liquid assets —by Larry Arnold
Markus’ Wharfside Restaurant
Vancouver Island’s best kept secret
(250) 642-3596 1831 Maple Ave. Sooke www.markuswharfsiderestaurant.com
APERITIFS Aperol, Italy, $22.00-25.00 Aperol is an Italian aperitivo! It is the colour of burnished orange and is flavoured with bitter orange, gentian root, rhubarb and a hodgepodge of misshapen shaped roots and bitter herbs. It is sweet and bitter with a paltry 11% alcohol and is insanely popular in Italy. It is a great way to start an evening; you sit, you drink, you enjoy the moment! Try over ice with a splash of soda and a slice of orange. Salute!
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EAT MAGAZINE MARCH | APRIL 2011
Cedar Creek Riesling, VQA 2009, Okanagan, $17.90-20.00 Deliciously fresh with an enticing bouquet of tropical fruits, peaches and orange peels! Nicely balanced with crisp acidity, concentrated fruit flavours and a kiss of residual sweetness to round the edges. Blue Mountain Pinot Gris 2008, Okanagan, $20.90-23.00 Blue Mountain is a family run winery located in the south Okanagan overlooking scenic Vaseaux Lake. Producing one of British Columbia’s best Pinot Gris; this vintage does not disappoint. Partially barrel fermented and aged for 7 months in French oak the 2008 has elegant floral aromas, a firm structure with concentrated citrus flavours and a dry crisp palate. Gehringer Brothers Classic Ehrenfelser, VQA 2009, Okanagan, $14.00-16.00 The variety is a crossing of Riesling and Sylvaner created in 1929 by German plant breeders at Geisenheim in Germany. Its flavour profile is very similar to Riesling but with softer acidity. Ehrenfelser tends to perform better in dodgy vintages than Riesling but unfortunately has a bit of an image problem with consumers, but then again, so does Riesling! Go figure! Soft, fruity and utterly delicious with lovely apple and peach flavours nicely balanced with a hint of sweetness!
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