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San Pellegrino’s Fine Dining Lovers - Out of the smoke in Canada’s western winelands

"It’s an hour and a half drive south to Osoyoos Lake, which Moon Curser Vineyards overlooks. Named for moonlight-evading gold rush smugglers, Moon Curser specialises in “clandestine” grape varieties like touriga nacional and tannat. I sip on their 2021 malbec which tastes like blueberry pie. Tannat is their bestseller and winemaker Christian Scagnetti aptly describes it as a “fireplace wine.”"

Read Kiki's article in Fine Dining Lovers.

Castanet - Wine Reviews with Shelley - Moon Curser Syrah 2021

Check out Shelley Boettcher's review of Moon Curser Syrah 2021, including music pairing! 

TheWineDiva.ca/WineScores.ca - 2023 Releases, 9 Moon Curser wines rated 90+ Points

To view Daenna Van Mulligan's full review, click on the wine.

Moon Curser Touriga Nacional 2021 - 92 Points

Moon Curser Malbec 2021 - 92 Points

Moon Curser Viognier 2022 - 92 Points

Moon Curser Contraband Syrah 2021 - 91 Points

Moon Curser Syrah 2021 - 91 Points

Moon Curser Arneis 2022 - 91 Points

Moon Curser Dolcetto 2022 - 90 Points

Moon Curser Carmenere 2021 - 90 Points

Moon Curser Roussanne Marsanne 2022 - 90 Points

Moon Curser Heist Rose 2022 - 89 Points

Moon Curser Border Vines 2021 - 89 Points

Moon Curser Tempranillo 2021 - 89 Points

Moon Curser Eclipse 2021 - 89 Points

Moon Curser Dead of Night 2021 - 89 Points

YearinWine.com - Moon Curser Vineyards Part 1

Deborah writes about Moon Curser Vineyards entering their 20th year in business, and also reviews Roussanne Marsanne 2022, Heist 2022 & Dolcetto 2022.

Read Deborah's YearinWine.com reviews of Moon Curser wines

 

Gismondi on Wine - 2023 Releases, 2 wines rated 90+ Points and more

To view Anthony Gismondi's full review, click on the wine.

Moon Curser Arneis 2022 - 91 Points

Moon Curser Dolcetto 2022 - 90 Points

Moon Curser Viognier 2022 - 89 Points

Moon Curser Malbec 2021 - 89 Points

Moon Curser Tempranillo 2021 - 88 Points

Moon Curser Heist Rose 2022 - 88 Points

Tasting Room Radio - July 1, 2023 - "Another 'walk in the neighbourhood'"

Interview with Beata & Chris Tolley – Owners of Moon Curser, starts at ~32:14 to 47:56.

You'll hear updates from Beata about some of the big awards Moon Curser wines have won recently, like the 2021 Syrah, 2021 Contraband Syrah and 2021 Malbec that won Double Gold at the 2023 All Canadian Wine Championships. Starting at 38:13 hear them talk about our wines - Terry asks Chris about how sparkling wines Eclipse and Moonlit came to be, then chimes in that with the Eclipse Traditional Method Roussanne Marsanne he “Meant to taste, just the neck…I cleaned it out!”. Starting at 44:36 Terrys ask a question to Beata and Chris regarding Moon Curser celebrating 20 years since planting their vineyards…“What do you want to do with the next 20 years?”.

Listen to "Another 'walk in the neighbourhood'"

Moon Curser Music #4 Mix

Do you know the story behind our winery name? Here’s our Spotify Moon Curser playlist that is all clues to help you figure it out!

Our Moon Curser #4 Mix playlist by Beata Tolley is now available on Spotify for your listening pleasure.

Note: you need a (free) Spotify account to listen.

and if you missed our first playlists:

Moon Curser Music #3 Mix Spotify playlist by Beata Tolley

Moon Curser Music #2 Mix Spotify playlist by Beata Tolley

Moon Curser Music #1 Mix Spotify playlist by Beata Tolley

What makes these playlists Moon Curser-y, you say...? there's definitely a theme, and you will not have much trouble spotting it once you glance at the titles. If you don't quite know the history behind our winery name, the playlists should provide many a clue along with an eclectic selection of what we hope will become your favourites. 

And if you’re still not sure after listening: here’s the whole tale of the Moon Curser name: About Moon Curser's name.

We’re always working on adding to the playlists; suggestions are great if anyone’s so inclined. Email them to gold@mooncurser.com.

CTV Morning Live - Moon Curser with Mona Mahmoud

Last week Destination Osoyoos had Mona Mahmoud from CTV Vancouver in town to show off some must-visit spots in Osoyoos and she visited Moon Curser to chat with our winemaker Christian.

Watch CTV Morning Live Moon Curser segment

Check out all six Osoyoos businesses featured on Vancouver news

The Vancouver Sun - Anthony Gismondi: B.C. wine for the week of Mar 29 - Moon Curser Roussanne Marsanne 2021 - 89 points

Moon Curser Roussanne Marsanne 2021, Osoyoos, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 

89 points

"this 82/18 mix of Roussanne/Marsanne sourced from the home vineyard on the Osoyoos East Bench is another winner."

Read Anthony Gismondi's BC Wine for the Week review here.

Great Northwest Wine - Platinum winning Moon Curser wine reviews

We are delighted that three Moon Curser wines won Platinum medals at the 2022 Great Northwest Wine Platinum Awards! A competition that only gold medal winning wines are invited to enter.

Kudos to our fab winemaking and vineyard team who are busy working hard getting our vines ready for the spring season and wines ready for the bottling. 

Read the full wine reviews at the below links:

Moon Curser Vineyards Arneis 2021 - Highlight - "At this point, it could be viewed as the standard for the variety in the Northwest because of its critical success, structure and scale of production."

Moon Curser Vineyards Malbec 2020 - Highlight - "Perched above Lake Osoyoos near the Crowsnest Highway, New Zealand-trained founding winemaker Chris Tolley and Christian Scagnetti continue to wow critics for their brilliance with varieties that many consumers are unfamiliar with. Malbec is among those."

Moon Curser Vineyards Touriga Nacional 2020 - Highlight - "Several years ago, winemaker Chris Tolley amazed our Platinum panel with his Carménère, so it makes sense that his dry expression with this Port variety would achieve Platinum, too".

All three are SOLD OUT at the winery. Some availablity through private retailers and restaurants in BC, see Conspirators page.