Hester Creek Late Harvest Pinot Blanc

My husband and I were in Vancouver for the holidays visiting family and friends and had a lovely time. While there I stopped in to the Mark Anthony's store that I used to work at to check out what was new since I left 2 years ago. The selection was incredible! I forgot that Vancouver liqour stores and fine wine stores are able to get pretty much any wine from almost any winery. Saskatchewan has an alright selection and it's getting better but it doesn't even compare to Vancouver.

While there, I purchased a bottle of Hester Creek, Late Harvest Pinot Blanc. I will admit that the design on the bottle lured me to it. It has this beautiful orange mosaic of a dolphin swimming above a person on the bottle. To my delight the wine was delicious.

I opened it on New year's eve at a party we went to with some friends that we know from Saskatoon who were also visiting family in Vancouver. When I poured the wine I immediately smelled pear and vanilla. The pear definitely followed onto the palate with some other tropical fruit flavours. It had a nice finish and was very soft on the palate.

As much as I will miss Saskatoon, I am looking forward to moving to Calgary in June for a number of reasons, one being the wine. Calgary has a few specialty wine shops that I am excited to shop at.
I have heard as a pre-requisite for moving to Calgary, I have to purchase a cowboy hat. I'm ok with that because most of us girls look pretty cute in cowboy hats, cowboy boots are totally ok too. I will NOT however where anything with tassles on it!