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2017 Grizzli Viognier 

Wine: 2017 Viognier

Winery: Grizzli, West Kelowna

Why drink it? Viognier can have a bit of range to it, depending on the producer, from light to full bodied, floral to fruity. This bottle lands somewhere in the middle, beginning with light floral aromas mixed with some white peach and subtle citrus notes. On the palate, a little more citrus, especially on the finish, with some ripe apple, lychee, and tropical green melon. Some characteristic oiliness, and the wine has medium acidity and body, comparable to an unoaked Chardonnay. A little bit of sweetness rounds it out, with an easy finish.

Pair with: A relaxing night out on the town with your mom or dad, checking out the local food truck scene, maybe grabbing a couple of lobster grilled cheese sandwiches to take home and enjoy on the deck or patio under a late summer sky.

Price: $27

Music pairing: Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles



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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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