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2018 CedarCreek Pinot Noir Clonal Series

Pinot Noir Clonal Series

Wine: Pinot Noir Clonal Series, 2018

Winery: CedarCreek, Kelowna

Why drink it? Why not have three bottles of Pinot Noir instead of one? CedarCreek has put together three pinots from three different clones – 115, 667, 777 – for the wine geek in all of us, or those wanting to try some casual wine education at home this fall. Clones may be the same varietal, but each clone has different elements, making each wine unique. Clone 115 has more floral flecks on the nose; 667 brings out dark fruits and plums on the palate; 777 leans toward bolder cherry and currant flavours and has more weight than its siblings. All are reminiscent of French pinots with an Okanagan twist.

Pair with: A good selection of charcuterie so you can try each wine with different meats, cheeses, nuts, and dried fruits to see which bottle pairs best with different bites, and which item on the plate brings out your favourite character of each wine. Have a good Zoom debate with fellow wine pals.

Price: $135 (three bottles)

Music pairing: Knock Three Times, Tony Orlando and Dawn



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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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