Howling Bluff-
Story: Maybe the smallest winery we visited in our entire time, howling bluff is a family affair. Some interesting wines, and no proper tasting room. We walked into the family kitchen where the son is holding tastings. They only make 3 wines, all of which they taste. The son is kind of a false person, and tries to be a little bit wise about everything, lots of squinting and soft speech. Fabian calls him a “wine guru”. In any case, beyond the son being a toff, the wines were pretty decent. There was one in particular which the woman in front of us said was a “man wine” and was perfect for BBQ style meals. At this winery I had stopped taking notes already, so bear with my memory. We were recommended to come here by the guys we met at painted rock and also the queen, as this was one of two wineries selected to get her drunk when she came to Canada recently.
Wines
Pinot Noir- The wine specifically chosen to get the queen drunk was this one. It's really heavily awarded and basically what the winery has built it's reputation on.
Sin Cera- big story behind this one, I'll let you visit this pompous kid and have him tell you because I don't really want to tell the whole story and to be honest it's pretty boring. It's also the story that is the root of the word sincere, so look that up if your super interested. Good wine, a blend of grapes from all over the vineyard, this is the man wine the woman was talking about.
Sauvignon Blanc- not pure sauv, touch of semillon to round it out. I wasn't a huge fan but I feel like the tactic of a little semillon or viognier or what have you to round out the sauv is a crafty trick, just needs to be put to better use.
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