This week we continue our tour of the Okanagan Valley in Eastern British Columbia. Here were some of my favorites wineries on a recent visit:<\/p>\n
Desert Hills Winery<\/strong> \u2013 A smaller winery that produces a 2005 Gamay that\u2019s incredibly full-bodied with black cherry flavors and hints of spice.<\/p>\n Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards<\/strong> \u2013 Spectacular views are offered at this very dog-friendly facility. I liked their See Ya Later Non-Vintage Brut and the 2004 Pinot Noir is also surprisingly good.<\/p>\n Tinhorn Creek Vineyards<\/strong> \u2013 I enjoyed a glass of 2005 Gew\u00fcrztraminer from a beautiful patio and terraced gardens just off the tasting room that arguably provided the best views of the valley.<\/p>\n Fairview Cellars<\/strong> \u2013 This tiny winery\u2019s 2002 Willow Hill Vineyard Late Harvest Merlot is truly unique. At only 8.71 percent alcohol, gentle fruit flavors and a soft, sweet finish, you\u2019d swear you were drinking a white wine.<\/p>\n Gehringer Brothers<\/strong> \u2013 The 2005 Dry Rock Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc is a one-of-a-kind white wine with savory flavors of celery and asparagus. Also worth noting is the 2004 Ehrenfelser Icewine, with a subtle sweetness that belies its 23.6 percent residual sugar content.<\/p>\n Golden Mile Cellars<\/strong> \u2013 One of the nicest staffs I encountered during my visit. Their 2004 Chardonnay is lovely, with a good balance of citrus, apple and oak flavors.<\/p>\n Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards<\/strong> – Some of the better red wines I sampled on my visit were poured here. Their 2002 Merlot is drinking awfully well right now and the 2003 Meritage is a knockout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This week we continue our tour of the Okanagan Valley in Eastern British Columbia. Here were some of my favorites wineries on a recent visit: Desert Hills Winery \u2013 A smaller winery that produces a 2005 Gamay that\u2019s incredibly full-bodied with black cherry flavors and hints of spice. Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards \u2013 Spectacular views are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-bellingham-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}