Orofino Vineyards - PTG 2021

Orofino Vineyards - PTG 2021John and Virginia Weber both grew up in Southern Saskatchewan. Virginia worked as a nurse and John taught high school. Life settled and things were good until they visited the Similkameen Valley in 2001. The desire to try something new, their love of wine, and the beauty of the Similkameen convinced them to purchase a vineyard and move from Saskatchewan to Cawston. They quickly fell in love with the area and its burgeoning wine industry. Orofino

the last ridge of the Vercors at the mouth of the Drôme river

the addition of sulphur at the harvester under these regimes captures and enhances the aromatics and protects the grapes from the trauma of the picking

In 1991 his son’s Jean-Luc and Jean-Paul took charge of the business

with its freshness and acidity

Weeds struggle to establish themselves and spread

The modern story begins in the early twentieth century with the Château de Beaucastel

the Diamondback Vineyard soaks up the heat and those intense afternoon rays–Merlot and Cabernet Franc couldn’t be happier

Patty Bay was destemmed and native fermented

Jean-Benoit Deslauriers

making delicious

which had direct access to the street as he liked to come and go as he fancied

Without prejudice