While trick or treating may be the domain of kids, there’s no reason you can’t enjoy a swirl and sip while handing out the Halloween candy. Or perhaps you’re headed out to an adults-only All Hallows’ Day party. Regardless, here are three options ready to pair with any spooky occasion.
($27.99, available through the winery) To be trick or treat worthy a wine doesn’t need to be explicitly scary. No need for skull-emblazoned labels or outsized ghoulish themes.
A subtle nod to the afterlife can keep things nicely Halloween adjacent, which is where Okanagan Falls’ See Ya Later Ranch comes in. If looking for a bit more connection it’s worth noting that there is a pet cemetery on site at the winery as part of the old homestead. However, the wines are quite friendly.
The Legacy Series Viognier is an aromatic bomb wafting stone fruit, melon, and flora notes. Lively and robust before a fruity finish, it goes great with chicken tangine . Bottom line: B, also pairs with caramel corn.
($16.99, No. 278416) Of course, if you prefer things more overtly Halloween (and red), Casillero del Diablo makes an obvious choice.
Don’t be too afraid, the “Devil’s Cellar” is not actually haunted — legend has it it was just a strategic name to scare off potential thieving cellar hands! This is a friendly, easy-to-get-into Cab Sauv, with confected cassis and dark fruit kicking off a juicy, smooth entry before some vegetal underlay. Medium-bodied overall, hints of dark chocolate pres.