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Lastella Harvest Blog: 2008 Vivace Pinot Grigio

by paulkamon 12.23.2008

This year we wanted to make a more traditional Pinot Grigio with higher acidity, crisper flavours and enhanced aromatics without being sweet. The fruit was sourced from a cooler climate vineyard in Westbank, BC. The grapes came in at 23.22 brix with generous acidity. Vinified in a fully jacketed, temperature controlled, stainless steel tank that [...]

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Okanagan Calling

by paulkamon 11.28.2008

The Naramata Heritage Inn & Spa is looking for a Restaurant and Catering Manager.
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Le Vieux Pin Harvest Blog ~ Chardonnay

by admin 11.18.2008

Chardonnay Harvest 2008
For 2008 we again harvested two Chardonnays. One will be from our Feuille D’Or property just south of Oliver, and the other will be from our Firman property just north of Oliver. The grapes from these two properties are used to make our Celeste and Deja Chardonnays respectively. I have decided to change [...]

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Lastella Harvest Blog: Maestoso Merlot Crush October 2008

by admin 11.10.2008

Maestoso Merlot Crush October 2008
The grapes for Maestoso were hand harvested into 30lbs micro bins on October 23 2008. As always, the fruit was hand sorted twice by around 14 people and then gravity fed to the fermenter. Looking in the fermenter, this year’s fruit has the most amounts of whole berries I have ever [...]

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Le Vieux Pin Harvest Blog

by admin 11.05.2008

2008 Vintage at Le Vieux Pin
So far we have pulled in almost all of the fruit grown on our estate farms and from those contracted to us. We have managed to acquire some additional fruit to augment our current line up that is sure to make our customers even more excited. We started harvest with [...]

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Lastella Harvest Blog: Update for Allegretto Merlot Crush

by admin 10.23.2008

Read Part One of the Lastella Harvest Blog
Monday October 20, 2008
Once the merlot grapes went into the tank, they were cold soaked for 4 days at 10°c and the must was heated to 16°c over the next two days, with a selected yeast strain chosen and inoculated.

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Lastella Harvest Blog: Allegretto Merlot Crush

by admin 10.20.2008

Here we go my first ever blog! The Allegretto was harvested 5.6 tons which breaks down to 1.3 ton per acre. This gave us 120/ 30lb picking bins for sorting. 30 bins per skid averaged a weight of 450 kilos.

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Laughing Stock Blog: Grape Storm Begins

by admin 10.14.2008

Harvest is now hitting full stride with wine fest behind us *whew!*, grapes upon us and winemaking ahead of us! Whoever decided that having 15,625 wine tourists cruising around your vineyards in early October was a good idea, obviously hasn’t tried to harvest grapes while directing traffic at the same time. So, today 12 tons [...]

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The Okanagablog: Arrival In Penticton

by admin 10.04.2008

Strange times. I was one of four judges in the annual Grape Stomp here in Penticton last night. The competing teams were allowed to do anything to sway the judges, so it wasn’t exactly a quantifiable contest. At one point I had several shooters lined up in front of me (and in me), some [...]

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Pre-Okanagablog

by admin 10.02.2008

Pictured above at Monday’s CTS Annual General Meeting – L to R: chefs Vikram Vij, Tony Minichiello, Hidekazu Tojo, Dino Renaerts, Pino Posteraro, Rob Clark, and Neil Wyles (click to enlarge and celebrate Vikram’s jet lag).
I’ve been busy organising the new Vancouver Cooks cookbook with my colleagues at the Chef’s Table Society over the [...]

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