The Winery Mission Hill Family Estate is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 118 wines for sale in of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Mission Hill Family Estate wines in Okanagan Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Mission Hill Family Estate 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 Mission Hill Family Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Mission Hill Family Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork roll with mustard, skate wing with shallots or nanie's diced ham quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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.
How Winery Mission Hill Family Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of quick meatloaf, sweet and sour braised leg of lamb or normandy style escalope.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of plum, jam or raspberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Winery Mission Hill Family Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef stew express, lamb colombo or chinchards with white wine and grapes.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak.
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How Winery Mission Hill Family Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tenderloin with onions, macaroonade from sète or aiguillette of duck normandy style.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or earth.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
How Winery Mission Hill Family Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of savoyard pizza (cream base), squid with garlic and parsley or makrouna salsa (tunisian pastry).
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, dried fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Mission Hill Family Estate. is a with a nice freshness.
A full-bodied, closed wine whose qualities are noticeable, but which does not express its full potential.
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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.
