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Best of Category
Nk'Mip Pinot Noir
2005 B.C. $21.99
Nk’Mip
(pronounced “Ink-a-meep”), North America’s
first aboriginal-owned winery, was founded in
2002 as a partnership between the Osoyoos Indian
Band and Vincor Canada. The Band has been growing
top-quality fruit at Inkameep Vineyards since
1968, which explains the “overnight”
success of Nk'Mip Cellars. Winemaker Randy Picton
pragmatically describes the 2005 Nk’Mip
Pinot Noir as “ a wine born of passion...
passion and hard work. It was a total team effort,
involving a lot of people taking an extra step.
It’s a very hands-on wine.” Crop yield
was kept below two tons per acre. The south sides
of the vineyard rows were picked on October 6;
the north sides not until October 27. The fastidious
attention to detail produced 1,000 cases of fragrant,
supple, state-of-the-art berry-flavoured B.C.
Pinot. Our judges’ last word: “a steal
at the price.”
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Best of Category
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Nk’Mip Pinot Noir 2005, B.C. $21.99 +626424*.
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