Summary: <a class="a2a_button_facebook a2a_counter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tastingroomradio.com%2Foctober-27th-2018-shane-taylors-dilettante-garnet-valley-pinot-noir-2017%2F&linkname=October%2027th%2C%202018-%20Shane%20Taylors%20%E2%80%9CDilettante%E2%80%9D%20Garnet%20Valley%20Pinot%20Noir%202017" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tastingroomradio.com%2Foctober-27th-2018-shane-taylors-dilettante-garnet-valley-pinot-noir-2017%2F&linkname=October%2027th%2C%202018-%20Shane%20Taylors%20%E2%80%9CDilettante%E2%80%9D%20Garnet%20Valley%20Pinot%20Noir%202017" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tastingroomradio.com%2Foctober-27th-2018-shane-taylors-dilettante-garnet-valley-pinot-noir-2017%2F&title=October%2027th%2C%202018-%20Shane%20Taylors%20%E2%80%9CDilettante%E2%80%9D%20Garnet%20Valley%20Pinot%20Noir%202017"></a><br> Shane Taylor’s ‘Dilettante’ Garnet Valley Pinot Noir 2017<br> THE SHOW<br> There are three different elements in today’s show title.<br> First is Shane Taylor. Sommelier of the Year. As the winner, Shane gets to<br><br> make a small lot wine using the grape variety and style of his choice.<br> Second is Dilettante the wine that Shane created.<br> <br> If you’ve followed BC wine news, you’ll know that Okanagan Crush Pad is on<br><br> a roll. A 45,000 case roll. However, if you talk to ANYONE at OCP what they<br><br> really want to talk about is Garnet Valley, the vineyard above Summerland<br><br> that they’ve planted with the next generation of vines. The star of the<br><br> valley will almost certainly be Pinot Noir. Shane’s Dilettante just happens<br><br> to be the first Pinot Noir release from Garnet Valley.<br> The Third element is Garnet Valley itself. Currently it’s the highest<br><br> planting in the Okanagan. With the winemaking and growing skills of Alberto<br><br> Antonini and Pedro Parra in play, you know this valley is about to become<br><br> very much talked about and admired. Plus its organic all the way.<br> Last week, Shane Taylor and Christine Coletta from Okanagan Crush Pad<br><br> debuted Dilettante at CinCin on Robson Street in Vancouver.<br> Shane Taylor is the Wine Director in this very popular restaurant. That means he gets to<br><br> pour his own wine for diners in the room. How cool is that?<br> Christine Coletta – Okanagan Crush Pad<br> Okanagan Crush Pad was founded on a long history of friendship, a mutual<br><br> respect for land and wines that articulate “place”, a love of music and<br><br> admiration for one-another’s accomplishments. When friends come together in<br><br> this fashion, wine flows naturally and easily.<br> The journey began in 2005 when David Scholefield convinced Christine Coletta<br><br> and Steve Lornie to plant a small vineyard in Summerland.<br> David had a vision for the Okanagan, a young wine region that was trying to find its soul.<br><br> Christine and Steve, who have a well-earned reputation of making projects<br><br> come to life, began putting his plan in place, first by farming, albeit in a<br><br> conventional manner, with the idea to craft wines that were as naturally<br><br> beautiful as the Okanagan.<br> David persuaded Alberto Antonini and Pedro Parra<br><br> to come to the Okanagan and with their arrival,
