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Naramata’s Lake Breeze Releases Tempest, Meritage, And Fortitified Muscat

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

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Naramata, BC | Garron Elmes, President and Winemaker at Lake Breeze Vineyards, is pleased to announce their first fortified wine, a Fortified Muscat, as part of their first wine releases this fall. As well they have released their wildly popular 2011 Meritage and their premium red wine, the 2010 Tempest.

Garron comments on the new fortified wine, “It is extremely exciting for us at Lake Breeze to finally release the Fortified Muscat which started as an idea and an experiment 5 years ago. It was a great experience to taste the barrels and realize that we had achieved exactly what it was that we set out to do, which was create a wonderfully complex dessert wine that would complement all sorts of desserts as well as stand on it’s own.”

Regarding the 2010 Tempest and 2011 Meritage releases, Garron continues, “The Tempest is exciting this year as it is Cabernet Sauvignon based rather than Merlot based as in previous years. Also, with the inclusion of Malbec we are one step closer to our ultimate goal of having all 5 Bordeaux varieties in the Tempest blend. With the 2011 Meritage, we have reached our goal this year as the blend now contains Petit Verdot, so the wine has the five varietals we envisioned when we started to make it.”

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.