanc, Chile $ 11.99<br> . Santa Carolina ‘Carolina’ Reserva Pinot Noir, Leyda Valley, Chile $ 13.99<br> . Bodegas San Alejandro ‘Pablo’ Old Vine Garnacha, Calatayud Spain $ 17.00<br> . Oops ‘Spicy Splendor’ Carmenere, Central Valley Chile $ 14.00<br> . Terra Ventoux ‘Les 5 Terroirs’ Vieilles Vignes, Ventoux, Rhone Valley $ 15.00<br> . Five Vineyards by Mission Hill, Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, BC $ 14.99<br> . Spier ‘Signature Collection’ Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch South Africa $ 13.99<br> . Aureliano Negroamaro, Salento, Puglia, Italy $ 15.00<br>  <br> . Nederburg ‘The Winemaster’s’ Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape South Africa $ 13.99<br> . Santo Cristo Garnacha, Campo de Borja, Spain $ 16.00<br> . Three Monkeys ‘Fresh &amp; Fuity’ Rose, Spain $ 13.50<br> . Felix Solis ‘Run Rafa Run’ Tempranilla, Spain $ 9.00<br> . Acheron ‘Footprint The Long Walk’ Shiraz, South Africa $ 12.99<br> . Trapiche Reserve Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina $ 14.99<br> . Sanguinhal ‘Sottal Leve’, Lisboa, Portugal $ 16.00<br> . Leyda Rose, Leyda Valley, Chile $ 15.99<br> . Rupert Wines ‘Protea’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Western Cape South Africa $ 14.99<br> . Spier ‘Stormy Bay’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Western Cape, South Africa $ 13.00<br>  <br> <a href="http://www.WineDiva.ca">www.WineDiva.ca</a><br>  <br> Michael Bartier – Bartier Bros  (Oliver)<br> “We are from and of this valley.<br> We grew up here, we know it, we love it, and we are responsible to it.”<br> – Michael &amp; Don Bartier<br> Michael Bartier grew up in the Okanagan Valley, leaving as a young man for his education. After receiving a degree from the University of Victoria and working in wine sales on Vancouver Island for a few years, he and his wife Jodi returned home to the Okanagan. While looking for a “real job”, Michael accepted casual work in a winery cellar. And, since he’s still in the cellar, you could say he hasn’t found a real job yet.<br> Through distance learning at Washington State University and University of California Davis, Michael worked his way into a winemaking position.<br> He quickly made a name for himself: first as a maker of white wi...