We just thought we’d get the summer really going on the patio. Sit in our Wine Cafe and enjoy the view with a glass of any of our wines. Dip your wines in Melinda’s Biscotti. Biscotti isn’t just made for coffee…great with wine. Also, this summer, we are going to have our Creek Quencher for $6. [...]
It’s been an eventful week. Results from two major wine competitions came in, adding 7 more medals to our total of 25 now.
We won a gold for our Pinot Gris 09. Second year in a row for this wine, and third year out of four.
We won silver for our Ortega 09. Third year in a [...]
Just a quick note to let you know that the results from the Northwest Wine Summit have been posted.
Katherine’s Sparkle won a silver medal,
Ortega 2009 won a silver medal,
Pinot Gris 2009 won a bronze medal &
Wild Blackberry 2008 won a bronze medal
There were over 1100 wines entered this year, and represent the best in the Pacific [...]
So trellising is the support structure that the grape vines (and blackberries) rely on to hold up all that fruit.
Installing the trellising is the single biggest priority this spring, as we expect to have a small crop this year, which would be impossible without the support.
Well, we’re making great progress, all the line posts (inside [...]
Yes, my biggest fear regarding the unusually warm early spring came about this week. Two nights of frost, and our vines in various stages of budding out.
The first night was just a slight frost - a little whitening on some of the grass, but nothing spectacular. However this was enough to cause some damage on [...]
Our grand release of our new 2009 vintages (whites & Rose) is just a few days away, hopefully at about that time our website will be updated with images of the brand new redesigned labels.
But, just in case the internet gods aren’t smiling on us (and our website gurus can’t get to it in time….) [...]
The first load of our trellising posts arrived about 10 days ago. We’ve made really good progress, and our vineyard is now peppered with galvanized metal posts. What a difference a week makes!
We’re installing a trellising system that is pretty unique on Vancouver Island. It’s called Geneva Double Curtain, and it is perfect for the [...]
For anyone not on our email list, you may have missed the fact that we hosted our first annual Valentine’s day winemaker’s dinner in the winery building itself.
It was a great night, and one we’re very proud of. But the lead up to it was incredible. First, we transformed the main winery room (normally my [...]
No, I’m not talking about *those* games over in Vancouver/Whister, but the latest computer role-playing game that came out late last fall - Dragon Age: Origins.
Yes, I’m a die-hard fantasty role playing geek from the eighties… (D&D anyone?)
Never having abandoned my enjoyment for immersion into a fantasy world, but never having a schedule to “play” [...]
Speaking of recipes, we recently submitted another great food recipe which incorporates our Pinot Noir for this compendium of great recipes which use BC wines. We also have the book available in our tasting room, if you are looking for a great idea for the foodie in your life.