The Winery Forbidden Fruit is one of the best wineries to follow in British Columbia.. It offers 21 wines for sale in of British Columbia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Forbidden Fruit wines in British Columbia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Forbidden Fruit wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Forbidden Fruit wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Forbidden Fruit wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, kale soup or duck pot au feu.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Forbidden Fruit. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province, located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The diversity of landscapes here – from rainy islands to desert-like valley floors – means that a wide variety of Grapes are planted here. They include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Riesling, as well as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
While volumes are lower than those of the province of Ontario, British Columbia is home to a rapidly growing wine industry.
This is mostly located on the Southern edge of the province aLong the international border with the United States.
North to south, the province of British Columbia is longer than California and larger than Texas. However the entire wine industry occupies the southernmost 250 kilometers (150 miles) of the province, in a Select few regions where the macroClimate is favorable to premium viticulture.
The British Columbia wine authority recognizes Designated Viticultural Areas (DVAs) in the province:
Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands have, as one would expect, the most maritime climates
Okanagan Valley and Similkameen Valley on the USA border, have climates which are more continental in character
Fraser Valley is located just west of Vancouver city and reaches inland from the coast, and transitions between the two climate types
In addition there are a number of regions were recognized as Geographic Indications in 2018.
They are often bracketed together under the "emerging" banner:
The Kootenays in the southwest corner of the province, where Pinot Noir is the main grape
Lillooet, in the Cariboo Chilcotin region and west of Kamloops, whose first Vineyard was planted in 2004
Shuswap, north of the Okanagan Valley, has around 40ha (100 acres) of vineyards, planted to cool climate varieties
Thompson Valley, inland and further north, is at the limit of cool climate winemaking. Riesling, Marquette, Maréchal Foch and Chardonnay are the main varieties
Most viticulture in British Columbia takes place in the Okanagan Valley, nestled between the Cascade and Columbia mountain ranges where Harsh weather systems from the west and north do not often reach. This long, narrow valley is considered to be Canada's only desert, and the Bordeaux varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot do well here, particularly in the south around Osoyoos. The region's few lakes serve to moderate temperatures here, and Warm days followed by cool nights give rise to a distinctively Bright style of wine.
How Winery Forbidden Fruit wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, baked dumplings or cassoulet.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Forbidden Fruit. often reveals types of flavors of spices, black fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Forbidden Fruit. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Winery Forbidden Fruit wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), mouse of lamb with thyme or ham and cheese macaroni gratin.
Characteristic of a wine that is either aromatically deviant or unbalanced on the palate due to an excess or a lack of one or more flavors.
How Winery Forbidden Fruit wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Forbidden Fruit. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.
An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-Louis Vidal, between Ugni Blanc and 4986 Seibel or Golden Ray, its foliage reminiscent of that of Ugni Blanc. It can be found in the United States and Canada, but is little known in France.
How Winery Forbidden Fruit wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Forbidden Fruit. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
The state of translucency of a wine. A clear wine is not cloudy (which is a defect).
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
