2019 7 Blanc Township 7

7 Blanc Township 7

Allison Markin - Apr 25, 2021 / 4:00 am | Story: 331997

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Wine: 7 Blanc (white blend), 2019

Winery: Township 7, Penticton

Why drink it? While gaining a reputation for stellar sparkling, the table white wines from this winery deserve attention. Dominated by Gewürztraminer, the unoaked blend includes Viognier, Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Muscat, with the lychee and light floral aromatics of the Gew lifting out of the glass, accompanied by grapefruit and citrus notes that continue on the tastebuds. A touch of sweetness is balanced by that refreshing citrus, finishing with lime zest, a nice crispness, and some white peach and tart apple. A good bottle to keep in the fridge as your house white for the summer.

Pair with: Sitting outside in the sun for a break from Zoom meetings, maybe with a handful of tortilla chips with a slightly spicy guacamole or a tangy Green Goddess dip on the side. Pairs well with Asian cuisines or roasted pears with goat cheese.

Price: $21

Music pairing: On a Clear Day, P.M. 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.

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