Honey, floral, juicy.
More than 25 years have passed since Adolf Kruger started Wile Goose. This Pinot Gris is sourced from vineyards in Penticton and Summerland.
They have had great success with their white wines and this Pinot Gris is no exception. Creamy golden pears, yellow apples and peach with honey and summer flowers. It is sweet and fresh on the palate, lively acidity keeps it in check. Expect a creamy weight and pristine orchard fruit flavours wrapped in an off-dry package.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - March 19th, 2015

Fresh, supple, fruity
The Kruger family established Wile Goose Vineyards in Okanagan Falls in 1984, and since 2021 has been owned by Burrowing Owl Vineyards in Oliver. The Red Horizon is Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot and Included for the first time in 2020 is Dunkelfelder, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. All the grapes were harvested from vineyards in Oliver and Osoyoos. The components were vinified and barrel-aged separately for 16 months, in 25% French and 75% American oak, afterward they were assembled into the blend. The wine was then bottled and left to mature further before release.
It has an initially very fruity nose which includes concord grapes and blackberry, cherry cola, vanilla, baking spices and warm chocolate aromas. It's fresh and supple, approachable with a plush weight and a more textural finish trailing tobacco and spice flavours.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 10th, 2023

Honey, floral, approachable.
The Kruger family established Wile Goose Vineyards in Okanagan Falls in 1984, and since 2021 has been owned by Burrowing Owl Vineyards in Oliver. It's been a decade since I've sampled this blend of Riesling Gewurztraminer and Pinot Blanc, which has been around for as long as I can remember and is considered their flagship wine.
It's a fruit-cup (think pear, melon, apple, peach and mango) of aromas along with honey and wild flowers. It's off-dry with lovely weight and concentration. Fruity and approachable, it has a grapefruity finish and is well-suited to spicier cuisines.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 15th, 2023

Fresh, earthy, plummy.
The Kruger family established Wile Goose Vineyards in Okanagan Falls in 1984, and since 2021 has been owned by Burrowing Owl Vineyards in Oliver. This Cabernet and Merlot blend suggests sweet plummy notes, sage and beet greens. toasted spices and wild berries, leather and tobacco. The palate is dry and earthy dusted with cocoa and leather flavours. Fresh and straightforward.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 31st, 2023

Modern, crowd-pleasing, spice.
The Kruger family established Wile Goose Vineyards in Okanagan Falls in 1984, and since 2021 has been owned by Burrowing Owl Vineyards in Oliver. This ruby-red, crowd-pleasing Merlot has a sweet-floral aromas of plum pie and vanilla, cola spices and cherries with an earthy core. The nose is an echo of the palate with vanilla and spiced plums and bittersweet chocolate flavours. Chalky tannins linger on the finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 25th, 2023