Browsing all posts in 2008 Vintage.

Gris vs. Grigio

We received a couple of queries from very astute readers, asking why we choose to label our Estate wine as Pinot Grigio (the Italian name), but our Reserve wine as Pinot Gris (the French name).  The wine is crafted from the same grape (Pinot Gris), but shifted stylistically to show off its incredible diversity, and [...]

Wine Profile: 2008 Pinot Grigio

Look, we’ll be honest…we wish we had tales of struggling ferments, crazy blending trials, and other tidbits of insider information, but this wine all but made itself. Clean fruit, clean careful ferment, clean filtration…just plain clean, crisp, varietally correct aromatics and a really refreshing palate.

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 [...]

Hand-Pick at Queenston Road Vineyard

Every once in a while we get an idea in our heads during the craziness of harvest that seems just too good to pass up. Despite being exhausted, incredibly busy and constantly moving, the Creekside crew just can’t seem to squash our experimental, insane desire to try new things and start new creative winemaking projects. [...]

For the Love of Pinot

In the world of vines there are the hearty, the happy, the “plant me anywhere and I’ll grow for you” varieties and then there’s Pinot Noir. The ‘heartbreak’ grape; so named because of it’s frustratingly dual ability to create some of the most fantastic, regionally expressive wines, while also being one of the most sensitive, [...]