It has been a long time coming, but I can assure you that the wait will be well worth it! We have now released the 2010 vintage of white wines. Although the overall vintage is down in size, the quality is outstanding! Despite the challenges that we all faced with the 2010 growing season, the adjustments we made in the vineyards to crop size paid off in a big way. Winemaker Hagen Kruger said, “with the beautiful September and October that Mother Nature gave us, it made up for any short falls that we suffered earlier in the year, the fruit concentration is unbelievable with this vintage! The natural acids of the 2010 vintage give a lovely back bone to the wines making them some of the best wines we have seen from the Okanagan in years”
The new releases include:
• God’s Mountain Riesling
• Riesling “Classic”
• Mystic River Pinot Blanc
• Blanc de Noirs(limited release)
• Gewurztraminer
• Mystic River Gewurztraminer(very limited release)
• Pinot Gris(June release)
• Autumn Gold (June release)
• Stoney Slope Riesling
• Botrytis Affected Riesling(BA)(June Release)
• Total Botrytis Affected Riesling(TBA) (June Release)
Screw The Cork?
It was bound to happen sooner or later. After dabbling with screw caps for many years, Wild Goose bottled its entire 2010 white wines under screw cap. Though it was not an easy decision, we jumped full bore into the project. With the positive response from the consumer and media that we have been having recently towards screw caps, the decision was made and no cork pullers will be needed for our 2010 whites! We are still using natural corks on our red wines and a decision will be made next spring as to whether or not our 2010 reds will be” screwed or corked!” We will keep you posted!
New Vintage….New Label!
It has been ten years since we made any changes to our label, and since we were making changes to our closures, we thought, “why not do a little fine tuning on our label?” With some help from a graphic designer, our label has been slightly “freshened” up, giving the entire label a bright, fresh, and clean look!
Wild Goose Wins “Top B.C. Gewurztraminers!
The Wild Goose Vineyards Mystic River Gewurztraminer 2010 was chosen by a panel of 32 B.C. winemakers as the best Gewurztraminer at this year’s Okanagan Wine Festivals Best of Varietal Competition held recently in Penticton. The wines were blind tasted with only one winner in each varietal category being awarded. The Wild Goose Gewurztraminer 2010 was chosen as a close runner up!! Other recent medal wins:
- Taste B.C.-Autumn Gold 2009-Gold
- Taste B.C.-Pinot Gris 2009-Gold
With competition season newly upon us, future medal listings will be posted on our website
Total Botrytis Affected Riesling(TBA) 2010…Coming Soon!
Our very rare total botrytis affected Riesling (TBA) has been bottled and is awaiting some time in the bottle before release. This wine, produced from shriveled and raisined grape berries will be released in mid to late June, everyone that has been added to our waiting list will be contacted when the wine is released. Only 156 half bottles were produced. A few bottles still remain; please contact the winery if you are interested in this classic wine.
Spring Release Shipping Discount!
If you are looking to order Wild Goose wines between now and June 15th, we are excited to offer you a 50% discount on freight charges! If the high cost of fuel is going to keep you out of the Okanagan, we can still deliver our wines to your home, or place of work! You can order wines toll free by calling 1-877-497-8919 or ordering online at www.wildgoosewinery.com We hope that you all have a chance to visit us this year, and remember, our tasting room is always open 10-5 daily through to the end of October, we look forward to seeing everyone!!
Wild Goose Winery
2145 Sun Valley Way,
Okanagan Falls, BC V0H 1R2 CANADA
Phone: 250.497.8919 Fax: 250.497.6853
