Sparkling
Blanc de Noir Brut - BC VQA Fraser Valley “Estate Bottled”
The Joy of Bubble…it’s not just for parties anymore; so versatile with so many different foods!
But, just like you, it still loves a good party!
We start by making it from 100% Fraser Valley-grown Pinot Noir, one of the three grand grape varieties that goes into French Champagne. Then we let it just take on a little colour—a pretty pink hue, what the French like to call l’oeil de perdrix—eye of the partridge. It starts of fresh and clean, maybe a little shy, so pour it into a big wine glass instead of the tall, skinny flute.
Inhale—and drink away. Never mind those tiny little sips, this is a deep, gulpable sparkler, or as iconic British Columbia wine pioneer Harry McWatters likes to say:“guzzleable”! Now you’ve got it--the fresh, bright flavour, very crisp, light, lively and lemony, and when it opens up in the glass, in your mouth, it gets good and hearty. By all means celebrate with it, but we think it really comes into its own when it meets—and matches—food. Your creativity in the kitchen makes it all the more enjoyable.
Consider: avocadoes with lime and salt (a shot of tequila on the side if you like!); pasta with creamy crab sauce; ahi tuna, just seared on bitter greens; flank steak salad in the summer; salade niçoise anytime; beet-and-adobo pickled eggs with toasted Winnipeg rye bread! All those complex but accessible flavour components in the wine make it an all-day solo sipping wine or a multi-course dinner companion.
Silver Medal Award Winner at the 2011 Northwest Wine Summit