Just like a finely balance stock portfolio, putting together a blended wine takes finesse and judgement so that the experience of the whole will be greater than the sum of the individual parts. Our Portfolio is a wine that marries the art and science of winemaking with a blend of Bordeaux varietals. For over a decade, Portfolio has routinely won top accolades from wine competitions and wine critics alike: a proven chart-topper.
INSIDER TIP: Blending is a complex art to find the balance between the multitude of dimensions including 100's of different barrels of 12 different vineyard blocks across 5 grape varietals.
Gold Medal - British Columbia Lieutenant Governors' Wine Awards
Gold Medal - WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada
"Dark black currant, blackberry, violets and dark chocolate... viscous with firm tannin. Very nice."
This small cap release is a tribute to how wine was made in ancient times. Using a hands-off winemaking approach, working with 500L terracotta Clay Amphorae. Syrahis a late ripening variety that requires a long growing season to fully ripen. For this reason, this fruit comes from two vineyards in Osoyoos..
INSIDER TIP: Originally used in ancient Greek & Roman days, this approach embodies the artisan desire to make wines more naturally with wild ferments and minimal intervention.
Just like a finely balance stock portfolio, putting together a blended wine takes finesse and judgement so that the experience of the whole will be greater than the sum of the individual parts. Our Portfolio is a wine that marries the art and science of winemaking with a blend of Bordeaux varietals. For over a decade, Portfolio has routinely won top accolades from wine competitions and wine critics alike: a proven chart-topper. The 2021 vintage has just been released and will drink well for a decade.
INSIDER TIP: Blending is a complex art to find the balance between the multitude of dimensions including 100's of different barrels of 12 different vineyard blocks across 5 grape varietals.
International Wine and Spirits Competition 2024
"A highly polished wine with brooding notes of rich black fruits, sarsaparilla root, smooth vanilla and muscular oak. A well-integrated mouthfeel with a succulent finish."
This small cap release is a tribute to how wine was made in ancient times. Using a hands-off winemaking approach, working with 500L terracotta Clay Amphorae. Viognier is a late ripening variety that requires a long growing season to fully ripen. For this reason, this fruit comes from two vineyards in Osoyoos..
INSIDER TIP: Viognier is an ancient grape variety, possibly from Dalmatia, and brought to the Rhône Valley in 281 by Romans.
"Dark black currant, blackberry, violets and dark chocolate... viscous with firm tannin. Very nice."
"A highly polished wine with brooding notes of rich black fruits, sarsaparilla root, smooth vanilla and muscular oak. A well-integrated mouthfeel with a succulent finish."