Morning Bay Vineyards has released our newest red wines, 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006 Merlot and 2007 Pinot Noir, all with BC VQA designation.
“This is the first time our entire portfolio has been VQA approved,” said co-owner and winemaker Keith Watt. “It’s gratifying after six years of releases to attain the approval of your peers.” VQA status is achieved by submitting wines to a professional tasting panel looking for fault-free wines.
Three years of barrel aging has rendered rich, layered red wines, with sumptuous oak flavours commingling with the ripe berry flavours the Okanagan Valley is known for.
The wines are now carried in BC VQA stores, including the following:
Vancouver: Village Wines Kitsilano, Taylorwood Wines in Yaletown, and Village Wines Dunbar at 41st;
North Vancouver: Edgemont Village Wines;
West Vancouver: Bellevue Wine Company;
Victoria: The Wine Barrell on Broughton, BC Wine Guys on Cadboro Bay, and Mattick’s Farm;
Richmond: Sip Wines on Steveston Hwy.;
Surrey: Mud Bay Wines on 16 Ave and Mud Bay Wines Tsawwassen on 56 St.;
Chilliwack: Sardis Park Wines (***opening April 9***) and
Nelson: BC Wine Guys
“These stores are staffed by the biggest BC wine enthusiasts anywhere!” says Watt. “Please stop by, and tell them Morning Bay sent you,”
Morning Bay’s VQA releases are:
2009 Estate Bianco–BC VQA–Morning Bay–CSPC 355156 $14.99
A light and lively, blend of gewurztraminer, schonberger, pinot gris and riesling finished dry. 360 cases made.
2009 Estate Chiaretto–BC VQA–Morning Bay–CSPC#789883 $14.99
Our KEY-ah-RET-toe is a fresh and crisp rose′ made f pinot noir and Marechal Foch grapes grown on Pender Island. Pair this food-friendly still wine with any warm summer day. 200 cases made.
2007 Pinot Noir–BC VQA–Okanagan Valley–CSPC # 684910 $16.99
A blend of pinots from the Naramata and Penticton West Benches.Three years’ aging in French barriques. Bright fruit on the nose and palate with lovely smokey aromatic. 250 cases made.
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon–BC VQA– Okanagan Vy., CSPC # 736454 $16.99
Stone Boat Vineyards on the Black Sage Bench gave us a signature Canadian Cabernet. Mid-weight fruit with smooth integration and fine-grained tannins from two years’ barrel aging. 300 cases made.
2006 Merlot–BC VQA– Okanagan Valley–CSPC#655985 $19.99
This merlot the West Osoyoos bench. is bright on the nose and the palate. Two years’ barrel aging added complexity to the ripe plums and cassis. 300 cases made.
2006 Syrah–BC VQA– Black Sage Bench–CSPC#187666 $23.99
A richly layerecd Rhone-style syrah, this wine spent three years in used French oak barrels, concentrating complex fruit flavours and then barrel-selected to enhance a sausage and berries palate. 200 cases made.
For further information, contact Keith Watt or Barbara Reid at 250-629-8351 or through our website, www.morningbay.ca.
