LIVE MUSIC. 2010.
On the Labour Day Weekend, we will provide live music on Saturday and Sunday
and a special limited-edition Matova-Glenora Feast on
September 4th from 5 to 8 pm.
There were a limited number of seats (24) for this white table cloth event AND THEY ALL HAVE BEEN SPOKEN FOR.
The guest chef will be Fabio Piroli from Mantova (Mantua)
and he will prepare a wonderful six course menu to accompany our wines, including two Matova specialties.
WE WILL POST THE MENU & RECIPIES. INCLUDING THE MANTOVIAN SPECIALTIES.
Maureen Washington and her group will provide a live concert in the afternoon (1 pm to 3 pm. September 4th). No cover. No reservations required.
Listen!
The Wine Festival is September 18th & 19--with more live music on our patio Saturday and Sunday.
The amazing Bossa Loca will play again on Saturday evening (September 18th).
Tapas based on local foodstuffs will be available all weekend.
A buffet dinner will start at 6 pm for which
reservations are strongly recommended (Please phone (250-715-0504) to book your seats or email me at dgwine@gmail.com)
$25 for the buffet. Wine by the class, carafe or bottle. 60 seated guests maximium.
Room on the grass for those who brings blankets/food/deck chairs or whatever--but please let us know you're coming.
THANKSGVING BASH will be on Canadian Thanksgiving. Details to follow.
________ great times have already been had this summer. __________
Saturday August 14th. MS Bike Tour. The Grape Escape.
An amzing group of cyclists braved the record heat and enjoyed the
great sounds of John Wade and Eric Smith.
Saturday July 10th. 1 - 4. The Hip Waders. Jazz duo.
Saturday July 17. 12.30 - 3.00
Eric Harper. Classic & flamenco guitar.
Saturday July 24th. 12.30 - 3.00
Night Shades. Jazz trio. One of our perennial favourites.
Saturday July 31st.
This was the BC Day Weekend
Bases Loaded played on Saturday. 1 pm to 4 pm.
A great Jazz trio from the valley: three low-down and fulsome instruments playing jazz favourites.
The Maureen Washington Trio played on Saturday. 5 pm to 8 pm.
With a vocal style that encompasses the soul of Etta James, and Carmen McRae,
the modernity of Holly Cole and the playfulness of Jann Arden,
Maureen Washington evokes comparison to some of the great female Jazz singers of our time yet remains one of a kind.
FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC AT ANY TIME.
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Wines. 2010
We bottled whites very late this year, but we think you'll find the wait worthwhile.
* Our new "naked" Chardonnay (2009); no oak at all. Available now.
** Our classic Chardonnay (2008), which as usual is "softly oaked". Official release on July 17.
*** A golden Pinot Grigio (2008), very similar to the 2004; no oak but lots of skin time
during the pressing stage to add depth and complexity as well as colour. Official release on July 24th.
**** A wonderful 2009 Gewürztraminer from our Mount Prevost vineyard. SOLD OUT!
We do have lots of Maltman (04/05) and Pinot Noir (05). SOmeone in the world of critics likes our Maltman as much as our customers do..
double red review
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Situated an hour north of Victoria, British Columbia, in the heart of the Cowichan Valley,
the eighteen acres of our home vineyards nestle in the southern corner of sixty acres
of meadow and forests. The property is part of an unusual climate area: a rain-shadow rain-forest.
In summer, we often host special events and we are well off the main roads (on purpose).
More details and directions here.
Our whites here are Bacchus, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. Our reds are Pinot Noir, Gamay Noir and Maréchal Foch.
We grow our wines using natural methods to fertilize, plus no pesticides or herbicides. Our wine-making too, uses the most natural, non-interventionist methods possible.
We welcome visitors year round. Winery tours include a tasting, an explanation of the wine-making process and, when the season permits, sampling from the barrel.
In 2010, we are open from noon to five every day until at least the end of October.
We are harvesting through October and dealing with the new wines intensely during November.
Demand for all our wines is very high and by the end of 2010 you will find our wines
only at the farmgate.
To help meet demand, we purchased another valley farm (on Mount Prevost) with
Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, a little Merlot and lots of Gewürztraminer. We are beginning the process
of making it certified Demeter (Biodynamic). No pesticides or herbicides (as usual)
but also no fungicides and some grass-fed beef to turn 30 acres of grass into manure for the vines.
