A charming wine made from two varieties classic to the South of France and the Rhone Valley - Grenache Blanc and Marsanne.
It offers aromas of honeycomb, pine and lanolin amidst stone fruits, wild flowers and citrus. Similarily in the mouth - sweet herbs, citrus oil and white fruit flavours dominate the palate. It is nicely weighted with a crisp finish.
A wine to pair with fish, chicken in lemon and herb sauces or an mixed greens.

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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 7th, 2011

A delicious Riesling, which also offers great value!
"Feinherb" is still a fairly new term, which is meant to suggest a wine that is off-dry (rather than halb-trocken). It is perfumed with lemondrops, green apple, orange blossoms, honey and apricot with a core of slate. The palate is vibrant and has a fine tickle on the tongue. Apricot, lemon and honey flavours mimic the nose. There is a kiss of sweetness to pop the fruit, which is nicely balanced by a long and mouth-watering.
Perfect with spicy dishes - pad Thai, spicy agadashi tofu or chili spiked crab cakes.

Pairs Great with Gone Crackers Roasted Shallot & Herb
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 13th, 2012

Fragrant, spicy, fresh.
While the newly turned Rust Wine Co. (formerly Rustico Farm & Cellars owned by the colourful, Bruce Fuller) is located on Golden Mile Drive and is one of the handful of wineries allowed to use the designation, this wine comes from the the Lost Horn Vineyard in Okanagan Falls. It spent 13 months in French oak (20% new) barrels, maturing.
It's a medium-bodied wine with fragrant black currents, spice, tobacco, cedar chips and leather aromas. Savoury, spicy and meaty with flavours of currents, tobacco and spiced cocoa to mimic the nose.
Pair: white meats, blue cheese, red sauces.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 21st, 2019

Clean, zippy, charming.
Harvested from the Lost Horn Vineyard in the Oakanagan Falls sub-GI and un-oaked, this off-dry Chardy doles out honeyed peaches, apples and and citrus blossoms on the nose. The palate is clean and zippy, juicy with expressive sweet melon and peach fruits. Charming, easy and approachable.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 27th, 2019

Expressive, juicy, approachable.
While the newly turned Rust Wine Co. is located on Golden Mile Drive and is one of the handful of wineries allowed to use the designation. However, this wine comes from the Lazy River Vineyard in the Similkameen Valley and it was fermented and aged in stainless steel, 1/3 of it went through carbonic maceration, which lends the wine its fruity character, and less tannic structure.
I love this style of red, juicy and expressive with cherries, strawberry twizzlers, leather, brown spices and beets on the nose. Similar flavours of strawberry jelly are woven with nutella. Fresh and approachable with a light body that responds well to a chill.
A year round wine, from holiday turkey to patio sipping.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 22nd, 2018