Spearhead Golden Retreat Pinot Noir
$51.99
Spearhead Winery is located on the benchlands of South East Kelowna. Their focus is on premium quality wine produced from grapes from estate-grown vineyards and from selected Okanagan Valley vineyards. The hand-harvested grapes are sorted at the winery and fermented in small lots. They grow Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling. Approximately 80% of 15 acres of vines is comprised of Pinot Noir including four different Dijon clones, 2 California heritage clones and Pommard. This combination of plantings enables their winemaker to select from the different characteristics exhibited by these clones to create a harmonious, complex Pinot Noir from our home vineyard. They also draw from several other vineyards in the Okanagan including Golden Retreat in Summerland and Coyote Vineyard in West Kelowna.
The vineyard and winemaking teams are led by Grant Stanley. A highly respected BC winemaker, Grant has been at the helm as Winemaker/General Manager for a few years now and he has transformed their winemaking program. His commitment to showcasing specific terroirs of the Central Okanagan Valley is evident in the ‘single vineyard’ program they have developed for Pinot Noir bottlings. These wines display the unique attributes of the Okanagan vineyards that they were sourced from. They also produce Pinot Noir blends which combine the characteristics of different vineyards, including their benchmark Cuvee.
Amrut Kurinji Single Malt
$114.99
Kurinji was a neat little surprise when we were tasting our way through the Victoria Whisky Festival. Our good friend Ashok pulled this out and poured a dram, with a big smile on his face. It was easy to smile along. This is a ridiculously pretty little sipper. Easy going and very charming. The label says Batch 1, so hopefully we see more editions in the future.
46% abv
Revel Oud Blanc
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Black Fox Haskap Gin
$58.99
Mortlach NAS Special Releases 2023
$449.99
This is an NAS bottling of Mortlach, but with the price, we have to assume it has a bit of age behind it. The whisky was bottled at 58% after finishing in ex-Kanosuke Japanese Whisky and ex-Pinot Noir Casks.
Lamy-Pillot Chass Mont Morgeot
$92.99
This small Burgundian producer makes wines that overdeliver in the rarified world of Pinot Noir. Complex, age-worthy and stunningly delicious.
Quinta Do Noval Port Black Reserve
$33.99
Quinta do Noval is a highly regarded Port producer whose vintage wines are amongst the most sought-after in the world. The Black is a new Port wine; a vintage style with an average age of two to three years that requires no decanting, nor does it throw any sediment. They claim that the bold, rich, and concentrated style makes an ideal pairing chocolate and we agree. When cold weather is coming, chocolate and Port will help get us through it!
Oddbird Blanc de Blancs
$19.99
Establishment Sometime Always 4pk
$22.49