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2022 Poplar Grove 2022 Rosé Nouveau

Poplar Grove Rosé Nouveau

Wine: Poplar Grove 2022 Rosé Nouveau

Winery: Poplar Grove Winery

Why drink it: Low-alcohol and low-calorie wines are two of the fastest-growing retail categories in the wine world, and the team at Poplar Grove is ahead of the trend with this juicy pink sipper. At eight per cent alcohol and roughly 85 calories per glass, it is made using a special osmotic pressure membrane technology that removes ethanol but not flavour.

A blend of Malbec, Merlot, Syrah, Cab Franc and Pinot Noir, it is the third rosé in the Poplar Grove lineup. With flavours of strawberries, melon and lime, it will appeal to any rosé fan, not just those of looking to cut back on calories and alcohol. It’s made for patios and hot days, and hails from one of the five original Naramata Bench wineries.

Pair with: Soft cheeses, scallops, shrimp, salmon, charcuterie. We finished the bottle with a margarita pizza and it was just fine, too.

Price: $26

Music pairing: Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros



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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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