The River Stone Estate Winery of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia

River Stone Estate Winery - Cabernet - Merlot
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 221 of the estates of British Columbia.
It is located in Okanagan Valley in the region of British Columbia

The River Stone Estate Winery is one of the best wineries to follow in Okanagan Valley.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top River Stone Estate Winery wines

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

The top red wines of River Stone Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of River Stone Estate Winery

How River Stone Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fast and, roast pork with prunes or rabbit with prunes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of River Stone Estate Winery

On the nose the red wine of River Stone Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of River Stone Estate Winery. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of River Stone Estate Winery

  • 2016With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.96/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of River Stone Estate Winery.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 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 white wines of River Stone Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of River Stone Estate Winery

How River Stone Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of vitello tonnato, garlic shrimp or chantilly cream.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of River Stone Estate Winery

On the nose the white wine of River Stone Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of River Stone Estate Winery

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of River Stone Estate Winery.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

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.

The top pink wines of River Stone Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of River Stone Estate Winery

How River Stone Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef bobotie, shrimp with curry express or chicken breast franc comtoise.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of River Stone Estate Winery

On the nose the pink wine of River Stone Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of River Stone Estate Winery

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of River Stone Estate Winery.

  • Malbec

The word of the wine: Cellar

A place for storing and ageing wines in bottles. This term designates both the cellar of a private individual and that of a restaurant. It is also a store dedicated to the retail sale of wine.

The top sparkling wines of River Stone Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of River Stone Estate Winery

How River Stone Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with pepper or duck aiguillettes.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of River Stone Estate Winery

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of River Stone Estate Winery.

  • Merlot

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 River Stone Estate Winery

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 River Stone Estate Winery.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.

News about River Stone Estate Winery and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Cellar

A place for storing and ageing wines in bottles. This term designates both the cellar of a private individual and that of a restaurant. It is also a store dedicated to the retail sale of wine.