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Quail’s Gate Pinot Blanc Chasselas, 12.5% alc, $15.99
I’m not really a big Pinot Blanc fan, but this one has inspired me to branch out. Having put down three or four bottles of the Quail’s Gate Pinot Blanc, it’s easily my pick of the moment. Full and fruity, with pleasant floral tones and balanced acidity at $15.99 it’s reasonably priced among sometimes dear Okanagan wines. Its true claim to fame, is that after several other bottles of wine, I brought this bottle out (because we’d drank everything else). Despite the intoxication of my guests they all stopped to muse over this product. This Pinot Blanc defies event the most polluted palate.
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Church & State Church Mouse Chardonnay, 750ml 14.35% alc. $16.90 (BCLD)
Finally public liquor stores are starting to sell Island wines. It's a small market and the land is expensive, so don't expect any bargains, but the quality of these products is getting very good.
At $16.90 Church Mouse is one of the cheaper options available, but easily competes in the price range. This chardonnay is solid product, not awe-inspiring, but a well executed classic. Oaky, with vanilla and summer fruit, it's got some character without being fussy. You couldn't do any better buying a similar product from a better established wine regions.
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