The Winery Platinum Bench of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia

Winery Platinum Bench
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 165 of the estates of British Columbia.
It is located in Okanagan Valley in the region of British Columbia

The Winery Platinum Bench is one of the best wineries to follow in Okanagan Valley.. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Platinum Bench wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Platinum Bench

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Platinum Bench

How Winery Platinum Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, endives au gratin without béchamel sauce or aiguillettes of duck with auvergne blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Platinum Bench

On the nose the red wine of Winery Platinum Bench. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Platinum Bench. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Platinum Bench

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.17/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Platinum Bench.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gamay Noir
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec

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 white wines of Winery Platinum Bench

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Platinum Bench

How Winery Platinum Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of gratin of fresh chard (green and ribs), sea sauerkraut with white wine or scallops with coconut cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Platinum Bench

On the nose the white wine of Winery Platinum Bench. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or floral. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Platinum Bench. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Platinum Bench

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.76/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Platinum Bench.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir

Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Platinum Bench

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Platinum Bench

How Winery Platinum Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, oriental lamb skewers or imene's tunisian ojja.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Platinum Bench

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Platinum Bench. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Platinum Bench

  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Platinum Bench.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Gamay Noir

The word of the wine: Table wine

Everything that is not VQPRD (European designation for all appellation wines: quality wine produced in a specific region). In principle, the bottom of the ladder. But, as in Italy a decade ago (Vino da Tavola), this category is also a refuge for wines that are out of the ordinary, whose producers refuse to accept certain grape variety or vinification dictates.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Platinum Bench

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Platinum Bench

How Winery Platinum Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Platinum Bench.

  • Gamay Noir

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Platinum Bench

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 Platinum Bench.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

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.