Many of the world's finest wine grapes come from the
sunny, dry hills of mid-northern latitudes (42º - 50º)
- - the great vineyards of France, Germany, northern
Italy, Spain, Washington and Oregon. So it's no surprise
that wine experts are turning their attention to BC's
Okanagan Valley, which is in the same latitude and now
the Okanagan is producing truly outstanding wines. Burrowing
Owl's vineyards are located in prime position on the
eastern side of the Okanagan Valley between Osoyoos
and Oliver, BC. Grapes from these vineyards have already
attracted international acclaim.
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"Extensive
planting
of European grapes
began some 10 years
ago and now the
Okanagan is producing
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Burrowing Owl Estate Winery has been awarded numerous
awards for all Burrowing Owl wines produced. Burrowing
Owl Estate Winery produced its first vintage in 1997,
concentrating on four grape varieties from the 16
varieties grown at Burrowing Owl Vineyards - - Cabernet
Sauvignon and Merlot for red wines; Chardonnay and
Pinot Gris for white. Cabernet Franc was added in
1998, Pinot Noir in 1999 and Syrah in 2000. The winery
currently produces about 35,000 cases of wine. Location
and premium grape varieties are two of the vineyards'
greatest assets.
The winery owns and manages all of the vineyard land
growing grapes for the Burrowing Owl wines. The land
base consists of 170 acres of producing vineyards
on 180 acres of land, split between three vineyard
sites. The original 140 acre site which contains an
equal amount of red and white grapes is located on
Black Sage road at the winery. There is a 30 acre
vineyard located on the East slopes above Osoyoos
Lake growing Bordeaux varieties and Syrah reds, and
a 10 acre vineyard growing Sauvignon Blanc located
in the Similkameen Valley.
Still, it takes special skills to turn these assets
into fine wines. Our vineyard managers contribute
a wealth of knowledge and experience that is unsurpassed
in the valley. Their dedicated team takes special
pride in the success of these vineyards. And of course,
they work closely with the winemaking team at Burrowing
Owl to co-ordinate crop levels, ripeness targets,
and the many other parameters necessary to produce
only the finest quality wines.
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