Enjoy Wine, Food, and Travel with Karl MyWinePal
Pinot Noir can make such beautiful wines, with red fruit and floral scents, lighter bodied, fine tannins and medium acidity. With this, I looked forward to opening the two Pinot Noir from Scorched Earth Winery in the Okanagan Mountain Park area of Kelowna to review. Scorched Earth specializes in Pinot Noir and organically farms. After the 2003 Okanagan forest fire,…
SpierHead Winery is really getting in deep with Pinot Noir. According to SpierHead Winery, the Kelowna area is emerging as one of the most suitable regions in BC for Pinot Noir. They planted Dijon clones 115, 667, 777 and 828, as well as the Pommard clone in their vineyard. They also recently planted 1/2 acre each of the California heritage…
SpierHead Wines in Kelowna has been producing some quality wines since the first vintage I tasted a few years ago. At the 2014 National Wine Awards of Canada their 2012 Riesling, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir Gentleman Farmer all won Silver Medals. Their 2013 vintage wines have come out now, and I was lucky to receive a bottle of their Chardonnay,…
