Watermark’s Spring Wine Picks For April
From An Exciting & Unique Rosé To A Perfectly Balanced Chardonnay
We are proud to announce that the official 15 Park Bistro wine list for 2024 has been completed. Over a period of six weeks, our illustrious team of resident sommeliers sat down with dozens of winery partners in the South Okanagan. Through a shared passion of pairing great wine with locally-inspired fair, our team has created a phenomenal wine list for this year.
Apricus Cellars Rosé
One wine we are excited to introduce in May is the Apricus Cellars Rosé. Located in the District Wine Village, winemaker Aaron Crey, has come up with a very exciting blend of Tempranillo and Malbec for this wine. Its profile is very crisp, very dark and very raspberry forward with a bit of melon. These varietals, which are not often used to make Rosé, blend wonderfully and create a unique wine. Guests will be able to select this wine by the glass on our lovely outdoor patio this season.
Nostalgia Family Collection 2021 Chardonnay
Another wine we’re also excited to feature is the Nostalgia Family Collection 2021 Chardonnay . Our team experienced it for the first time when creating the food for our Nostalgia dinner during our Winemaker Dinner Series last fall. This beautifully balanced Chardonnay, with just the right amount of oak, has great flavours of peach, pear and apple. The culinary team have put together a Portuguese-inspired Salt Cod Bechamel Rissoles (or fish cakes), which paired excellently with the vintage.
We knew we needed to share this gem with our guests, and are incredibly proud to have it on our wine list for this season.
Watermark Spring Wine Picks For March
Crisp South Okanagan Wines For Warmer Days
Spring is the perfect time to explore Osoyoos wines that present crisp flavours and pair perfectly with the long sunny days to come.
Lariana Cellars 2022 Viognier
A wine that is very well known at 15 Park Bistro and in the Okanagan is the Lariana Viognier. Simply ask locals in the valley about their favourite Viognier, Lariana is usually the answer. Viognier is a grape that is more commonly grown in the Rhone Valley of France and blended with other varietals, but in the Okanagan, it has gained huge popularity as a single varietal grape. The 2022 vintage, which may be the last vintage for quite some time, has peach, apricot and melon flavours with a very crisp finish. The wine has a beautiful golden colour and, like most Viognier, is a versatile food wine. While it is sold out at the winery, we still have this vintage available at 15 Park Bistro.Hermit Wine 2020 RMX
While we’re talking Rhone varietals, the RMX by Hermit Wine is very much worth mentioning. This is an unusual blend with Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre that you would typically find in a Rhone blend, but also includes Malbec and a smidge of Viognier, making this a very unique and delicious wine. Hermit Wine is a very small producer, owned by a long time wine educator in the valley, Ingo Grady. This is a fun wine with big cherry notes, soft pepper flavours and very soft tannins mid palate and during the long finish. This wine goes very well with the Pork Loin on 15 Park’s menu.Discover these featured wines and more on your next visit to 15 Park Bistro, proudly located at Watermark Beach Resort. Browse our menu and book your next dine out experience with us today!
