GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
MAY 13TH, 2011
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
Wine tasting along Oliver’s Golden Mile in B.C.’s Okanagan just got even more lustrous.
Miradoro (golden view) the new restaurant perched above the vines at Tinhorn Creek Winery is definitely going for gold.
Extremely talented chef Jeff Van Geest (you may remember his late great Aurora Bistro in Vancouver) has created a Mediterranean menu that touches down in Portugal, Italy, and Spain with side trips to Morocco, all the while using locally sourced or house-made ingredients.
A chef who makes his own ricotta? That’s him. Inventive and healthy sides like whey polenta, cannelini beans, kale and parsnips keep things light, while a grilled squid salad with red fife wheat berries and grapefruit is the perfect match for Tinhorn’s delicious 2009 Gewurztraminer.
Inexpensive tapas (bowls of lemon-harissa roasted almonds, charred chorizo and octopus) are perfect to accompany a glass or two of Syrah, while the forno oven turns out hot and chewy pizza in seconds (try the shrimp/ricotta/pea shoot).
And if the food, wine and views aren’t enough for you, there’s a grassy amphitheatre below, where you can catch a live concert (like k-os) this summer.
Now that’s golden.
To see pictures of our day-trip to the winery, please visit our Editors’ Diary.