Fall Harvest

October 23 our Vineyard was TEMPORARILY transformed into a winter wonderland

It was a crazy year for us at Gjoa’s Vineyard. Besides Covid 19 and all the uncertainty that came with that we had a very cool wet spring that set things back right from the start. Record rainfall in September when we needed the sun and then the earliest snowfall and frost we’ve ever experienced. Yikes. It is said that grapes need to struggle in order to produce good wine so 2020 will be putting that theory to the test.

Our Viognier was picked on Oct 26th, Merlot on Oct 27th and our Cab Sauv on Oct 31st leaving as much hang time as possible. We have not heard back from Kathy Malone the winemaker at Hillside but even though our yield was way down we are anticipating our flavours will be exceptional. Only time will tell.

We will keep you posted.