Other winemakers say that the hardest part of starting a winery isn’t growing the grapes or making the wine — it’s selling it. I tell people that wine is easy to sell. They should try selling financial data, like I used to. I would ask a customer, “would you like to try my financial data?” They would cross their […]
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For a change of pace, we’re posting a travel note from our assistant winemaker Candace Battig. It’s hard to believe that just as our vines prepare to bud, the Kiwis will be just finishing their harvest. “Summer 2016 has come to a close! That is — if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere. This past Winter,
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Plans for our annual bus tour to Prince Edward County are coming together on June 18. This year we visit five unique wineries and have a delicious barbecue lunch at Broken Stone Winery. We anticipate our third bus tour will be as magical as each of the previous. This is a great chance to sample and buy spectacular local wines,
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European grape varieties Pinot Noir and Chardonnay comprise the largest part of our plantings. Mediterranean in origin, they’re vulnerable to the coldest part of our winters. Although Winter was gentle this year, in February there were still a couple of days where temperatures plunged close to -30 degrees. So most of the buds above ground will
With only a hundred litres of wine to show for hundreds of hours of farming the back acre block, we’ll make a sparkling and call it the Heartbreak wine. We’ll raise a toast to hard work and labours lost, and look forward to our big harvest this year. It’ll take more than a hard frost to take the sparkle from our eyes and
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As our kids grow into teenagers, Broken Stone Winery Airstream HQ has become decidedly crowded. And Nanna wants to stay with us. The trailer was never practical for an octogenarian, so Nanna stays at B&Bs when she visits. As comfortable as the nearby Lavender Farm is with its gracious hosts Derek and Rolande, Nanna would much rather wake up at our vineyard for breakfast
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Fall came and went in a flurry of happy faces. On the second last day of our season, we sold the last bottles of our Chardonnay and Simplicity. So we pulled some of the 2015 Riesling No2 out of the tank, and started pre-selling that, just so that we would have a white wine for people
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Our daughter Ellie is ten years old — and the perfect size to climb into a big tank to clean it out for harvest! First we heat up the big stainless steel tank by hosing it down with hot water. Then Ellie climbs in with a mop and scrubs the sides a little with a
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We love things green and growing and creating with our own hands. But for those of us seeking the joy of reconnecting with the land, sometimes the struggle is difficult. It’s full of joy and sorrow, success and failure. From an event point of view, our harvest party was a big success. The weather was great, the Whoahh Nellie!
Once again our Harvest Party will be on the first Saturday of October. We’ll likely restrict the number of attendees this year so please contact us ahead of time to reserve your spot! Proposed Itinerary 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – harvest grapes 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – a hearty meal and a glass