A good conversation about Okanagan Valley, South Australia, and Argentina
The Okanagan Valley is quietly winning people over with its wines. I know my mother and stepfather loved to visit that wine region before they moved to Oregon and the Dundee Hills became their new favorite stomping ground.
“Stomping Ground Winery.” Now there’s a great name for somebody to adopt!
Anyway, last night at the celebratory barbecue for my friends, I spoke with one of their parents’ friends for quite some time. She and her husband had visited many of the wineries in Australia and in Canada, particularly in the Okanagan Valley. A few of the Canadian wineries we discussed are:
- La Frenz Winery - They make lots of white wines, but also Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. I’d love to go visit this place as the location sounds wonderful.
- Quail’s Gate Winery - Looks to be a mass-market place, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Lots of old vines there, apparently.
We also talked about their Argentinian travels. Yeah, I liked this couple a lot: Australia, Argentina, and Canada. And, they’re both expert geologists, so they knew all about the differences in soil type and terrain and the rock beds below the soil in each area of each country. Amazing. They spoke very highly of the wineries in the Cafayate Valley in the Mendoza region, particularly Norton.
Finally, they told me about winery barge tours in France. Now that sounds like a good vacation to me!