The Winery Upper Bench of Okanagan Valley of British Columbia

Winery Upper Bench
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 365 of the estates of British Columbia.
It is located in Okanagan Valley in the region of British Columbia

The Winery Upper Bench is one of the best wineries to follow in Okanagan Valley.. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Okanagan Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Upper Bench wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Upper Bench

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

How Winery Upper Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with cider, traditional tunisian couscous or rabbit in white wine (casserole).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Upper Bench

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Upper Bench

  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Zweigelt

Discovering the wine region of Okanagan Valley

Main vineyard of western Canada, unique climatic contrast. Cooler north: fine Pinot Noir with red fruits, mineral Riesling, balanced Chardonnay. Sunny desert south (Osoyoos): firm Cabernet Sauvignon, round Merlot, spicy deep Syrah. World-renowned specialty: Icewine from Riesling or Vidal, sweet and concentrated (apricot, honey, candied fruits), from grapes frozen on the vine.

150 km along the lake, 200+ estates. Sunniest region in North America.

The top white wines of Winery Upper Bench

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

How Winery Upper Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of quiche without eggs, skate wing with caper butter or squid from the mouth of the cavado river (portugal).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Upper Bench

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Upper Bench

  • 2015With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.64/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.

The top pink wines of Winery Upper Bench

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

How Winery Upper Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal paupiettes with forestry sauce, rabbit with cider and mushrooms or rabbit with hunter's sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Upper Bench

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Upper Bench. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Upper Bench

  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Load shedding

Unlike pumping over, the liquid part is completely removed from the tank before being poured over the marc. This allows for a better mixing of the solid particles and the juice.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.