Our first trip to the Okanagan in three years sees us start our journey with a tasting at Painted Rock. Lots of changes in our lives since our last trip, including adding this lovely fellow to the family.
This is Loki. He’s the definition of a Very Good Boy. Except when he’s eating everything, which is always.
You could say he was named after the Marvel villain, but also the Norse God of Mischief. He’s aptly named, for sure.
We are joined on this trip by two friends who are not into wine; but they are very good sports, trying as much as they can handle, and their company is especially appreciated on Day 2 when my wife wasn’t feeling well and stayed home at the resort to rest!
On to the wine!
As always, nothing but great stuff from this producer!
As with many/most of the wineries in the Okanagan, the “Great Frost of 2024” was a disaster for them. Actually, they were luckier than most in that they didn’t lose quite as much of their crop as many did, but it was still devastating. They decided to put all of their surviving red grapes into their 2024 Rosé. There is so little of it that they limited it to 6-bottles per wine club member. I was lucky enough to get some, and I’ll taste that soon and report back!
Next up! Down to Oliver and a tasting at Le Vieux Pin!
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