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Muscat Frizzante, 2019,Stag’s Hollow, Okanagan Falls

Muscato Frizzante, 2019

Wine: Muscat Frizzante, 2019

Winery: Stag’s Hollow, Okanagan Falls

Why drink it? The winery describes this light sparkler as spritzy, which it is, and under a screwcap instead of a cork or cap, so there is a slight “poof” when you open the bottle. A blend of three aromatic varietals – Muscat Ottonel, Orange Muscat, and a touch of Riesling – there are typical muscat notes of orange blossom on the nose, with a bit of lime and wild flowers. Fresh flavours of white peach, pear, and a light citrus finish make this supremely refreshing as a dry bubbly, though it has a bit of sweetness from the grapes. Keep a bottle in the fridge for hot days when bubbly is in order.

Price: $22

Pair with: It’s spot prawn season, and if you’re lucky and quick enough to get your hands on some, this is a perfect pairing. Spicy Asian dishes, like a Vietnamese vermicelli noodle salad with fresh veggies and a dressing with chilis, topped with fresh cilantro, will do nicely.

Music pairing: The Tide is High, Blondie



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About the Author

As a kid, Shelley Boettcher often found herself in the back seat of a pick-up, exploring the back roads of the Okanagan Valley with her parents. They’d occasionally leave her and her brother in the car while they stopped at mysterious addresses to buy wine. They would emerge, clearly happy, as they stuck a box or a few bottles in the vehicle. Then they would continue on their journey.

But it wasn’t until a trip to Spain in 2000 that Shelley herself fell in love with wine. She came home from the holiday and promptly told her editor she wanted to become a wine writer.

And she did. 

An award-winning food and wine writer and editor, Shelley holds her master’s degree in journalism and her advanced WSET certification, as well as her level 2 International Sommelier Guild certification. A wine columnist for the Calgary Herald, she spent a decade as CBC Radio’s national syndicated wine columnist and she has written three books about wine, including two that were Canadian bestsellers. Her byline has appeared in magazines and newspapers around the world, including the New York Times, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail and Postmedia newspapers across Canada. 

Shelley has travelled throughout many of the world’s wine regions and countries, including Niagara, Oregon, Washington, California, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Australia, Germany, Argentina and the Republic of Georgia. A few years ago, she even tracked down and visited a winery in Denmark. 

Shelley has also served as a professional wine judge regionally and internationally, including the Okanagan Wine Festivals, Vinitaly and the Chianti Classico Consortium. For more than a decade, she has been a restaurant wine list judge for the Vancouver International Wine Festival, too. She still teases her parents for sparking her love for wine, especially BC wine.

And her favourite? Whatever she's drinking at the moment.

You can follow Shelley on Instagram @shelleyboettcher or Twitter at @shelley_wine. 

If you have a BC wine you’d like to suggest, email Shelley at [email protected] with the name of the wine and a short note about why you enjoyed it. 

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