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State of the Grapes: 2023 Vintage Update

State of the Grapes: 2023 Vintage Update

It's all happening. It's been a blazin' summer up here in the Okanagan and Similkameen, and we're starting to see the literal fruits of our labour begin to form. Pictured above is Gewürztraminer as of this morning from our Mt. Boucherie Estate Vineyard in West Kelowna, a splash of which goes into our *ahem* 92-point Wine Align Gold Medal winning Rosé. With very little precipitation, no smoke or fires to speak of (yet?!), and temperatures that have been warm but not so scorching that vines have shut down, things are on track for a healthy season...for now. We all know this...

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