TIME Winery & Evolve Cellars
We were proud to feature TIME Winery & Evolve Cellars in August 2020.
TIME Winery is located in the heart of wine country in downtown Penticton. It is home to their family of wines: TIME Winery, Evolve Cellars, and the McWatters Collection. With 50 vintages of experience in the South Okanagan, the team knows that their unique terroir can offer the right wine to celebrate any occasion. They are committed to creating wines that express the unique flavours of Okanagan wine country.
They craft their wines using grapes grown in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. Nature guides their decisions on which grape varieties are best suited to which site. For them, making wine is about time and place. It’s investing their time: documenting and studying each vintage, paying attention to the vines, and noting that which is discernible only when we take a moment to pause. It also means respecting the land: using mindful farming practices, employing new technologies to reduce their environmental footprint, and listening for the unique qualities of the region’s terroir.
Tasting Notes
TIME WHITE MERITAGE, 2018
TIME Winery, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc (51%) and Semillon (49%)
Vineyard: Silver Barrel and Desert Wolf in the Okanagan Valley
Alcohol: 13.4%
Residual Sugar: 0 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 475
Appearance: Pale straw in colour with a lime tinge.
Nose: Slightly grassy, green plum bouquet with a touch of oak spice.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, gooseberry and green plum flavour with fresh acidity; well-balanced with a long finish.
Quality: Very Good+. Drink now and through 2021.
Critic Rating: 89 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Pan-fried scallops with herbs, pasta primavera with yellow squash and zucchini, baked sole with fresh herbs and goat cheese, chicken and artichoke pizza, and fried soft shell crab on brioche.
SHIRAZ, 2016
Evolve Cellars, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Syrah
Vineyard: Sundial Vineyard, Oliver, BC
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: 4.2 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 250
Appearance: Opaque purple in colour.
Nose: Cedary, blackberry, smoked meat nose with herbal notes.
Palate: Full-bodied, dry, well-extracted juicy, savoury flavours of blackberry, black plum and smoke carried on fresh acidity. Well-balanced and firmly structured.
Quality: Outstanding. Drinking well now, but would hold for 2 – 3 years.
Critic Rating: 91 points – Tony Aspler
Awards:
Food Pairing: Roasted chicken with creamy peppercorn sauce, prime rib in garlic butter with green beans, duck confit sliders, seared tuna with black sesame seeds, and flank steak with red wine sauce and mashed potatoes.
TIME VIOGNIER, 2018
TIME Winery, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Viognier
Vineyard: Raison d’Être and Adega Vineyards, Okanagan Valley
Alcohol: 12.9%
Residual Sugar: 3.9 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 630
Appearance: Pale straw colour.
Nose: Light honeysuckle and peach bouquet with a thread of minerality.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, succulent peach and lemon flavours with an engaging touch of bitterness on the finish for added interest.
Quality: Outstanding. Drink now through 2020.
Critic Rating: 90 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Sweet and sour grilled chicken with coconut rice pilaf, chicken samosas with coriander chutney, poached lobster with macadamia nut risotto, veal scallopini with creamy caper sauce, and roasted parsnip and green bean salad.
CABERNET MERLOT, 2016
Evolve Cellars, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Merlot (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (25%), Cabernet Franc (25%)
Vineyard: Sundial, Desert Valley, and Snowbrush vineyards
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: 4 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 800
Appearance: Deep, dark, ruby colour.
Nose: Cedary, vanilla, blackcurrant, tobacco leaf nose with oak spice.
Palate: Medium-bodied, dry, claret-like flavours of black plum and blackcurrant; ripe tannins. Fine texture with a firm tannic finish and fresh acidity.
Quality: Very Good+ to Outstanding depending on cellaring. Hold 1 – 2 years.
Critic Rating: 89-90 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Beef Wellington with creamy blue cheese sauce, pork ragu with polenta, roasted bell peppers stuffed with couscous and basil, potato skins loaded with cheese and sour cream, and porterhouse steak with garlic asparagus and béarnaise sauce.
ELEVATE EHRENFELSER, 2018
Evolve Cellars, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineGeographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Ehrenfelser
Vineyard: Winston Estate Vineyard, Penticton, BC
Alcohol: 11.8%
Residual Sugar: 13.4 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 300
Appearance: Bright, clear. Light hay-coloured core.
Nose: Pineapple, tropical fruit notes, mandarin orange, lemon, apricot.
Palate: Medium acid, medium body. Lovely texture and mouthfeel. White peach, tropical fruit notes, lemon and lime citrus. Fresh and vibrant, well balanced. Fruit forward with a surprisingly lingering finish.
Quality: Very Good+. 89 points. Lovely. Drinking well now.
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Food Pairing: Apple, pecan, and raisin salad with a honey-dijon dressing, Moroccan spiced lentils with turkey meatballs, applesauce glazed pork chops, ginger and lemongrass mussels, and mango and shrimp ceviche.
TIME SYRAH, 2016
TIME Winery, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Syrah
Vineyard: Sundial Vineyard, Oliver, BC
Alcohol: 13.7%
Residual Sugar: 4.2 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 183
Appearance: Dense purple in colour.
Nose: Cedary, blackberry bouquet with a note of dried herbs with oak spice.
Palate: Full-bodied, dry, richly extracted, savoury, blackberry flavour with a note of black olives and a peppery finish. A beautifully balanced wine. Lovely mouthfeel. Ripe and pillow-y tannins.
Quality: Outstanding. Drink now, but can be held for two years.
Critic Rating: 92 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Beef stew with dumplings, eggplant rolls stuffed with gouda, tomatoes and basil, barbecued tri-tip steak with cherry and rosemary jam, herb-crusted lamb chops, and roasted duck with seasonal grill veggies.
TIME FOURTH DIMENSION, 2017
TIME Winery, Okanagan Valley Buy this wineTasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: BC VQA Okanagan Valley
Varietal: Merlot (45%), Syrah (29%), Cabernet Franc (16%), Cabernet Sauvignon (10%)
Vineyard: Haynes Creek, Snowbrush, Desert Valley vineyards in Okanagan Valley
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: 3 g/L
Volume: 750mL
Cases Produced: 400
Appearance: Deep ruby-purple colour.
Nose: Cedary, spicy, black plum and black berry nose with vanilla oak notes.
Palate: Medium to full-bodied, dry and firmly structured with black fruit and bitter chocolate flavours ending on powdery tannins.
Quality: Outstanding. Will reward cellaring for a couple of years, but drinking well now.
Critic Rating: 90 points – Tony Aspler
Food Pairing: Chargrilled steak quesadillas, garlic and herb chicken wings, Italian sausages with fennel, roast beef sandwiches with horseradish aioli, and venison bolognese.