Albacore
Poplar Grove Winery
Okanagan Valley Pinot Gris 2021
2021 vintage.
94 % Pinot Gris, 4 % Chardonnay and 2 % Muscat.
This was the year of the heat dome in British Columbia. Plus 40 degrees Centigrade in the Okanagan Valley for a week. Not fun.
This wine is pale straw yellow in colour with lovely flavours of white peach, melon and citrus rind.
Light bodied with medium acidity.
We had Albacore Tuna Sashimi, grilled Ling Cod and BBQ Sockeye Salmon bellies (all local and freshly caught) with this wine.
— 2 years ago
Domaine Brusset
Les Travers Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne White Rhône Blend 2020
Honey, Mellon and pears. Low acidity. Went well with albacore tuna — 10 months ago
Abbazia di Novacella (Stiftskellerei Neustift)
Alto Adige Pinot Grigio
2022 vintage.
Pale, straw yellow colour.
Honeydew melon, citrus and wild flowers on the nose.
Crisp pear, lemon verbena, white peach and bitter almond flavours.
Crisp acidity but with mineral finish.
The majority is fermented in stainless steel but 1/3 is fermented and rested in neutral oak cask…adding depth and texture..
Grilled local Albacore Tuna tataki was wonderful with this wine. — a year ago
Sugar Loaf
Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Passionfruit nose. Sweet with a flinty finish. Excellent with albacore tuna crudo. — 6 years ago
Domaine François Carillon
Murgers des Dents de Chien Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2014
Best carillon I’ve had in a while. Laser focused, not floral and big. Wish I had another bottle. Wish I could hang on to Chardonnay in my cellar. Albacore and scallops. What else would we drink? — 6 years ago
Lvnae
Colli di Luni Vermentino
2022 vintage.
100 % Vermentino from Liguria in north west Italy.
Citrus, honey, grapefruit peel and stone fruit with lime zest and crushed rock on the finish.
Zippy acidity and minerals with a lovely finish.
We grilled mackerel filets (shio saba) and local Albacore tuna.
— a year ago
Albacore
Longfin McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019
Perfect accompaniment for red meat — 2 years ago
Cantina Terlan
Tradition Alto Adige Pinot Grigio
2020 vintage from Cantina Produttori Terlano in south Tirol in Alto Adige.
This is a coop founded 1893 with 143 growers and 165 hectares in the Dolomites Mountains in the foothills of the Alps.
Nose of pears, Macintosh apples, almonds and wild herbs.
Elegant flavours of ripe melon, peach, apples with minerality and balanced acidity.
In the foreground of the picture is Albacore tuna caught by my friend Fraser 200 km north off the coast of Vancouver Island in September..
That Albacore tuna was smoked by my friend Masa in North Vancouver.
This Pinot Grigio is fantastic with the smoked Albacore tuna.
— 3 years ago
Jamie Lauder
From Yamagata, Japan.
Daiginjo…46 % milling rate…(senmai buai)
Bright water white clear in colour.
Nose of bright cantaloupe musk melon.
Flavours of yellow Asian pear, quince and persimmon…(kaki)
This nihon shu is dry but the most impressive feature is the all encompassing creaminess and mouthfeel.
We had local Albacore tuna sashimi with local Matsutake mushrooms cooked in rice from Hokkaido, Japan. — 11 days ago