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Vista D'oro is a small winery owned by Patrick and Lee Murphy located in Langley, British Columbia.</p> <p>Before the winery opened they ran a farming business with a market featuring produce, fresh baking and Artisanal Preserves. Their flagship wine D'oro 2007 is a fortified walnut wine. </p> <p>Walnut wine is not a product one finds with regularity on store shelves, in fact, if given a choice most of us would choose a wine featuring; Merlot, Gamay, Shiraz or Pinot Gris. Our expectations unless we were avid enthusiasts of fruit wines would be low.</p> <p>Winemaker Patrick Murphy surprised and delighted us with his truly outstanding wine. The surprise begins with a powerful aroma of delightful flavours. The aroma immediately said this wine is fantastic. As I tasted the wine the warm sweetness,its tantilizing flavour and its pure intoxicating finish. </p> <p>Although I was very tempted to enjoy a second glass I did not. At 17% alcohol one does not want to tempt fate when driving. My wife who loves her Port wines was also extremely impressed by the wine did enjoy a second glass.</p> <p>We were also impressed with the delicious appetizers. The event was held at the Chow Restaurant on Granville Street in Vancouver and organized by Alexander Ink Public Relations.<br> Combined with the winery they produced an outstanding event. </p> <p>Along with the premium wine Vista D'oro provided samples of many of their market products. One of many fine products that stood out was Lee's Green Walnut and Grappa Artisanal Preserves which she made from the left over walnuts.</p> <p>Current releases at the winery include Pinot Noir </p> <p> </p> <p>2007 Pinot Noir <br> </p> <p>North and Central Okanagan Valley Pinot Noir blended with 10% Merlot from the Central Okanagan Valley. Nine months in French Oak barrels finished for one month in new American Oak barrels - 11% Alc/Vol </p> <p>Pinot Noix </p> <p>Blend of North and Central Okanagan Pinot Noir, Fraser Valley Green Walnuts macerated in Brandy. Eleven months in French Oak and one month in American New Oak - 18.5% Alc/Vol </p> <p>2007 D'oro </p> <p>Their flagship fortified walnut wine is a blend of North Okanagan Marechal Foch, Central Okanagan Merlot and Cabernet Franc, Fraser Valley Green Walnuts and Okanagan Brandy. 13 months in French and American oak - 17% Alc/Vol </p> <p>The winery is open Thursday, Friday, Saturday until December 20th<br> </p> <p><br> More Bob's View<br> <br> 1.<a href="bobsview_labels.html"> Labels </a>2. <a href="bobsview_language.html">Wine Language </a>3. <a href="bobsview_cawston.html">Cawston BC</a> 4. <a href="bobsview_etiq.html">Paying for <strong>etiquette</strong></a> 5. <a href="bobsview_Nscotia.html">Nova Scotia </a></p> <h3></h3> </blockquote> <HR width="500"> <p ALIGN="left">Receive our <a href="newsletter.html">Newsletter </a></p> <p ALIGN="left"> </p> <p ALIGN="left"><br> </p> <div align="center"><a href="mailto:bbell@winesofcanada.com.net?subject=wines of Canada"> <img src="images/email-flag.jpg" width="107" height="88"></A> </p> </div> <p ALIGN="CENTER">Be a page Sponsor </p> <p ALIGN="CENTER">e-mail to ask how you can be a page sponsor</p> <div id="siteInfo"> <img SRC="images/glsmid.gif" ALT="swirl"><a href="index.html">Home</a> | <a href="sitemap.html">Site Map</a> | <a href="canadian_gallery.html">Gallery</a> | <a href="contact.html">Contact Us</a> | <a href="bell_imaging.html">©2007 Robert A Bell </a></div> </TD> </TR> </table>  <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var sc_project=730061; var sc_partition=6; var sc_security="339d4597"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter.js"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://c7.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=730061&java=0&security=339d4597" alt="free webpage hit counter" border="0"></a> </noscript>  </body> </html>