Black Widow Winery Single Vineyard Pinot Gris, 2007

Sorry for the absence of posts recently; I haven't forgotten the blog, I just haven't been up to BC for a few months. But summer's getting closer, and with it more regular visits. In the meantime, here's some thoughts on a BC wine that we opened this evening.

This evening I made a quick and simple chicken dijon stew with pearl onions, baby carrots, and snap peas, served over long grain rice. The richness of the sauce cried out for something crisp and mineraly. Chris looked in the cellar and pulled out something from a winery I discovered on our trip to the bench two summers ago - Black Widow Winery (http://www.blackwidowwinery.com/index.html). The Single Vineyard Pinot Gris (2007) he chose was the perfect accompaniment. A blend of barrel and steel fermentation means the wine has nicely balanced acidity that was wonderful alongside the stew. It cut through the richness of the butter and allowed the natural sweetness of the carrots and pearl onions to shine through. Needless to say, we were very happy with the wine choice of the evening.