The Winery Howling Bluff of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia

Winery Howling Bluff - Acta Vineyard Pinot Noir
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 318 of the estates of British Columbia.
It is located in Okanagan Valley in the region of British Columbia

The Winery Howling Bluff is one of the best wineries to follow in Okanagan Valley.. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Howling Bluff wines

Looking for the best Winery Howling Bluff wines in Okanagan Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Howling Bluff 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 Howling Bluff wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Howling Bluff

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Howling Bluff

How Winery Howling Bluff wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, sauté of veal with chorizo or rabbit with beer and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Howling Bluff

On the nose the red wine of Winery Howling Bluff. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Howling Bluff. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Howling Bluff

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.88/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Howling Bluff.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Okanagan Valley

The Okanagan Valley is one of six Designated Viticultural Areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The DryClimate in this "pocket desert" produces some unique wines made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. There is now an almost even split between white and red grapes planted, with Merlot the most common variety. Ice wine can be produced in the Okanagan Valley but the necessary temperatures are not as consistent as on the east coast, where the winters are much colder.

The DVA produces more than 80 percent of the province's output and is the second most prolific wine region in Canada, behind Ontario's Niagara Peninsula. There are around 185 licensed grape wineries and 3,575 hectares (8,830 acres) of vineyards. The Long, narrow Okanagan Valley runs for around 210 kilometers (130 miles) from the Northern town of Salmon Arm to the border of the United States in the South. Much of the viticulture occurs in the Center of the region on the shores of Lake Okanagan, from which the area takes its name.

The Okanagan river then flows south into the US state of Washington, where it converges with the viticulturally significant Columbia River (home to the extensive Columbia Valley AVA). The river is spelled Okonogan in the United States. Unlike in the fragmented Niagara Peninsula appellation, the Okanagan Valley forms just one designated viticultural area. However, the diversity of Terroir here means there are a number of subregions within it.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Howling Bluff

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Howling Bluff

How Winery Howling Bluff wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Howling Bluff

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Howling Bluff. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top pink wines of Winery Howling Bluff

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Howling Bluff

How Winery Howling Bluff wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional veal stew, alsatian sauerkraut or salmon and goat cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Howling Bluff

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Howling Bluff. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Howling Bluff

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Howling Bluff.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Empyreumatic

Families of smells and aromas related to smoke, burnt, and more generally to roasting.

The top white wines of Winery Howling Bluff

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Howling Bluff

How Winery Howling Bluff wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of smoked salmon sandwich, seafood lasagna or tiramisu (original recipe).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Howling Bluff

On the nose the white wine of Winery Howling Bluff. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Howling Bluff

  • 2019With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Howling Bluff.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Howling Bluff

Planning a wine route in the of Okanagan Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Howling Bluff.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Howling Bluff and wines from the region

Canada’s Okanagan Valley approves six new sub-appellations

Canada’s western province of British Columbia (BC), has approved six new sub-appellations for its most famous wine-growing region of Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Valley is BC’s largest appellation – called Geographical Indications (GIs) in Canada. And from a standing start in 2015, it now has 11 sub-GIs following the recent ratification. The six new sub-GIs are: Summerland Valleys, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes and Lake Country. They are now l ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

More must-taste wines selected by Decanter’s Regional Editors for DFWE NYC

In the second part of this series, Decanter’s editorial team members highlight the wines they are looking forward to tasting at the upcoming Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Tina Gellie – Content Manager and Regional Editor (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa) Burrowing Owl, Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 2019 In 2016, while on a press trip to British Columbia’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, I had the pleasur ...

The word of the wine: Empyreumatic

Families of smells and aromas related to smoke, burnt, and more generally to roasting.