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MONTECRISTO Magazine: Tantalus Vineyards

Tantalus Vineyards

Tantalus seems to be getting everything spot on, from sustainable grape growing to thoughtful winemaking.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Laughing Stock Vineyard

Laughing Stock Vineyards

Cynthia and David Enns gave up accomplished careers in the investment industry to become farmers and winemakers. They have now completed their 10th vintage, and their passion remains strong while the already very good wines keep getting better and better.

MONTECRISTO Blog: SpierHead Wines

SpierHead Wines

Three great wines you should try.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: SpierHead Winery

SpierHead Winery

SpierHead Winery‘s very first harvest from the pinot noir—the 2010 vintage—was crowned the best pinot noir in Canada out of 94 entries at the 2012 Canadian Wine Awards. Not a bad start. And this is exactly the direction they want to be headed.

MONTECRISTO: Quinta Ferreira

Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery

With over 200 wineries in British Columbia, it is not easy for a small producer to get noticed. In spite of the odds, and after being open for just five years, one small winery has been put on the map—Quinta Ferreira.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Gamay in British Columbia

Gamay in British Columbia

In spite of its small presence in the wine world, gamay has a lot of people talking. A grape that has always been underappreciated, gamay noir à jus blanc, as it is properly known, is finally being taken seriously.

MONTECRISTO: Averill Creek

Averill Creek Vineyard

It often takes success in another business to be able to fulfill one’s vinous dreams, and the story of how Andy Johnston and his wife, Wendy, got into the wine business with Averill Creek Vineyard is no different.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Stoneboat Vineyards

Stoneboat Vineyards

Tough sites often result in top-quality wine; when the vines struggle, flavour intensifies. Lanny and Julie Martiniuk of Stoneboat Vineyards have found themselves on a great, albeit difficult, piece of terroir.

MONTECRISTO: Poplar Grove Winery

Poplar Grove Winery

Looking back on how the story has unfolded, Ian Sutherland of Poplar Grove Winery remarks there have been many interesting chapters since he planted his first few acres of grapes on the Naramata Bench in 1993.

MONTECRISTO: Hester Creek

Hester Creek Estate Winery

Some incredible changes have taken place at Hester Creek Estate Winery over the last five years, changes that have oenophiles taking another look.