The Bench Club

Our eagerly awaited wine club is almost ready to be launched. Computer programming is being finalized and you'll love the benefits of enrollment ... stay tuned!

"Hester Creek is joining the 90 point circle"

John Schreiner writes, "The quality of [current Hester Creek] reserve wines should create a lot of excitement about future Hester Creek releases, a rising number of which should be in the 90 plus range." Read the article on John Schreiner on wine, www.johnschreiner.blogspot.com.

The Bench Club

Stay tuned for the launching of our exciting new wine club, "The Bench Club"
Details will be forthcoming in the new year.

FEATURE STORY, ORCHARD & VINE MAGAZINE

"Back to the soil in the biggest way" by Darcy Nybo. The article is available online at www.orchardandvine.net, pp. 36 - 41.

RECENT AWARDS

Cornucopia Top 25
2006 'Reserve' Cabernet Franc
2007 Cabernet Merlot

Vines Magazine - Intervin International Wine Competition
Gold - 2006 'Reserve' Cabernet Franc
Silver - 2005 'Reserve" Merlot

CORNUCOPIA TOP 25

This year's Cornucopia Top 25 wines included two of our wines, our 2006 'Reserve' Cabernet Franc and our 2007 Cabernet Merlot. Judge John Schreiner offered the following ratings:
"...2008 Pinot Gris 89-90; the 2006 Cab. Franc Reserve 90 and the 2005 Cab Reserve 88-90. The Reserve Merlot got 88."

New Winery Opens

On Monday, September 28th, we moved our tasting room inventory into our new wineshop. The next day was spent unpacking and organizing wines and merchandise in our new tasting room prior to opening our doors at 2 pm to 300 people in celebration of our Grand Opening. It was indeed a Grand celebration! Thank you to all who were able to be part of such a special day.

Our new wine shop and tasting room include a full kitchen facility for cooking classes. Invited chefs will create culinary delights and show you how it is done, hands on if you wish. We will be creating stay & cook packages in conjunction with our Villa, details of which will follow in the new year.

We are very excited about our new facility and invite you to come and see for yourself all that Hester Creek Estate Winery has to offer.

In the Vineyard

Harvest started during the first week of October. Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Semillon followed by our Trebbiano were picked during the first 2 weeks. Though the cold snap we experienced a couple of weeks ago left the leaves crisp and brown, the grapes themselves were not damaged. We are now harvesting our red varietals which are showing wonderful, deep, rich fruit flavours.

In the Cellar

This is a very exciting time here at Hester Creek Estate Winery. Our first vintage to be processed at our new winery facility is going very smoothly. The new crush pad is easily accessed by the tractor crew and is large enough for cellar staff to manuver the bins by forklift for weighing and loading into the crusher-destemmer. As our grapes are hand picked, there is no need to hand sort the fruit as would be required from machine harvesting. Fermentations are well under way and are reminiscent of great vintages of the past.

Hester Creek Estate Winery Celebrates Its Next Milestone

At a time when others have been facing challenging economic times, Hester Creek Estate Winery, located in the Golden Mile region in Oliver, BC, has completed its new state‐of‐the‐art winemaking facility and spacious guest centre. Thanks to the vision and investment from owner Curt Garland, the winery team celebrates the beginning of a new era where quality and luxury are the focus. A private ribbon cutting to mark this milestone is on September 29 and the new winery will be open to the public September 30. The winery is open yearround from 10:00 am daily.

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ANTHONY GISMONDI WINE REVIEW