The Winery Sumac Ridge Estate of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia

Winery Sumac Ridge Estate - Black Sage Vineyard Meritage
The winery offers 32 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Constellation Brands.
It is ranked in the top 420 of the estates of British Columbia.
It is located in Okanagan Valley in the region of British Columbia

The Winery Sumac Ridge Estate is one of the best wineries to follow in Okanagan Valley.. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Sumac Ridge Estate wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

How Winery Sumac Ridge Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, lamb chops with honey and spices or rabbit à la lorientaise.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

  • 2016With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.59/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • 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 sparkling wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

How Winery Sumac Ridge Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast veal orloff with mushrooms, bare-assed cockerel (ardennes) or potjevlesch (northern france).

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, non oak or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

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 white wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

How Winery Sumac Ridge Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tunisian sandwich, sublime fish and shrimp colombo or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

On the nose the white wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

  • 2019With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Downy mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.

The top sweet wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

How Winery Sumac Ridge Estate 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 raw salmon marinade with vinegars, thai beef wok or grandma's cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Blanc

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 Sumac Ridge Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

How Winery Sumac Ridge Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of simple baked roast beef or paella valenciana (without seafood).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate.

  • Merlot
  • Gamay

The word of the wine: pH

Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

How Winery Sumac Ridge Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or dried fruit.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Sumac Ridge Estate

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 Sumac Ridge Estate.

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Sumac Ridge Estate and wines from the region

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 ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘2021 has been the year of all the miseries’

How’s the weather been this year? Awful. ‘La nature m’écoeure’, one of my wine-growing friends posted on Facebook on 8 April, having been out to look at the frost-crippled shoots on his vines that morning: ‘Nature disgusts me’. It takes a lot to make a wine-grower feel that. He wasn’t alone. Jeremiads echo around the northern hemisphere as 2021 closes. It’s been the year of all the miseries. None suffered more horribly than the growers of Germany’s Ahr valley, where floodwaters caused by the fou ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Downy mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.

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