News from the Golden Mile
Two Must-Attend Italian Dinners!
Enjoy the Okanagan wine festival with Italian flavour! Hester Creek is excited to present two incredible dinners: Chef Neil Taylor from Vancouver’s Cibo Trattoria on Monday, October 4, and the annual Tuscan Dinner on Friday October 8! Tickets for both events can be purchased through the wine shop at 1-866-498-4435.
Join us October 4 as Chef Neil Taylor prepares a multi-course Italian dinner paired with the winery’s award winning wines, and accompanied by live music from the William Leggot Jazz Trio. Chef Taylor’s cooking has been met with critical acclaim; his signature style and passion for Italian cooking has earned Cibo Trattoria the accolade as Canada’s best new restaurant by enRoute magazine in 2009. Tickets to try this award-winning cuisine during this fabulous dinner are $150 each and include wine, taxes and gratuity.
At Hester Creek Estate Winery’s 2010 Tuscan Dinner on October 8th join Okanagan‘s own chef Heinz Schmid as he pulls out all the stops for an incredible multi-course experience. Seated in our warm, Tuscan-Mediterranean inspired style tasting room, you will enjoy a multi-course Tuscan dinner paired with our award-winning Hester Creek wines. For your listening and dancing pleasure Jazz Out West will be on hand. Check our website for a peek at the menu. Tickets are $125 include wine, taxes and gratuity. Book now, as this popular event always sells out!
New Vintage Pinot Gris Released!
Hester Creek is excited to share their 2009 Pinot Gris with visitors to the winery. Guests can now taste this new release wine in the beautifully appointed wine shop. Try a sip in the tasting room and let Hester Creek prove the unoaked brilliance of this recent addition.
Perfect for warm late summer nights, this wine is sure to move out quickly; don’t miss the chance to purchase a case while you can! As well as stocking wine, the wine shop has delicious extras for all of your gastronomic fantasies, including luxury food products and cookware, sumptuous glossy cookbooks, and select wine apparel. Visit Hester Creek to create a perfect evening full of amazing food and wine.
Old Friends Meet New Guests
Hester Creek has had a busy summer in its luxurious demonstration kitchen, featuring recent guest chefs like legendary Italian chef Umberto Menghi (at left) of Il Giardino, Il Caminetto, Trattoria, and Umberto’s in Vancouver and Cabana Grille’s Ned Bell of Kelowna (below).
Both chefs created fabulous dishes for Hester Creek visitors, paired with amazing wines from Hester Creek. These scrumptious events are soon to be followed by another guest chef appearance in the demonstration kitchen…
Hester Creek Showcased Across the Province
The winery is proud to participate in many events around BC, including upcoming events such as the Chef Meets Grape event in Vancouver, the famed Cornucopia in Whistler, and the Okanagan Wine Festival in the Okanagan Valley.
Hester Creek is pleased to support the Okanagan Wine Festival with three tastings of their own, showcasing their latest vintages to all the wine savvy in the Okanagan! Visit www.hestercreek.com for ticket information.
Update from the Vineyard
Hester Creek is enjoying a glorious summer, with hot weather and perfect growing conditions for their grapes. After a wet spring, summer temperatures have been slightly above average with warm nights resulting in ideal ripening conditions. Fruit set for the grapes has been excellent and potential fruit quality looks outstanding. Currently in August, the vineyard team is working on canopy management such as leaf removal and crop reduction to ensure the grapes are in optimum condition. The winery is set for harvest to commence in mid to late-September.
About Hester Creek Estate Winery
Hester Creek Estate Winery is situated within some of British Columbia’s oldest vineyards in the bountiful Golden Mile region. The 95-acre, Mediterranean-influenced grounds, winery, and guest villas evoke an old-world sense of tranquility that take you back to a more simple, unhurried era: a time when a young girl named Hester pondered life and daydreamed by the edge of the creek that would later take her name. Discover winemaker Rob Summers’ fresh, lively wines that truly convey the extraordinary place where they were grown. Relax on the patio, among the vines, or browse in the new wine shop for local artisan foods, glassware and accoutrement to accompany your wine purchases. Visit one of the world’s most recent and exciting wine discoveries. The Okanagan Valley’s “Golden Mile Bench” and Hester Creek await your arrival.
For more information, visit www.hestercreekwinery.com, find Hester Creek on Facebook or follow the winery on Twitter @hestercreek.
