We tried. Nope.
Acid. Just too much acid. At least there’s therapeutic benefit to apple cider vinegar. This wasn’t food friendly with hard cheese, braised pork or just as a late summer sipper.
The vineyard blurb boasts lavender, thyme, peach. We got nothing. Citrus and minerality. And enough acid to burn a hole on your palate.
I’m certain that in August, under a grape vine draped gazebo overlooking one of the many Okanagan lakes, this crisp (and forgettable) white would please. But I don’t think it has much utility outside of context and was a bitter disappointment.
Price: An extremely reasonable $19 at the vineyard.
Market Liquidity: Riesling rises to higher heights all down the valley…
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