2020 Virtual Second Act Field Blend Rosé

Second Act Rosé

Allison Markin - Jul 11, 2021 / 4:00 am | Story: 339639

Photo: Contributed

Wine: The Second Act Field Blend Rosé, 2020

Winery: Virtual

Why drink it? You can find this piquette wine at your local BC Liquor store, and what does “piquette” mean? It’s a “petite” wine that is naturally lower in alcohol, made from the second stage fermentation of the grape skins. The result is a soft pink-ruby hued rosé that is ultimately refreshing, especially during a heat wave, with a very slight fizz noticeable on the finish. The nose is a combo of sour cherry jam with a bit of raspberry candy and vanilla. But this is not sweet. Subtle red fruits emerge after a good chill, and thanks to the lower alcohol, you can enjoy several glasses with no guilt.

Pair with: Going camping? Hitting a (licensed) beach or park? Forgot the wine glasses? No worries. As long as you’ve got ice or another cooling implement, break out anything you can sip from on a hot day and pour a glass. Bonus if you’ve got fresh watermelon to share.

Price: $15

Music pairing: Close to Me, The Cure

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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.