This always popular white blend features an aromatic melange of: Chardonnay, Optima, Ehrenfelser,Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc and Riesling. The aromas are an enigmatic array of exotic citrus, honey, minerals and spiced orchard fruits. On the palate the flavours echo the aromas showing honey blossoms, orange citrus, peaches and spice with grapefruit zest. Mouth-watering acidity bright fruit and a lively lingering finish make this a wine to pair with fish, spiced dishes or simply sipping on the patio.
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Wine Diva reviewed - June 10th, 2008

Now this is a wine that screams summer!
Always one of my favourite aromatic BC blends, the Hatfield's Fuse features a funky new label, even more delightfully cartoonish than the last.
A melange of perfumed varieties combine to release a fruit-cup of aromas liberally spiced with vanilla syrup, honeysuckle and tangerine. The palate is creamy and vibrant, spicy and slick with sweet fruit and vanilla flavours.
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Wine Diva reviewed - February 10th, 2010

The hot-of-the-presses Mixed Blessings label takes a step into the controversial subject of non-traditional unions by making you question - who really is marrying whom? These award winning cartoonish labels have always been tongue-in-cheeky, so It's doubtful anyone will take offense.
A white blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Ehrenfelser produces fruit-cup aromas of pear compote, tangerine, muskmelon, hints of spice and honey. The texture is creamy, loaded with tree fruits, exotic citrus and star anise flavours.
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Wine Diva reviewed - May 13th, 2009

Made from 60% Lemberger and 40% Merlot The Dam Flood is a memorable name but it also honors a historical event in the Okanagan.
Rich dark berry aromas, chcocolate, smoked meaty notes, vanilla and spiced dried cherries. Slightly dusty on the palate with more savoury smoked meat flavours followed by spiced cocoa. Medium-bodied with bright acidity.
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Wine Diva reviewed - June 18th, 2008

Cassis, red plums and undertones of blackberry with dark earth, savoury herbs and vanilla notes. On the palate a plummy/cherry taste jumps out followed by milk chocolate and sweet cola spice flavours. Fresh fruit on the entry with good acidity and a medium-body weight, there is a slightly dusty texture throughout and youthful tannins on the finish.
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Wine Diva reviewed - June 18th, 2008

Alluring aromatics that might convince you that there is a Viognier or a Gewurztraminer in your glass.
This Musque clone radiates peaches, mango, fresh musk melon, honey and floral notes with candied citrus peel. On the palate it has creamy fruit- pear, apple, melon and more candied citrus with exotic star anise flavours. Bright, refreshing and just off-dry this wine seduces.
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Wine Diva reviewed - June 16th, 2008

The Blasted Church Gewurztraminer is visually appealing and refreshing as heck.
Bright aromas of orange blossoms, spiced grapefruit, honey, rose oil and crisp orchard fruits. Vibrant on the palate, showing warm spices and peppery/gingery flavours, sweet tropical fruit and lingering grapefruit zest on the finish.
Pair with all your exoticly flavoured and spicy dishes.
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Wine Diva reviewed - June 13th, 2008

This Merlot is my favourite red of the recent Blasted Church releases.
Juicy and fresh with gobs of smoked plums, spiced chocolate, vanilla, sweet mint and tobacco aromas. It's supple and lush and shows similar plummy, spice and chocolate flavours on the palate. The finish is long and smooth with mostly integrated tannins and a hint of coffee.
Excellent paired with Camembert!
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Wine Diva reviewed - July 23rd, 2008

This wine shows a very pretty hint of salmon-pink and has aromas of pear, white nectarine and white cranberries with honey and grapefruit undertones. On the palate it's dry, crisp and refreshing with white fruit flavours, more grapefruit and minerals hints that will pair well with fish or summer salads.
Includes a very patio friendly screw-cap!
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Wine Diva reviewed - June 10th, 2008

Always a delicious Cabernet Franc, the Burrowing Owl Winery version erupts with chocolate covered cherry aromas, currents and wild herbs followed by warm spice, dark earth and a savoury core of smoked meat. It is a full-bodied wine, fresh with bright berry fruit and hints of cedarbox and pepper lingering. The tannins are firm, the palate is still youthful and a bit tight but give it some time and decant prior to drinking.
Bravo!
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Wine Diva reviewed - January 12th, 2010

You'll want to dive right into this glass of Cabernet - it releases aromas of fresh blackcurrents and mint, chocolate shavings, leather, wild herbs and tobacco leaf. The palate is firm and full, it has gobs of dark berry, prune and molten chocolate flavours and the finish is impressively long with spiced tobacco flavours. It is still young and tightly wound but give it some time in the cellar and be sure to decant prior to serving.
Delicious!
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Wine Diva reviewed - January 12th, 2010

An impressively complex wine that shows what BC can do with Syrah in the right location.
Blackberries and plums with plenty of chocolate, cedar and spice, a hint of graphite, espresso and savoury undertones of garrigue and smoked meat. Those savoury aromas reappear on the palate - it's a gutsy wine, chewy, meaty and concentrated with great acidity and flavours of char grill, mocha and fine white pepper with ground coffee and spice flavours lingering on the finish.
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Wine Diva reviewed - November 25th, 2009

Gorgeous typical Syrah aromas - pepper, pepper, pepper, savoury herbs and cherries with undertones of mocha. Expect a full-bodied wine with a dusty texture and flavours of spiced black berries, rich dark earth, savoury meaty suggestions and dry, firm tannins on the finish.
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Wine Diva reviewed - March 15th, 2009

Decadent and concentrated, this wine has chocolate and cherries, sun warmed berry, floral and cedar box, fresh aromas - as well as earthy and juicy. The palate is plush, the flavours dense, with smoky, meaty and savoury tones with a spice flavours on the finish. Great acidity, firm ripe tannins and a substantial finish...
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Wine Diva reviewed - March 15th, 2009

Cassis liqueur and ripe berry/cherry aromas, cedar chips and lifted leafy aromas. Excellent concentration on the palate with spiced berries, coffee and cocoa with some earth and char hints. Firm tannins linger...
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Wine Diva reviewed - March 15th, 2009

The 2008 vintage Burrowing Owl Chardonnay is very citrusy on the nose with layers of spiced oak and caramel, vanilla and candied nuts. The palate echoes the same vibrant citrus, toasted nuts, spice and caramel. It is a long and lively version of Chardonnay with spice flavours lingering on the finish.
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Wine Diva reviewed - July 27th, 2010

Plush and decadent this Burrowing Owl Chardonnay presents grilled pineapple, warm spice and toast, caramel and a whiff of orange blossoms. There is plenty of bright, clean fruit and citrus layered with toasted spice on the palate, it is creamy and yet fresh with a long, powerful spicy, zesty finish.
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Wine Diva reviewed - February 4th, 2010

Mixed black and red berry aromas, dark earth and hints of jalapeno. Full-bodied and smooth on the palate with fresh berries, spice and dill with a plummy nuances and cocoa on the finish. Layered and inviting with balanced acidity and integrated tannins.
63.3% Merlot, 26.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc
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Wine Diva reviewed - February 21st, 2008

A powerful wine, at moments brooding and intense and then supple and seductive....
Chocolate covered cherries and cassis liqueur waft out of the glass followed by spice and leather, sage and sweet menthol, pencil shavings and rich dark earth. The palate has a smooth entry, it's dense and forward with ripe fruit, tobacco, mocha and spice to elevate the heat. The finish is long and the spice lingers....
Tasting pretty good right now, but if you are a cellar fiend a few years won't hurt.
©copyright 2009 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Diva reviewed - April 16th, 2009

A BC favourite, the Burrowing Owl Merlot presents voluptuous aromas of ripe cherry and rich chocolate, vanilla, sweet spices and mint tea. The palate is fresh and smooth with plenty of juicy fruit and fine, espresso, mocha flavours and bittersweet cocoa flavours lingering on the finish.
©copyright 2010 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Diva reviewed - February 3rd, 2010