Mission Hill Family Estate - Perpetua Chardonnay 2022 Ross Fitzpatrick first visited Greata

Ross Fitzpatrick first visited Greata Ranch with his dad looking to buy fruit for the packing house

Together they built a winery and started producing Château Pesquié wines from the 1990 vintage–including Quintessence which was (and remains) a statement of quality for the region

this off-dry cider is crowd-sourced and community-minded to the core

Quite impressive

the estate of Julien and Francois Pinon has been built up over eight generations and now covers 13

Mission Hill Family Estate - Perpetua Chardonnay 2022 Ross Fitzpatrick first visited GreataIn 1981, the Okanagan was largely undiscovered as a wine region. Instead, it was renowned for the quality of its stone fruit orchards. Grape growers were just beginning to take risks, planting vines in unproven terrain. Despite these risks, the glacier formed valley offered varying soil profiles, long, hot growing days, and diverse microclimates. These distinct sub regions posed an opportunity to cultivate wine with unmistakable terroir. This