2008 Single Vineyard Whites in Bottle

The first bottling run of 2008 vintage wine might have gone to Pinot Grigio (now available for sale at the winery!), but May 7th and 8th saw the bottling of two equally as exciting products: the 2008 Butler’s Grant Riesling and the 2008 Queenston Road Vineyard Chardonnay.

The 2008 BG Riesling marks the return of an annual favourite, this is now the fourth vintage of Creekside Riesling to be made from fruit sourced solely from that vineyard and every year, it’s following seems to grow. Keep an eye out for a wine profile, with all the behind the scenes gossip, coming soon to The Cellared Life.

Just as nifty, the 2008 QRV Chardonnay makes history as the first single vineyard chardonnay to come out of our prized vineyard on the St. David’s Bench. It seems bound and determined to show up our reds with it’s energetic stainless steel fermented character and high-toned personality. Wine profile to come on this quirky guy as well.

How do we get these lively whites from tank to bottle as quickly and gently as possible? Why with a high speed bottling line of course. Visitors are always fascinated by how the line works, so we thought we would share a glimpse of the process online. Generally speaking we can do 1500-1700 cases per day, or an astounding 18,000-20,000 bottles. For reference, our standard old line could manage 1100 cases per day on a perfect day. Needless to say we much prefer speed and consistency!