The GOODS from LaStella

Osoyoos, BC | Spring is in the air and summer is just around the corner. LaStella has finally taken the wraps off the newest vintage of their zesty summer whites! Just in time for the sun to start shining they’re releasing two whites and our rosato. Winery GM Rasoul Salehi says “we are firmly convinced that each of these wines is the best incarnation we’ve created yet!”

Vivace is still the zesty, aromatic, vibrant Pinot Grigio it has always been. But this year the level of depth and complexity have been elevated to a completely new level.

As always, Leggiero is a refreshing, light on its feet, clean take on Chardonnay. The 2011 edition has been compared by some of Vancouver’s top wine experts to Chablis; the winery prefers to compare it to a high altitude northern Italian version however. With a glass full of orchard fruit and pure minerality this wine will keep the old fans happy and hopefully attract new followers as well.

The 2011 Lastellina is a little drier than previous editions. That doesn’t mean the fruit is any less intense though! Quite the contrary the big red berry flavours flood across the palate. This will still be a sunny patio mainstay, but maybe it should find its way to the dining table a little as well.

All three wines were held back a little later in the spring this year to make sure they were well settled in the bottles. They’re ready to go now though! Find out more and how to order after the jump…

How to order: All three wines can be ordered online or by email. Please remember there is a 10% discount on full case orders (can be mix and match cases). Click the links below to learn more and place your orders.

2011 LaStella Lastellina Rosato
(Merlot Rose) $25

2011 LaStella Vivace
(Pinot Grigio) $25

2011 LaStella Leggiero
(Chardonnay Un-oaked) $25

DETAILS

8123-148th Avenue, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V0 | MAP
Tel: 250-495-8180 | Fax: 250-495-8160
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.lastella.ca

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The People Make It Happen

Viticulturalist: Severine Pinte
Vineyard Manager: Jody Subotin
General Manager: Rasoul Salehi

About La Stella

LaStella was created to capture our vision of la dolce vita: fine food, wonderful wine, great music, and the good things in life. At LaStella, we celebrate the sun that ripens our grapes and brings warmth to our life, and we share that with everyone who visits us.

LaStella is situated at Osoyoos Lake in the sunny South Okanagan valley of beautiful British Columbia. Here our vineyards produce great fruit and we craft them into such proprietary wines as Allegretto, Vivace and Maestoso. Each wine has its own story — and to convey this unique story we name our wines after Italian musical motifs.

LaStella has assembled an all-star cast to lead the production of BC’s best wines. Head winemaker and viticulturist Severine Pinte, Vineyard Manager Jody Subotin and General Manager Rasoul Salehi work tirelessly to deliver award winning wines vintage after vintage.

Please visit the winery when you visit the Okanagan and join our email newsletter for the latest news from wine country. Visit us online at www.lastella.ca on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lastellawinery and twitter at twitter.com/lastella_winery.

The History

LaStella was created to be the embodiment of the Tuscan way of life. For us, we are making more than wine. We are making our own fun. We are making something different yet reassuringly familiar.

LaStella is situated at Osoyoos Lake in the South Okanagan valley of beautiful British Columbia. The winery opened its doors in May 2007 with its first vintage of 2006. This included Vivace Pinot Grigio, Lastellina Rosato, Allegretto Merlot (Pie Franco) and the very low yield, highly complex Maestoso Merlot.

In 2008, 4 clones of Brunello (Sangiovese Grosso) have come to production. Soon the super Tuscan expression from the Okanagan will come to life.

In the Vineyard

Fortunately for us (and you), the Okanagan valley happens to be one of the best wine regions with its unique climate and variety of latitudes and soils. There is a perceptible difference in temperature and greenery, from the lushness of the north to the sage ridden desert in the south.

According to WineBC, the area between Oliver and Osoyoos is the northernmost tip of the northern most desert in the world; Sonora Desert. Summers are generally very hot with July and August being warmer than Napa Valley, but the evenings are markedly cooler. Osoyoos has 1450 growing degree days and 8 inches of average annual rainfall (WineBC.com). Low rainfall, high heat units and a dry environment allow us to farm in a sustainable manner with all the respect the land deserves.

In the vineyards we do a blend of organic and biodynamic practices, which we call ‘non-interventionism’. Along with our sister winery; Le Vieux Pin, we have around 50 acres of small parcel, prime vineyards in Oliver’s Golden Mile and Black Sage Bench as well as vineyards at Osoyoos lake. We have very distinct soil composition in our vineyards that result in very unique and distinctive wines. We also contract grapes from quality minded growers who grow organically and sustainably. We practice low input viticulture and employ dry farming. As a result our yields are very low and help concentrate the flavours and complexities in the fruit. Our average yield is 2 tons per acre and for some of our wines as low as 1 ton per acre, compared to the widely accepted 4-8 tons per acre yields used with quantity focused producers.

In addition to the above, the underpinning of our success is passion, friendship, dedication and commitment to excellence.

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