Skin Fermented Pinot Gris 2022
Released: March 27, 2025
With aromas of caramel toffee, apricot, orange peel, cinnamon and brandy, this isn’t your typical Gris…
Our take on an orange wine – Pinot Gris grapes treated like red grapes in the cellar. We took the same Pinot Gris grapes we harvested for our regular Pinot Gris wine but instead of gently pressing the grapes, we crushed them and let them ferment on their skins, pulp and seeds for 10 days. This process extracts many compounds from the skins, deepening the colour of the wine and giving it a tannic structure like a red wine. It was aged in older American oak barrels for 18 months which softened the finish and imparted a creamy texture.
Skin fermented whites have more body and tannin, resulting in richer, more robust flavours than conventionally-made whites. They have the acidity of a white wine and the body of a red wine which makes them ideal food pairing partners.
Best served with a slight chill: refrigerate for only 20-30 minutes prior to serving.
Where it was grown
Wendell Vineyard, Lake Country, Okanagan Valley
When it was grown
The story of the 2022 growing season started with a blast of arctic air in late December 2021. The cold weather damaged some buds on the vines, reducing their potential yields. The spring was cool and damp, which delayed budbreak and suggested it was going to be a short growing season. Summer was hot and dry but the highlight of the growing season was the fall, which felt more like an extension of summer. It was a phenomenal stretch of warm and dry weather that lasted through most of October. The extended season coupled with low yields produced grapes of excellent quality.
Technical Details
Residual Sugar 4.2 g/l
Acidity 5.6 g/l
Alcohol 13.0%
This new release is only available in our wine shop or on our website while quantities last.
Released: March 27, 2025
With aromas of caramel toffee, apricot, orange peel, cinnamon and brandy, this isn’t your typical Gris…
Our take on an orange wine – Pinot Gris grapes treated like red grapes in the cellar. We took the same Pinot Gris grapes we harvested for our regular Pinot Gris wine but instead of gently pressing the grapes, we crushed them and let them ferment on their skins, pulp and seeds for 10 days. This process extracts many compounds from the skins, deepening the colour of the wine and giving it a tannic structure like a red wine. It was aged in older American oak barrels for 18 months which softened the finish and imparted a creamy texture.
Skin fermented whites have more body and tannin, resulting in richer, more robust flavours than conventionally-made whites. They have the acidity of a white wine and the body of a red wine which makes them ideal food pairing partners.
Best served with a slight chill: refrigerate for only 20-30 minutes prior to serving.
Where it was grown
Wendell Vineyard, Lake Country, Okanagan Valley
When it was grown
The story of the 2022 growing season started with a blast of arctic air in late December 2021. The cold weather damaged some buds on the vines, reducing their potential yields. The spring was cool and damp, which delayed budbreak and suggested it was going to be a short growing season. Summer was hot and dry but the highlight of the growing season was the fall, which felt more like an extension of summer. It was a phenomenal stretch of warm and dry weather that lasted through most of October. The extended season coupled with low yields produced grapes of excellent quality.
Technical Details
Residual Sugar 4.2 g/l
Acidity 5.6 g/l
Alcohol 13.0%
This new release is only available in our wine shop or on our website while quantities last.
Released: March 27, 2025
With aromas of caramel toffee, apricot, orange peel, cinnamon and brandy, this isn’t your typical Gris…
Our take on an orange wine – Pinot Gris grapes treated like red grapes in the cellar. We took the same Pinot Gris grapes we harvested for our regular Pinot Gris wine but instead of gently pressing the grapes, we crushed them and let them ferment on their skins, pulp and seeds for 10 days. This process extracts many compounds from the skins, deepening the colour of the wine and giving it a tannic structure like a red wine. It was aged in older American oak barrels for 18 months which softened the finish and imparted a creamy texture.
Skin fermented whites have more body and tannin, resulting in richer, more robust flavours than conventionally-made whites. They have the acidity of a white wine and the body of a red wine which makes them ideal food pairing partners.
Best served with a slight chill: refrigerate for only 20-30 minutes prior to serving.
Where it was grown
Wendell Vineyard, Lake Country, Okanagan Valley
When it was grown
The story of the 2022 growing season started with a blast of arctic air in late December 2021. The cold weather damaged some buds on the vines, reducing their potential yields. The spring was cool and damp, which delayed budbreak and suggested it was going to be a short growing season. Summer was hot and dry but the highlight of the growing season was the fall, which felt more like an extension of summer. It was a phenomenal stretch of warm and dry weather that lasted through most of October. The extended season coupled with low yields produced grapes of excellent quality.
Technical Details
Residual Sugar 4.2 g/l
Acidity 5.6 g/l
Alcohol 13.0%
This new release is only available in our wine shop or on our website while quantities last.
