{"id":10621,"date":"2017-05-03T15:23:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T23:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=10621"},"modified":"2017-05-04T09:05:35","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T17:05:35","slug":"wine-tasting-science-world-origins-wine-golden-mile-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wine-tasting-science-world-origins-wine-golden-mile-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Tasting at Science World – Origins of Wine: The Golden Mile Bench"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love wine! In fact, I am thinking of doing a couple videos on wine-Asian food pairing. As a big fan of BC white wine, I was overjoyed when my friend Hanson (Nosh and Nibble<\/a><\/strong>) invited me a wine tasting event at Science World called\u00a0Origins of Wine: The Golden Mile Bench<\/a><\/strong>, \u00a0And I’m going to show you my\u00a0own tasting notes and the winners (one red and one white) I picked for the evening!<\/p>\n

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Premium Collection from Golden Mile Bench – Silent Auction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was more than thrilled that, the event featured tastings\u00a0from 9\u00a0wineries from\u00a0Golden Mile Bench<\/strong>, BC’s\u00a0first officially recognized sub-geographical indication<\/strong>, with unique climates, soil types and the resulting wine styles, showcasing this amazing sub-region in the Okanagan Valley<\/strong>. \u00a0The wines were also paired with delicious creations by Oliver’s\u00a0Backyard Farm<\/a> and Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tinhorn Creek Winery, Golden Mile Bench<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The evening also included an interesting talk of science on Okanagan Valley\u2019s sub-Designated Viticultural Area, from a panel of winemakers<\/a>\u00a0from the region. \u00a0And there was a silent auction on precious bottles donated by the wineries, which would benefit Science World\u2019s On the Road<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>program.<\/p>\n

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Origins of Wine – by the winemakers,\u00a0photo by @noshandnibble<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are some notes on some of the wines I tried.<\/p>\n

Tinhorn Creek Vinyards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I \u00a0tried Cabernet Franc<\/strong>\u00a0in the past but I was truly impressed by how well-balanced the CTinhorn\u00a0Cab Franc<\/strong>($32) was. With cab usually being quite masculine, I tasted\u00a0soft floral notes to ease out the forwardness. Family owned and operated, Tinhorn Creek was the first winery in Canada to be certified as carbon neutral. They also have their own restaurant called\u00a0Miradoro<\/a><\/strong>, which also prepared the Pulled Short Ribs<\/strong> dish for the evening, which paired well with the cab franc.<\/p>\n

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Tinhorn Creek Vineyards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Miradoro
Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hester Creek Estate Winery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

More Cab Franc here! \u00a0But I was impressed with their Pinot Blanc<\/strong> ($15.50), refreshing but flavourful. I could imagine myself enjoying this on a hot summer day at one of their \u00a0Mediterranean-inspired suits or their Tuscan-inspired restaurant, Terrafina overlooking their\u00a0vineyards.<\/p>\n

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Hester Creek Estate Winery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Road 13 Vinyards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I had a vague memory of tasting Road 13 Chardonnay or Riesling at Urban Winery<\/a>. \u00a0But I was all over the Sparkling Chenin Blanc<\/strong>\u00a0($40)here this evening with that fresh and crisp bubbly finish. And Hanson couldn’t agree more.<\/p>\n

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Road 13 Vinyards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t have a big sweet tooth and never a fan of Riesling, but I quite enjoyed the Dry Riesling<\/strong>\u00a0 ($13.50) from Gehringer Brothers, which is not super fruity or sweet at all. There are still hints of dried fruit and floral notes but the acidity has set the tone pretty clean and clear, which I really like.<\/p>\n

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Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Checkmate Artisanal Winery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

White Wine Winner:\u00a0Queen Taken Chardonnay 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although I was never a big fan of oaked chardonnay, Checkmate\u2019s\u00a0Queen Taken Chardonnay 2013<\/strong>\u00a0($125) \u00a0swept me away with its bold flavours and smooth finish. And it was a pleasure to learn how oak affects winemaking process and the taste from the winemaker. \u00a0As 2013 has become scarce, the 2014 version didn’t taste as smooth, but it is still marvellous.<\/p>\n

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Checkmate Artisanal Winery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Culmina Family Estate Winery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Red Wine Winner:\u00a0Culmina Hypothesis 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

My most favourite red wine of the evening is Culmina Hypothesis 2013<\/strong>\u00a0($42), a full-bodied red with dark berry aromas complemented by subtle acidity, with a succulent texture and a long finish. \u00a0It’s elegant and refined. To me, it almost has an Amarone\u00a0quality to it.<\/p>\n

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Culmina Family Estate Winery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Culmina Family Estate Winery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More notes on food!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oliver’s\u00a0Backyard Farm<\/a>\u00a0prepared\u00a0 Olive Oil Poached\u00a0\u201cRoad 17\u2033 Arctic Char\u00a0<\/strong>was one of the highlights of the evening. Th fish was cooked to perfection with a soft and delicate texture, complemented by organic beluga lentil salad and roasted sunchoke, and finished with a nectarine-blood orange butter. And I think any of drywhite wine would go with it beautifully, such as chenin blanc sparkling, dry riesling, pinot blanc or the exquisite chardonnay from Checkmate that I just mentioned above .<\/p>\n

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Backyard Farm Arctic Char<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There was also a lot of cheese, but the lineup was so long and we didn’t get to try a lot of them.<\/p>\n

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Cheeses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Origins of Wine: Golden Mile Bench Wine Tasting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Origins of Wine: Golden Mile Bench Wine Tasting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A nice walk back to downtown from Science World after!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Science World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the cost of $65, the event definitely has a great value for a wine lover. \u00a0 Besides tasting great food and exquisite wine, it was informative on the wine making in Okanagan Valley, especially in the Golden Mile Bench sub-region, making it quite a memorable evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love wine! In fact, I am thinking of doing a couple videos on wine-Asian food pairing. As a big fan of BC white wine, I was overjoyed when my friend Hanson (Nosh and Nibble) invited me a wine tasting event at Science World called\u00a0Origins of Wine: The Golden Mile […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[177,273],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2833.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10621"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10621"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10644,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10621\/revisions\/10644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}