I never considered myself a fruit wine fan, but a flight of free tasters may have changed my tune. I always thought of fruit wines as being heavy and sweet, but Blue Heron makes a range from dry and sweet, then tippling over the edge into dessert wine territory. One of my favourites was the Blueberry Reserve wine (not to be confused with the Blueberry) - a revelation in itself. They also had several Cranberry wines, made no doubt with berries from the vast fields just down the road.
The guy who served us looked pretty young, but he knew his stuff, and humoured our requests for way too many samples, despite the fact that we weren't buying anything. (We were on bikes; and not only was my carrying capacity limited to a tiny backpack rather than my usual panniers, I had also brought only a limited amount of cash - wasn't expected a winery with a "free tastings" sign during a bike ride in Pitt Meadows!)
They only sell the wines at the winery and at a few wine shops in Ridge Meadows - Blueberry Reserve, I'm coming back for you, my dry sweetie.
The gourmet gifts were tempting too. Throw in some crackers and you got a gift basket happening. read more