Harvest Report: Okanagan Valley
October 29, 2009 by Kathleen Rake
Filed under Extra Features, FCG
This year saw a late spring and bud break followed by a long and hot summer throughout the Okanagan that led to one of the best post-veraison ripening periods the Valley has ever experienced.
2008 Le Vieux Pin Sauvignon Blanc
October 24, 2009 by Kathleen Rake
Filed under Wine Reviews
With partial fermentation in air-dried Billon French oak and the rest in steel tanks, this Okanagan Sauvignon Blanc presents with green grass, citrus and lemon drops on the nose. On the palate, it has citrus, pineapple, green apple and a little vanilla combined with great acid and a finish that hangs around. A super solo [...]




