Harmonious, slick, juicy.
Play winery is located outside of Penticton on Skaha Hills Drive and boasts some outstanding views from the winery and bistro.
This saignee (to bleed off colour from red grape skins, resulting in a rose) method pink is a rusty peach colour and is made from classic red Bordeaux varieties. The packaging will grab you with its wide-bottomed bottle topped with a glass stopper.
Srawberry and sour cherry, charred orange peel, wild herbs, tealeaf and faint white pepper aromas lead to a juicy but drier-style palate with flavours to echo the nose. Slick and harmonious, this is a stylish pink that will stand up to grilled foods.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - May 30th, 2022

Dry, slick, statuesque.
Having undergone a packaging makeover, Play's wine labels are looking quite lighthearted these days. The winery itself is outside of Penticton on Skaha Hills Drive and boasts some outstanding views from the winery and bistro.
This saignee (to bleed off colour from red grape skins, resulting in a rose) method pink is a rusty peach colour and is made from classic Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec. The packaging will grab you with its wide-bottomed bottle topped with a glass stopper.
Red currents and sour cherry, charred orange peel, cedar, tealeaf and faint spice aromas lead to a dry palate with flavours to echo the nose. Slick and quite statuesque, this is a pink that will stand up to grilled foods.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - June 30th, 2020

Fresh, salty, spicy.
Located outside of Penticton on Skaha Hills Drive, Play estate boasts outstanding views from the winery and bistro.
This Spotlight Series Malbec comes from the Don Douglas Vineyard and was aged in French oak.
Notes include spicy blackberries, grilled meat, vanilla and salted licorice, dried herbs and toffee, chocolate, coffee liqueur and burnt cola aromas.
It has a supple entry with wild berries, spice and earth along with sweet black fruits and bacon fat. Fresh and spicy, this is a wine for the BBQ.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 26th, 2022

Juicy, salty, berries.
Having undergone a packaging makeover, Play Winery's labels are looking quite lighthearted these days. Located outside of Penticton on Skaha Hills Drive, the estate boasts outstanding views from the winery and bistro.
This Spotlight Series Malbec comes from the Don Douglas Vineyard and was aged for 16 months in French oak.
Wet concrete and freshly rolled cigar and toasted brown spice aromas are layered with sweet red berries and pomegranate syrup notes. Juicy wild red berry flavours dominate the palate along with peppery spices, andouille sausage and molasses. It has a medium+ body and chalky tannins; there is a distinct salinity on the finish.
A wine for BBQ.
©copyright 2021 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - May 13th, 2021

Juicy, zesty, waxy.
Play Estate is located outside of Penticton on Skaha Hills Drive and boasts some outstanding views from the winery and bistro.
The Spotlight Series is an entry level tier, and this Semillon was half barrel-aged in oak for 8 months and the other portion was aged on lees and stirred weekly in stainless for 6 months before blending the final wine.
Lemon wax and pine needles, gooseberry, honeycomb and mountain stream aromas lead to a zesty palate with lemon oil and resin flavours. The finish is pithy.
©copyright 2021 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - May 31st, 2021