Deborah Podurgiel scored this wine: 91/100

Township 7 Vineyards & Winery Benchmark Series Viognier 2025 is so easy to love with its gentle aromas of tangerine, honeysuckle, ripe stone fruit and ginger spice flavours with a citrus zesty finish. Beautifully rounded and balanced with fresh acidity for food, chill it up and pour it with a traditional roast chicken dish and an apricot glaze or a duck a l'orange. Tasted July 2026 Crafted from 100% Viognier sourced from two long-time grower partners: Raju Vineyard in Osoyoos and Fool’s Gold Vineyard in Oliver. Winemaker's notes: "The wine was fermented primarily in stainless steel, with 24% aged in neutral French oak to add texture and complexity to the palate."

Deborah Podurgiel scored this wine: 90/100

A bright and sophisticated Chard from Adega on 45th, the 2025 vintage is 20% barrel aged, dry, clean and crisp on the palate with yoghurt, stone fruit, dried sage and thyme herbs with notes of coconut savoury and bright on the palate. Tasted July 2026 with a chicken Caesar salad. Winemaker's notes: "All hand-picked Okanagan Valley fruit, destemmed and gently pressed to maintain purity and finesse. This Chardonnay pairs beautifully with roast chicken, creamy seafood dishes, grilled salmon, or mushroom risotto."

Deborah Podurgiel scored this wine: 90/100

What a fun fizz from Adega on 45th. Espumante 2025 is a gentle bubble, off dry, and fresh with a bright and gentle mousse showing a cornucopia of fruit flavours starting with ripe apricot, mandarin, lychee and grapey notes enticingly silky on the palate. Produced from quite a combination of Merlot, Pinot Noir, White Merlot (a cross of Merlot and Folle Blanche grapes) and Sauvignon Blanc all sourced from the Okanagan, British Columbia. Beautifully balanced, bright and lifted, chill it up and pair it with oysters on the half shell (preferably Miyagi) and a strawberry coulis. Tasted July 2026. Winemaker's Notes: "Produced using a modern technique, this sparkling wine is finished with a delicate infusion of fine bubbles, creating a seamless and immediate effervescence."

Deborah Podurgiel scored this wine: 90/100

Lovely and enticing on the nose, Nostalgia's Viognier 2025 is fragrant with clover honey, apricot, stone fruit with fresh aromas of orange blossom and lemon cream silky and bright on the palate. Dry, medium-bodied, fresh and refreshing, chill it up and enjoy it with a medium-spicy orange and ginger chicken dish. Drink or hold to 2029. Tasted July 2026.

Deborah Podurgiel scored this wine: 94/100

Love the 2025 Late Harvest Riesling from Fort Berens Estate Winery! It's addictively delicious! Rich, but not cloying, and silky smooth on the palate, it is a beautiful dessert wine with a mouthful of clover honey, apricot, tropical fruits and lime zest flavours ultra-balanced with racy acidity to match its sweetness. A perfect pairing to the wine is a Burnt Basque cheesecake, creamy on the palate, with the wine's bright acidity cutting through the richness of the cheesecake. Also paired with an apricot and cottage cheese tarte -- less rich, but here the Late Harvest Riesling compliments the cake with its apricot and lush fruit flavours. Chill it up and enjoy it with either of these two desserts, or try it with a simple fresh fruit cup. Tasted July 2026. The Riesling, grapes for this vintage were sustainably grown and sourced from the winery's Dry Creek Vineyard in Lillooet (planted in 2009). Drink now or hold to 2035. Winemaker Notes: "The grapes for this wine were left to hang for an extended period and dehydrated naturally on the vine resulting in partially raisined grapes and a concentration of sugars. Grapes were hand-harvested, destemmed, and crushed, followed by five days of skin contact to maximize extraction. After pressing, fermentation continued in a stainless-steel tank, and was carefully halted at the optimal residual sugar level."