All posts tagged Okanagan

Billy’s Online Wine School

by Kato on May 5, 2010 in Billy's Online Wine School, Wine Picks with 3 Comments

JT_SBLesson #10 COOL vs HOT

Grape variety is often prescribed as the way to select wines, but I disagree. Sure, it’s a good starting point, but winemaker’s style and climate are what usually determines the wine’s style or character. The overall feeling.

Case in point are the two Jackson-Triggs Sauvignon Blanc wines found at your local LCBO. The Ontario wine is crisp and refreshing, while the Okanagan Sauvignon is mellow and rich. Ontario cool climate versus west coast warm climate. Up tight versus laid back. Different styles – different uses. Have the Ontario for aperitif and the Okanagan with a spicy BBQ’d chicken. Have fun.

Two reasons to drink Canadian eh!

JACKSON-TRIGGS 08 Sauvignon Blanc, VQA Niagara 58438 13.75

JACKSON-TRIGGS 07 Sauvignon Blanc, VQA Okanagan 593111 13.75

The Prospects Are Good

by Billy on April 18, 2009 in Wine Picks with No comments

British Columbia has the perfect wine business. Locally produced and locally consumed. The locals buy the entire production. Well almost.The bigger wineries see the importance of an outside market and ship a few cases to other parts of Canada. Boutique wineries were also selling to other parts via the web till the LCBO enforced the no cross border rule.

Mission Hill Winery has been our main provider of BC wines and here’s a new pair worth exploring. They’re bottled under the label, Prospect Winery, ‘Ganton & Lardon’, who were two of the Okanagan Valley’s original grape growing families. Each wine has a folk tale about the region and they’re good – the tales and the wines.

The Chardonnay is rich, lush and in the sunny Californian style. A pleasant wine to partner charred/spicy flavored foods. The Pinot is light, earthy and charming. Lightly chill and think about striking up the BBQ. Perhaps salmon fillets with asparagus.

Prospect Winery 07 Chardonnay ‘The Census Count’, VQA Okanagan, BC 419296 $14.95
Prospect Winery 06 Pinot Noir ‘Fats Johnson’, VQA Okanagan, BC 92304 $15.95

 

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