Our Wines

The presentation of Amarone style wines is unique in red wine production. Perfectly ripe selected bunches of grapes are harvested by carefully choosing bunches having fruits not too close to each other to let the air flow. Hand harvested clusters are de-stemmed which reduces the potential for bitter tannin extraction.

The jewels in Canada's wine crown are made up of Late Harvest and Icewines. For Icewine, grapes are left on the vine long after harvest... when the snow falls, and the temperature has dropped below minus 8 degrees Celsius for three consecutive days, the frozen grapes can be harvested and pressed while still frozen.

Wines made from grapes picked toward the end of the harvest (usually late fall), preferably those with botrytis cinerea, a fungus that shrivels the grape thereby concentrating its sugar. Botrytis cinerea, or noble rot, is a mold that causes grapes to lose nearly all of their water content. The fungus responds to the humidity and warmth in the climate and attacks the grapes. As the mold penetrates the skin its spores begin to germinate, causing the water inside to evaporate and the grape to dehydrate. With the absence of water, the sugar becomes more concentrated and the botrytis begins to alter the acidity within the grape. Typically botrytis infection begins to take place in late September and can last till late October.

"Wino Forever" - Johnny Depp (The tattoo once read 'Winona Forever'!)

"The Bible's full of wine. God ain't got nothing against a little drink to celebrate His Son's birthday with." - Archie Bunker

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