The second stop on our winery tour was the Therapy Vineyards, located quite close to the Kettle Valley winery.

We can all use a little wine therapy, right? Well this vineyard has met the mark. Although somewhat new to the scene, the winery offers some contemporary wines likely to please all varieties of connoisseurs. The vineyard name, lables, wine names, is all very fun and unique. The wines follow suit and are very likely to please. We tried three vines on our visit there: the 2005 Chardonnay, 2007 Pink Freud, and 2006 Freud’s Ego.

2005 Chardonnay:

  • My first impression of this wine is that it was slightly un-typical from a chardonnay in that it didn’t have the strong oaky taste. This wasn’t a bad thing through. Overall, I found it very clean yet somewhat buttery and smooth. $25/bottle.

2007 Pink Freud:

  • This is a blended blush colored wine which I found to contain very fruity flavours (strawberries, raspberries, grapefruit) balanced with cream. Although I’m not usually a fan of rose’s or blends, I quite enjoyed this one and purchased a bottle. $18.99/bottle.
  • Winery tasting notes: “Bouquet: Raspberries, black currants, vanilla, strawberries and cream. Palate: Rich and fruit driven with soft red berried intensity and a dry finish.“

2006 Freud’s Ego:

  • This is another blend wine. The chocolate and currant flavors really jumed out at me. The finish was dry and slightly “burnt” tasting for lack of a better work. Not bad, but not good enough for me to want to try the “Super Ego” which was a paid tasting. $20/bottle.
  • Winery tasting notes: “Bouquet: Black currants, chocolate, vanilla. Palate:  Rich and full bodied with ripe berry fruited oak driven complexity.“

This was a really fun winery to visit and I enjoyed the company of the lady doing our tasting, she was very personable and not overly pretentious like you can come across at a lot of these places. I will be back in the future and will be looking to see where this winery goes.