Pronounced “ in-ka-meep.”.  This is a troubling sign to me when you have to put the pronunciation of your brand on the front of your label… but a great story lies behind this one.

Nk;mip is North America’s first Aboriginal owned and operated operation, and part of the Osooyos Indian Band’s long term plans for sustaining their land and way of life. The Vancouver Olympics have done a very nice job honoring and highlighting the impact of the native tribes on life in Canada.  Their vineyards are planted in the soils of the last remaining desert in Canada, and the northern most tip of the extensive desert that stretches all the way from the Baja peninsula in Mexico, through the American Southwest, and Northwest, all the way into Canada.

This was the quintessential white wine recommended by the good folks of Taylorwood Wines in Vancouver. We were particularly excited about this one after learning about the Canadian guidelines for simply describing the sweetness of wine on a 0-3 scale.  This Riesling came in at 1, I believe…

The Osooyos sub region of the Okanagan Valley is right on the US border and less than 2 hours from the cozy hamlet of Lake Chelan, which makes it even more understandable how this wine can easily compete with the best Rieslings of Washington State.  It  put forward a very nice peachy pear acidity to go along with the perfect amount of Riesling smooth sugar.