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2020 Time Family of Wines Chronos Rosé

2020 Chronos Rosé

Wine: Chronos Rosé, 2020

Winery: Time Family of Wines, Penticton

Why drink it? New labels, a new satellite shop coming to the District Wine Village, and a refreshed bistro named Orolo to come in 2022. A good time to get reacquainted with this winery, beginning with this Syrah rosé. A bright and clear ripe watermelon pink in the glass hints at what’s to come. On the nose you’ll find strawberry freezer jam behind some pepper and light herb and spice notes, and perhaps a hint of Swedish Berries candy. The palate brings together the aforementioned watermelon, strawberries, and some tart berry flavours that linger just long enough for a refreshing finish.

Pair with: A well-chilled bottle will do nicely on its own. A trendy feta cheese and watermelon salad would be a perfect choice, as is a spinach salad with candied nuts and a lightly peppered vinaigrette. Soft cheeses with your favourite crackers as a snack.

Price: $25

Music pairing: This Year, Cooper



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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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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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