点评:Really quite a stand out experience at 50th Parallel. When we walked in, we were greeted by a very friendly gal. We chatted briefly, and mentioned our desire to chat with the wine maker if he was available. Frankly, we heard his dog was on the property, therefore he must be, right? To be honest, we wanted to meet the dog and get a picture, as this dog is the cover dog on the very popular “dogs of the wineries (or Okanagan wineries)” calendar that comes out every year. Note: meeting the dog was second to wanting to taste their wine.
Regardless, we were able to speak with Kelsey, the assistant winemaker. She has experience in wineries both in North America, and in the southern hemisphere. It was very nice of her to take the time to chat with us a bit about the wine, wine making process, and the seemingly endless amount of variables that go into creating the types of amazing wines that 50th Parallel has on offer. She has a lot of knowledge, and I am thankful for that time.
Then a gentleman named Alex took over the tasting. What can I say about Alex? This man is a very eloquent wealth of knowledge when it comes to wine. More so perhaps, is his personality and love for wine that comes through during the tasting as he presents the wine, and describes it. He spoke very eloquently with descriptor words that really painted a picture of the process of making wine, and what some of the influencing factors are, what effect they can have on the wine, it’s structure, it’s taste, it’s color, aroma, or smell. He does this without a whiff of pretentiousness.
I’m curious about improving or increasing my knowledge. When you get to speak with someone who clearly has dedicated a significant portion of their life to this craft, to be able to have them share their knowledge is really quite a treat. Overall, an exceptional wine tasting experience.
What we tasted:
Blanc De Noir
2022 Pinot Gris
2023 Pinot Noir rosé
2020 Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
It truly was a stand out experience, to meet the assistant winemaker, and then have Alex complete the tasting experience. Can’t recommend this winery enough. Go there, and taste one of the best Chardonnay's in the entire Okanagan.
翻译:在 50th Parallel 的体验真的很棒。我们走进来时,一位非常友好的女士迎接了我们。我们简短地聊了聊,并提到如果酿酒师有空的话,我们想和他聊聊。坦率地说,我们听说他的狗在酒庄,所以他肯定在,对吧?说实话,我们想见见这只狗并拍张照片,因为这只狗是每年都会出版的非常受欢迎的“酒庄狗(或奥肯那根酒庄)”日历的封面狗。注意:见到狗比想品尝他们的葡萄酒更重要。
无论如何,我们能够与助理酿酒师凯尔西交谈。她在北美和南半球的酒庄都有工作经验。她非常友好地抽出时间和我们聊了一些关于葡萄酒、葡萄酒酿造过程以及创造 50th Parallel 提供的令人惊叹的葡萄酒的各种变量。她知识渊博,我很感激有这段时间。
然后一位名叫亚历克斯的绅士接管了品酒会。我能对亚历克斯说些什么呢?这个人在葡萄酒方面知识渊博,谈吐流利。也许更重要的是,他的个性和对葡萄酒的热爱在品酒过程中表现出来,他展示了葡萄酒并对其进行了描述。他用描述性词语非常流利地描述了酿酒过程,以及一些影响因素是什么,它们对葡萄酒的结构、味道、颜色、香气或气味有什么影响。他这样做没有一丝自命不凡的味道。
我很想提高或增加我的知识。当你有机会与一个显然将自己一生的大部分时间奉献给这项工艺的人交谈时,能够让他们分享他们的知识真的是一种享受。总的来说,这是一次非凡的品酒体验。
我们品尝了:
Blanc De Noir
2022 Pinot Gris
2023 Pinot Noir rosé
2020 Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
这真的是一次非凡的体验,先是会见了助理酿酒师,然后让 Alex 完成了品酒体验。强烈推荐这家酒庄。去那里品尝整个奥肯那根最好的霞多丽之一。