• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Food & Wine Trails Magazine

BC's most thorough wine touring guide

  • Columns
    • Grape Expectations
    • Editor’s Note
    • Naramata Blend
    • Confessions from the Vineyard
  • Features
  • Events
    • Submit an Event
  • Winery Regions
    • Creston
    • Kaleden
    • Kamloops
    • Kelowna
    • Lake Country
    • Lower Mainland
    • Naramata
    • Okanagan Falls
    • Okanagan North
    • Oliver
    • Osoyoos
    • Penticton
    • Similkameen
    • Summerland
    • Vancouver Island
    • West Kelowna
  • Maps
    • Thompson Okanagan/Similkameen
  • Recipes
  • Editions
  • Media Kit
  • Advertise
  • About Us
    • Subscribe
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Volcanic Hills Estate Winery’s Award-winning Gamay Noir 2016

Lesley Buxton · February 26, 2018 ·

At Volcanic Hills Estate Winery, they believe in the adage that good wine begins in the vineyard, and it’s clearly working for them.

Over the years, this winery has won a host of awards including two Golds at this year’s Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition for its 2016 Single Vineyard Gewürztraminer and 2016 Gamay Noir, and a Double Gold, Best of Class for its 2015 Reserve Viognier at the Harvest Challenge California.

Recently the winery won its first platinum at the British Colombias Wine Awards — BC’s oldest and largest competition — for its 2016 Gamay Noir.

President Bobby Gidda is thrilled. “2016 was a great growing year,” he says. “Perfect conditions, nice weather with a dry harvest.”

The Gamay Noir is extremely affordable retailing at $17. Dark, red and delicious, it tastes of cherry, cranberry and plum with suggestions of chocolate, vanilla, pepper and smoke. Oaked for four months in French and American oak, it’s light with soft tannins and medium acidity. The finish is wonderful — fresh and bright. Bobby suggests pairing it with spicy food, Indian or Thai curries, turkey with herbed stuffing, baked ham or anything with a big flavour.

Focussing on the future, this dynamic winery has exciting plans for the upcoming season. On Sunday May 6, it’s hosting a special Wine Festival Event, a vertical tasting of its Pinot Noir, comparing vintages from 2013 to 2017. This educational event is a must for those intrigued by the art of wine making. It’s a first-hand opportunity to learn from the experts in an informal setting about how wine changes as it ages.

The occasion will begin with a sparkling reception and a short tour of the winery. Vintages will be paired with sharing platters made especially by Blu Saffron Bistro.

This winery has a loyal following so you’ll want to book immediately. Spaces are limited to 12 people. Just visit the website (volcanichillswinery.com) and drop them an email or give the winery a quick call (778-755-5550). Don’t worry though, if there’s a demand, Bobby promises they’ll repeat the event the following Sunday.

 

~ Lesley Buxton

Comments

comments

Filed Under: News, West Kelowna

Reader Interactions

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Celebrate every day of the week at Black Hills Estate Winery
  • Recipe: White Bean Sumac Spread
  • Recipe: Sunflower Seed Romesco
  • On the Cover
  • From the Editor

Categories

  • About
  • Armstrong
  • Armstrong Salmon Arm
  • BC
  • Blog
  • Columns
  • Confessions from the Vineyard
  • Creston
  • e-Edition
  • Eat, Drink, Tweet
  • Editor's Note
  • Events
  • Features
  • Gulf Islands
  • Kaleden
  • Kamloops
  • Kelowna
  • Lake Country
  • Lower Mainland
  • Maps
  • Naramata
  • Naramata Blend
  • News
  • Okanagan Falls
  • Okanagan North
  • Oliver
  • On The Cover
  • Osoyoos
  • Peachland
  • Penticton
  • Recipes
  • Salmon Arm
  • Shuswap
  • Similkameen
  • Summerland
  • Tappen
  • Tappen
  • Uncategorized
  • Vancouver
  • Vancouver Island
  • Vernon
  • West Kelowna
  • Wine Regions

B.C. Food & Wine Trails Magazine

B.C.'s most comprehensive winery guide. Meet the people behind the labels as well as the great chefs in the Okanagan and keep up to date with their seasonal news. Event listings and photos will allow you to celebrate with us in wine country style!


BC Food & Wine Trails Magazine
2495 Enterprise Way
Kelowna, BC V1X 7K2
ph: 250.492.3636
email: ads@winetrails.ca

Footer

Winery Regions

  • Creston
  • Kaleden
  • Kelowna
  • Naramata
  • Okanagan Falls
  • Okanagan North

 

  • Oliver
  • Penticton
  • Similkameen
  • Summerland
  • Vancouver Island
  • West Kelowna

Advertise with Us

Food & Wine Trails Magazine is BC’s most thorough wine touring guide, winery source and portal into life inside BC wine country. Food & Wine Trails introduces YOU and YOUR business to a huge range of readers - from destination tourists, wine lovers and buyers to a local reader base interested in keeping up with the latest and greatest seasonal news from wine country. Our purpose and focus is to direct customers TO your door. Let us tell your story. Learn more...

Copyright © 2023 · Daily Dish Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in