Written By Treve Ring Libations / White Wine Nov 27, 2010 Road 13 Vineyards Viognier Riesling Sauvignon Blanc 2009 SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter PinterestGolden Mile and Black Sage Bench, Okanagan Valley, BC $23-26 +122192 available at winery and private liquor stores www.road13vineyards.comEarlier this week I learned that one of BC’s best-known winemakers and blend masters is moving on. After 5 years helming Road 13 Vineyards’ wine program to great acclaim, Michael Bartier will be transitioning to a consultant role, working towards owning his own winery. As this chapter in Road 13’s book is ending, a new one will be scripted by J-M Bouchard, a Montreal winemaker with years of international experience under his belt.And also this week, I was fortunate to chat with Road 13 owners Pam and Mick Luckhurst while they presented their wines to a keen crowd at Veneto. Humourous, genuine and generous, the Luckhursts entertained with stories ranging from poopy diapers to the Canadian Wine Awards (different stories – don’t worry). Their tagline is “It’s all about the dirt”, in homage to their site on the vine loving Golden Mile Bench. May I propose they also add “It’s all about the blend”, since they have made a name for themselves for their seamless and innovative blended wines.Like this Viognier Riesling Sauvignon Blanc. Wordy – sure – but if you just keep drinking it won’t be a worry (clocks in at a hefty 13.9% abv)! Mouth filling and voluptuous Viognier (61%) is lifted with the acidity of Riesling (30%) and the fruity refreshment of the Sauvignon Blanc (9%). Big ripe peach and grapefruit aromas lead to a juicy and full palate of exotic spice, orange, sweet stone fruit and tropical flavours. Bright acid persists, even though buffered by the oily Viognier. Veneto paired it with smoked albacore tuna and green apple terrine, micro greens, fennel and wheatgrass vinaigrette and cucumber pearls. If that sounds a little ambitious for you, try with Asian or Indian themed fare. Macadamia chicken with orange-ginger sauce would rock.Rating: (click here to see what our wine ratings mean)EATrecommendsRoad 13 Vineyards Viognier Riesling Sauvignon Blanc 2009Mouth filling and voluptuous Viognier (61%) is lifted with the acidity of Riesling (30%) and the fruity refreshment of the Sauvignon Blanc (9%). Big ripe peach and grapefruit aromas lead to a juicy and full palate of exotic spice, orange, sweet stone fruit and tropical flavours. Bright acid persists, even though buffered by the oily Viognier. Try this with Asian or Indian themed fare. Macadamia chicken with orange-ginger sauce would rock.OkanaganWhite WineWine Reviews SHARE VIA: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Written By: Treve Ring Treve Ring is a wine writer, editor, judge, consultant and certified sommelier, and has been with EAT Magazine for over a decade.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her work with EAT, she is a Wine Critic and National Judge for ... Read More You may also like Beer / Beer & Cider / Drink / Events / Victoria March 24, 2019 A New Beer Society in Town Victoria Beer Week launched its sixth annual festival earlier this month, which ran from March 1-9. In addition to the festival returning for another ... Read More Beer / Wineries & Breweries February 4, 2019 Vancouver Island Brewery’s New Porter and New Re-Rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery unveils new porter along with their new re-rebrand Vancouver Island Brewery held a flight night last week, in part to ... Read More Causes / Events January 25, 2019 Blue Monday Pop-Up Bar – 100 Proof Blues January can be tough around these parts. In fact, it has come to be so globally known as such, that the third Monday of each January has ... Read More Cocktails / Events January 25, 2019 The Complete Bartender Competition 2019 Little Jumbo played host to Nimble Bar Co.’s The Complete Bartender Competition, January 16, 2019 Last Wednesday, I judged my first cocktail ... Read More Beer & Cider / Events / Victoria March 1, 2018 Victoria Beer Week launches its fifth year Victoria is once again readying itself to host the fifth annual Victoria Beer Week. As locals and beer geeks alike wet their palates for special ... Read More Coffee & Tea / Victoria December 18, 2017 Level Ground Trading Moves Up to New State-of-the-Art Headquarters Victoria, BC – Level Ground Trading, Victoria’s Fair Trade pioneer, is moving from their current location in Central Saanich, to a larger ... Read More Comments are closed.
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