Five Easy Gift Ideas for Wine Lovers
Looking for a last minute gift for a wine lover? Here are some fun ideas that can be purchased up toContinue Reading
Looking for a last minute gift for a wine lover? Here are some fun ideas that can be purchased up toContinue Reading
The vineyards at By Chadsey’s Cairns are at risk of being uprooted due to financial strains. Broken Stone Winery had planned to expand rapidly to finance the vineyard operations, but the pandemic impeded this growth. The potential loss of these vineyards, integral to the Prince Edward County’s wine industry and tourism, threatens community value and the regional economy. Efforts, including a crowdfunding campaign, are being considered to possibly salvage a portion of the vineyards.
Wine tasting is hungry business. A couple years back, we suddenly realized our customers were famished! At the time, onContinue Reading
It’s cold for the vines but a little bit of effort and a lot of good timing makes all the difference in farming.
Flower and Darling doing what they love best — eating hay
Woody is looking sad. He has no one to welcome to the winery.
Exactly ten years ago today, our offer to purchase our little patch of paradise in Prince Edward County was accepted.Continue Reading
Ten years ago when we planted the vineyard block that we call the “Back Acher”, we had trouble choosing whichContinue Reading
Daniel Auteuil, Yves Montand in “Jean de Floret”. The film inspired us to start on our vineyard journey, with Gérard Depardieu’s unbridled optimism as a city dweller who inherits a farm in the French countryside. The neighbouring farmers — father and son — conspire to cheat their new city-folk neighbour out of his land. Thank goodness our neighbours Norm and Donny are quite the opposite characters!
Here are some books and movies that we enjoyed in our journey to starting a winery. I always admired entrepreneursContinue Reading