The grapes for the 2019 Tumble Wines Riesling were sourced from the Sandbar Vineyard in southeast Kelowna. Grapes were whole cluster pressed before the clean juice was transferred to stainless steel tanks for fermentation. Fermentation was halted early resulting in 11.8% alcohol and residual sugar.
With 23 g/L residual sugar, this off-dry Riesling is perfect to pair with spicy fare. I enjoyed a well-chilled bottle on the patio with guacamole and spicy salsa made from char-roasted veggies for extra flavour.
The 2019 Tumble Wines Riesling has aromas of orchard fruit: peaches, apples and pears. The wine itself is medium bodied with medium acidity. The orchard fruit is echoed on the palate along with notes of honey.
This Riesling retails for $21.90, but for the month of April you will receive 20% off your order and free shipping. Visit www.tumblewines.com for more details.
Tumble wines is a virtual winery, which means they do not own vineyards or a production facility. This allows them the flexibility to work with established vineyards throughout the Okanagan and the Fraser Valley.
Mike Anderson, owner and winemaker, defines tumblewines as “to throw caution to the wind and start a small craft winery.” Mike launched the winery in late 2019. He has a Bachelor of Science and he is no stranger to the Canadian wine industry. Born and raised in the Okanagan, he began working in the wine industry at Jackson Triggs during the harvest of 2008. By the end of that harvest he had already enrolled himself in the Master of Science program at UBC in the Wine Research Centre. Mike completed his Masters in 2011 and has worked at Nk’Mip Cellars, Stags Hollow, The View Winery, and even a few harvests in New Zealand.
A virtual winery offers Tumble Wines the flexibility to change the types of wines that they make based on industry demand. Even though they do not own vineyards, they manage or help to manage the vineyards from which they purchase grapes; working hard in the vineyard so they don’t have to work as hard in the cellar to make good wine.
Sources
Babbling Bottles. (March 4, 2020). Talking Craft With Tumble Wines. Retrieved from: https://www.babblingbottles.com/babblingbottlesblog/2020/2/28/talking-craft-with-tumble-wines