28 November 2008 by Melinda Johnston
Black Widow Winery 2007 Pinot Gris
I admit it. I pick wine by the label. I love really beautiful labels. Black Widow definitely qualifies. Black Widows are just sexy, unless you have arachnophobia. The beautiful bottle holds a tasty wine. I wish I’d discovered this one in the summer. It doesn’t go at all with the pouring rain of November.
The wine is really fresh, faintly tangy, and entirely drinkable. It has aromas of apple, and something that I can only describe as freshness, like the air after a good spring rain. It’s has the classic quality that I associate with BC Pinot Gris, that of being entirely too easy to down in large quantities.
Black Widow Winery is located in Naramata, BC, and they actually print the date the grapes were picked on the label. These were picked September 28, and October 6. I have no idea what that means, but it’s a nice locavore touch.
I’d recommend this for a beautiful spring picnic. If you just can’t wait, you could always spread a blanket in front of the fire, raise a glass, and pretend it’s April.