Awards and Writeups

Howling Bluff 2006 Estate Sin Cera

Bronze Medal 2008 Okanagan Fall Wine Festival
Bronze Medal 2008 Canadian Wine Awards

Howling Bluff 2006 Estate Pinot Noir

Silver Medal 2008 Okanagan Fall Wine Festival
Winner of the 2009 Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in British Columbia wines (winning wines here)

Howling Bluff 2007 Estate Sin Cera

Silver Medal Wine Access 2009 Canadian Wine Awards
Gold Medal All Canadian Wine Championship 2010

Howling Bluff 2007 Estate Pinot Noir

First Place 25^th Annual Peoples Choice Award, fall 2009
Bronze, Fall Okanagan Wine festival
Silver Medal All Canadian Wine Championship 2010

Vancouver Sun, Anthony Gismondi

88 points Howling Bluff Pinot Noir 2007
Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
BC $27.00 private wine shops
Spicy, sour cherry, rhubarb nose with bits of mineral, cola and cool compost/forest floor aromas. The entry is dry, round and supple with cherry/cola, coffee, spicy, herbal, tobacco, beef and rhubarb flavours. A bit light yet with fine pinot textures and balance for current drinking. Good effort. (AG-ST)

87 points Howling Bluff Pinot Noir 2008
Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
BC $32.00 private wine shops
Expect a cool nose of celery, carrot top, rhubarb, worsteshire and raspberry/floral aromas. Soft, round, dry, light palate with strawberry rhubarb, cola, carrot, tobacco leaf and light compost flavours. The finish is a bit tart but there is texture and balance that suggest it will improve in bottle. (AG-ST)

87 points Howling Bluff Sin Cera 2007 Merlot - Malbec
Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
BC $33.40 private wine shops
The mix is 72/15/13 merlot/cabernet franc and malbec. Expect an intense black cherry and earthy nose with a touch of Brett underneath. The palate is full-bodied with ripe plummy fruit flecked with vanilla and all in balance. The finish is smooth and long. Not cheap at $33+ but the style is promising and it should age further. (AG-ST)

and from John Schreiner:

Recommended:
Sin Cera
Pinot Noir
Sauvignon Blanc

See John's full write up about Howling Bluff and it's wines here.