A Message About Pricing

As we step into this new year, we wanted to take a moment to openly share a note about our pricing, because transparency always matters to us. Last year, we decided to continue the direction starte...

Reflections, Resolutions and 'Try' January

January is a time for reflection and sometimes resolutions. Maybe you’re thinking about your health, your finances, or even finally clearing out that cluttered closet. You may have also heard of “D...

A Very Canadian Christmas Message from Martin Malivoire

Like many snowbirds, I won’t be flying south this winter. The upside has been a revelation: an opportunity to see more of the wonderful places in my own country.  Some require travel, but many are ...

Degrees, Days, Hours and Millimeters: the negociants of vintage variation

  When contrasts are drawn between the Niagara wine region and some others, “vintage variation” is a frequent theme.    This is considered a cool climate region, so typically we would expect Niagar...

Cluster's Last Stand

  In the acreage outside our winery, as the calendar page flips to November, only an isolated few rows still hold fruit, netted in anticipation of a winter freeze.  Elsewhere, it’s an empty-looking...

From Vine to Basket: a New Vintage

  For a winery, the second half of August is a satisfying time of year.  It’s a time to pause, to enjoy late summer weather while limbering up for the rigors of the harvest around the corner.  It’s...

New Look. Same Values

New Look. Same Values.Our labels are changing, but what’s inside is still the benchmark: winegrowing still driven by our commitment to sustainability and its deep connection between people and plac...

Why we are Honoured to Receive the Honours

Some of the nation’s most noted wine scholars are preparing (with regret no doubt) to depart Penticton British Columbia.  For two weeks, the spectacular Okanagan lakeside city was Canada’s symbolic...

i4C+: What it means to us

The idea that became i4C+ was expressed first, fifteen years ago:  that Niagara, as a leading cool climate wine region, should host an event to which all cool climate regions of the world would be ...

You Know our Demo Wines... Here’s a Look at our Demo Blocks

  When it comes to understanding the needs of our vineyards, the longer we’ve farmed (closing in on 30 years now), the more we’ve learned. However, it’s still an ever-evolving task. Steve Kornic, M...

Barrel Selection: Intentional, Incidental, or What?

How do barrel-selected wines begin, by discovery or by design? Discovery!  Every time!  But when we taste through our cellar, we’re always aware something unexpected and intriguing could be hiding ...

The Hatching of a Trademark

Our vineyards have begun to transform with the arrival of another spring.  Freshly trimmed vines give evidence that water is again pulsing from their roots.  As other life returns, there’s one spec...