Church and State Winery

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CHURCH AND STATE WINERY
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Church and State are right around the corner from deVine wines and spirits.
Frankly, everything is “right around the corner” relatively speaking.
This wonderful vineyard was the dream of former owner Kim Pullen.
Kim was always pushing the wine boundaries in BC. Being one of the first to locate the winery in Saanich but then bringing his grapes from the Okanagan.

Pressing 2015 Merlot at Church and State Winery in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

A short video I made for my daughter on how we press off the Red grapes at my work and why I come home so late with purple hands during harvest. I hope you enjoy!

The Alcohologist Reviews #3 - Church & State Trebella wine

Hello esteemed colleagues! Please join me to review the very tasty, rich Trebella 2015 wine from Church & State Wineries.


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Old World intersects with New World in Oliver, Canada’s wine capital

There's history and innovation in the micro-climates of deserts, lakes and mountain ridges that make up Canada's Wine Capital. #OkanaganExploring:

Where is Oliver, BC?
In the south end of the Okanagan Valley, Oliver and wine country sits about 4.5 hours drive from Vancouver or about 7 hours from the Alberta border.

Why would you go there?
Click this link to taste a sampling of the 43 wineries spanning 36 kilometres from the U.S. border to nʕaylintn (McIntyre Bluff):

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BC Winegrowers - The Hatch Winery (West Kelowna)

If you can’t ‘out-fancy’ your neighbours, what is one to do? Collect antique shovels and hatch a series of single-vineyard wines from across the Okanagan Valley might work.

Meet GM Jessie Harnden and winemaker Jason Parkes and learn all about the Black Swift, a bird native to the Okanagan that lays a single egg per year. Single egg, single vineyard, well, you get the picture — The Hatch is an incubator for wine.

Drop by, experience the wine, have a picnic and play some bocce: It's the New Okanagan. ~ Anthony Gismondi

BC Winegrowers - Gray Monk Estate Winery

Where is the Okanagan Valley wine culture today? Notable Vancouver Sun wine writer Anthony Gismondi explores the region in a three day road trip almost covering the 200 km long valley from north near Vernon to the south near Osoyoos.
In this first video, Anthony visits George and Trudy Heiss, the founders of Gray Monk Estate Winery.
The government said their grapes wouldn’t work at the site they’d chosen. Three years later, they came back to crib their notes. 40 years later, they are one of the largest producing wineries in the valley and Pinot Gris is the number one planted varietal in B.C.

60 Second Sommelier: Fireside Grill — Church & State, TreBe

Wine suggestions by Fireside Grill's sommelier, Siobhan Coles

BC Winegrowers Inniskillin Okanagan (Oliver)

Inniskillin Okanagan’s Dark Horse Vineyard sits on the Okanagan Valley’s newest, and only official appellation, the Golden Mile Bench. According to winemaker Derek Kontkanen ‘Dark Horse’ is an appropriate moniker for the stony bench that is home to Inniskillin’s Discovery Series program. The series features a number of varietal wines that are atypical to the south Okanagan. Join us as we discuss the process of looking for the perfect match between grape and terroir. And speaking of perfect pairings Derek takes us on a tour the new Inniskillin Okanagan tasting room where we match the basic tastes to a bevy of famed Inniskillin Okanagan icewines.

How the Indigenous Community and Fruitful Partnerships Grew the Okanagan Wine Scene

The Osoyoos Indian Band together with Arterra Wines Canada have helped the British Columbia wine industry become a global success story through their stewardship of this premier grape-growing region in Canada. In this video, learn about the history of NK'Mip Vineyards with vineyard manager and Osoyoos Indian Band elder Sam Baptiste.
Find out about the tasting experiences at NK'Mip Cellars, the first Aboriginal-owned and -operated winery in North America.

The Iced Wine of Oliver Winery

GUIDE TO NARAMATA BENCH WINE

In this Guide to Naramata Bench Wine join Luke as he gets his hands dirty in the harvest, meets the winemakers, and tastes the delicious wines that this region has to offer.
Naramata B.C. is located on the east shore of Lake Okanagan, just 15 minutes from Penticton.
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BC Winegrowers - Lake Breeze Wine Farm (Naramata Bench)

Winemaker Garron Elmes has made every bottle of wine at Lake Breeze since the day it opened 20 years ago. From South Africa to Penticton his arrival coincided with the launch of many small estates along what is now one of the most famous winegrowing benches in British Columbia. Today the winery is a premier producer of pinot blanc and joins a small cadre of producers making exciting pinot noir across the valley. Join us on ‘The Patio at Lake Breeze’ as we discuss the secrets of the Naramata Bench and how they relate to the style of Lake Breeze wines.

VLOG 10 - Trip To Osoyoos and Oliver, BC | ALICIA FASHIONISTA

Wine, wine, and mooooore wine! We had so much fun in Osoyoos and Oliver, the Okanagan region of British Columbia is simply the best.

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WINERIES WE VISITED:

1. BURROWING OWL | Highly recommend the Cab Franc
2. PLATINUM BENCH | Your wine tasting includes a fresh bread pairing and it's incredible. We went back the next day just to buy more bread! They always sell out, so visit early.
3. BLACK HILLS | They have a great patio and you must try their Nota Bene and Pinot Noir Bubbly ???????? Fun fact, Jason Priestley is a partner!
4. CHURCH & STATE | Lovely views and cheeky wine labels
5. BARTIER BROS | One of our absolute favourite wine tasting experiences, a must visit!
6. SILVER SAGE | They offer a lot of wines for their tasting, so pace yourself and save room for their unique dessert wine selection.
7. GEHRINGER BROTHERS | A vast selection of wines at really reasonable prices
8. HESTER CREEK | You can purchase cheese and meats there and have a picnic on their patio and it is superb!
9. TINHORN CREEK | Spectacular views from their restaurant, it’s where we had our last dinner.
10. OROFINO | One last winery stop on the way back to the lower mainland.

LUNCH in Oliver was at El Sabor de Marina and it was incredible! Fresh, authentic, inexpensive, and they even made me vegetarian tacos.

Gingham Ruffle Dress is from Zara ????

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A behind the scenes look at the BC Best of Varietal Wine Awards

A behind the scenes look at how judges pick the best of wines in the province for the B.C. Best of Varietal Wine Awards. (Jen Zielinski and Carey Missler)

The Hatch 2014 The Long Road Syrah (The Wine Review - Ep. 101)

Today's wine comes to us from an amazing winery in British Columbia, Canada : The Hatch 2014 The Long Road Syrah, available at the Winery (and other fine wine stores).

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James Cluer at Black Hills Winery, Okanagan

James Cluer, Master of Wine meets Glenn Fawcett of Black Hills Estate Winery.

Howling Bluff BC Lieutenant Governor Award for Excellence in Wine

Grape Generation, On site for the presentation of the 2011 Lieutenant Governor Award for Excellence in BC Wine to Howling Bluff Vineyards of Naramata, British Columbia, Canada.

Foxtrot 2008 Pinot Noir Okanagan

In this episode I taste Foxtrot 2008 Pinot Noir from the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. We don't get to see and taste many Canadian wines in NZ so this was a real treasure.
If you were to compare to a NZ Pinot Noir then it's more like a wine from the Waipara region.
92 Points
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RRP $80 Canadian