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Running Numbers and Picking Grapes
Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone! Hope it was full of great food, wine and company. Ours was terrific as we enjoyed a wonderful sold out winemaker's dinner at Watermark Beach Resort in Osoyoos, and...
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Chardonnay et al. in the Tank!
Aaron stomping stemsWednesday was the official start of crush 2011 as Aaron and I spent a full 18 hours on the crushpad destemming and pressing all of our chardonnay, two-thirds of our pinot gris and...
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Thanksgiving Update
Jay pouring the 2000 Dom Perignon2000 vintage Dom Perignon2009 Domaine Jean Foillard Morgan "Cote du Py"After a busy week harvesting and pressing most of our whites, I finally have a minute to give a...
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Movember Throwdown here at Orofino
OK. Its official. The news broke this morning on www.ScoutMagazine.ca The battle is on between Aaron Godard, cellarhand and wannabe man about Cawston and myself for the title of best moustache for the...
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Late night presses...
The 'trusty ole press' in all its midnight gloryJohn speaking to the press nicelyMyself, enjoying a nice midnight "crush"Nectar of the godsI was covered in grape juice, sticky, wet, it was zero degrees...
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New Toy...
John testing out the new SWASH steamerCall us old fashioned, but we aren't much for shiny farm/winery toys, i.e. a 1956 Massey Ferguson tractor and a press that hails from the same decade...need I say...
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Let the Moustache Races Begin!
Today is the first day of the rest of our lives...today, clean shaven, we abandon adolescence and embark on a journey to manhood. Yes, that's right, we are growing moustaches. Join us, as John and I...
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Days of Red, Nights of Red
Chris Scott in his Oak Knoll Vineyard Oak Knoll Merlot destined forRed BridgeIt's that time of the crush season when we only see red. With the whites safely in tanks and happily fermenting or finished...
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Movember, Day 6
Day 6 of Movember... despite our best efforts, our moustaches are still pubescent at best... maybe we're late bloomers?
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Punchdowns
Doing a "punchdown"...I think my moustache gives me extra punchdown strengthEvery corner of the winery is full of fermenting bins, tanks and barrels. The air is thick of carbon dioxide and "punchdowns"...
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The Last Grapes Have Been Crushed!!!
We felt like celebrating a couple of days ago as we crushed our last 10 bins of the season. What seemed like a neverending harvest season finally came to an end and we have all of the 69 tons of grapes...
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Movember Day 14
Day 14 of Movember...moustaches are blooming alas! And don't forget that $1 of every Orofino bottle purchased in November goes towards the Movember cause!
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Orofino is hosting a Movember party at Tavola Restaurant at the end of the month! We have teamed up with the good people at Tavola to celebrate the end of this mo-mentous occasion called Movember. This...
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Movember Ends with a Party!
We would like to thank all of those who participated along with us during this month of Movember. We hosted a sold-out party to celebrate at the cozy and delicious Tavola Restaurant on the 30th. The...
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Pressing Cabernet in December
red wine stained handsThe latest crush season we have ever experienced is drawing to a close. Finally. I mean, whew, its about time. I have had enough of punchdowns, wrestling with a 3" must pump, and...
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Pruning begins here at Orofino
6 vines pruned. 8000 more to go. I guess I really don't need to say anything more about that.....
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Orofino prepares to bottle
racking a world of riesling. Lookscool, smells amazing!tartrates (wine diamonds) stuck to the side of thetank during cold stabilization of our Gamay 2011 Over the past couple of weeks we have been busy...
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A Gold Medal for Orofino at the Canadian Culinary Championships
Last weekend saw Kelowna host the Gold medal Plates Canadian Culinary Championships and what a terrific food and wine event it was! The Gold Medal Plates is a fundraising series of regional culinary...
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Bottling Our Upcoming Spring Releases!
The long awaited, warm winds of spring have finally reached our valley. The grass is turning green, the first flowers are beginning to blossom, and the air is thick with the sweet smell of manure. And...
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The last bit of pruning...
Its a dreary, rainy spring day today and I am one row away from pruning the entire vineyard. I am anxious to get out there and finish it. Over the last month, when I haven't been bottling, cleaning...
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Orofino's Four Days in Montreal...
The connection to the Montreal food scene started about 4 years ago when a couple of young restaurateurs stopped into our tasting room to try our wines. Derek Dammann and Alex Cruz of the tres chic...
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New Haircut...
Summer is in full swing! Following a little rain in the spring, we have had a hot summer, with temperatures reaching upwards of 40 degrees Celsius! Despite various forecasts for plenty of rain, as...
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The Creation of the Orofino Long Table
historical photo of the bridge where the beams were first usedFor a couple of years now Virginia and I have been wanting to create a dining space next to our wood-fired oven and the winery. That...
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