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Naramata’s “Lake Breeze” Home To Live Music And New Wines This Summer

Lake Breeze Vineyards is located at 930 Sammet Road in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250.496.5659 | www.lakebreeze.ca

The GOODS from Lake Breeze

Naramata, BC | The very successful Lake Breeze Sunday Music Series continues to be one of the best ways to spend a Sunday afternoon on the Naramata Bench. Situated at the Patio restaurant, guests are welcome to enjoy a fabulous lunch, paired with great wines, and enjoy the sounds of Brent Tyler (July 28 & August 11), Uncorked (August 18), Mark Irving (September 8),Brent Tyler (September 22) and Uncorked, who will round out the season on October 6. The music is live from 12 Noon – 3 PM on these dates and there is no ticket fee.

And nobody does summer wines like Lake Breeze. Current releases include the 2012 Pinot Blanc, 2012 Pinot Gris, 2012 Sauvignon Blanc, 2012 Semillon, 2012 Viognier, 2012 Rosé; and hints of what is to come in the fall include the newly released 2010 Seven Poplars Merlot. These wines are renowned and sell out quickly, so are not to be missed.

Speaking of popular wines, the new Winemaker’s Series, which was introduced this year, has been an amazing success. Garron Elmes, Winemaker, comments, “This first year of our Winemaker Series which included a Viognier, a Riesling, and our new white blend, Windfall, was initially intended to include different wines each year, but the phenomenal response to the Windfall has led to our decision to continue making this wine in future vintages.” Windfall began as an idea, which was to create a fresh, crisp, complex wine that would pair well with a variety of foods, but above all needed to epitomize summer. Garron continues, “We used 5 different varieties this year to build the wine around this idea. Going forward the Windfall may not always be made up from the same varieties, but will always start with the same idea.”

Watch for upcoming new wine releases and fall events on the Lake Breeze website.

Details

930 Sammet Road, Naramata, BC, V0H 1N0.
Telephone: 250-496-5659
Web: www.lakebreeze.ca | Facebook | Twitter

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KEY PEOPLE

General Manager: Launa Maundrell
Wine Maker: Garron Elmes
Chef: Mark Ashton
Wineshop Manager: Ginette Schirrmeister

About Lake Breeze Vineyards

Lake Breeze Vineyards is located in Naramata, British Columbia, 12 kilometres north of Penticton on Naramata Road in the south central Okanagan Valley. It was built in 1996 and named Lake Breeze for the winds that blow across the bluffs year round. The first vines on the property were planted in 1985, making them some of the oldest on the Naramata Bench. The mature vines, coupled with a predominantly westerly aspect ensure plenty of sun exposure and ideal ripening conditions.

Lake Breeze was the first winery to plant and make wine from Pinotage, a native South African variety created from a crossing of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut. Although production is extremely limited, this remains a wine of which we are extremely proud. The current owners purchased the property in 2001 and since then have grown the operation from less than 3,000 cases a year to over 10,000.

At Lake Breeze we believe that our wines should be an experience encompassing the property, the people, the vines, the dog, as well as the wines themselves. We try to create a connection to the place that can be experienced each time you open one of our wines – no matter where you might be.

RECENT AWARDS

Best Red Wine of The Year at the All Canadian Wine Awards with its 2008 Tempest. Lake Breeze also won Gold for its 2011 Semillon; two Silver awards for its 2011 Seven Poplar Sauvignon Blanc and 2009 Seven Poplars Pinot Noir; and two Bronzes for its 2011 Pinot Gris and 2011 Pinot Blanc.

At the Northwest Wine Summit, Lake Breeze was honoured to receive the Gold Award for its 2011 Seven Poplars Sauvignon Blanc. The winery was also thrilled to accept three Best of Varietal Awards at the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival for its 2011 Pinot Blanc, Semillon and Gewürztraminer. As well they were finalists at the Festival in the Pinot Noir, Sparkling and Sauvignon Blanc categories.

The Globe, Sept 6, 2012, Kasey Wilson – Lake Breeze Seven Poplars Pinot Noir 2009, BC VQA Okanagan Valley $25, Despite what many say, some of the best Canadian wines are underpriced. Take winemaker Garron Elmes’ soft, fragrant Pinot Noir, which over-delivers with an appealing dryness (as opposed to sweetness in most inexpensive pinots) and a lush texture. This is a mouthful of beguiling red fruit, sourced from older vines on the Lake Breeze vineyards in Naramata and a young planting in Summerland.