GOODS: Naramata’s “JoieFarm” Wins Gold At UK’s 2013 Decanter World Wine Awards
May 23, 2013
JoieFarm is located in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250-496-0073 | Toll free: 1-866-422-5643 | www.joiefarm.com
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Vancouver, BC | We are proud to announce that the 2011 JoieFarm “En Famille” Reserve Chardonnay (Sept. 2013 release) has won gold at the UK’s Decanter World Wine Awards. This is a tremendous achievement in what is generally regarded as the world’s toughest wine competition. This year, 219 wine experts from 27 countries, including 75 Masters of Wine and 13 Master Sommeliers, gathered in London in April to taste 14,362 wine entries from around the world to which they awarded a mere 229 gold medals. The complete results of the competition are here. Our results can be found after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Naramata’s JoieFarm Wins Big At Riverside International Wine Competition
May 17, 2013
JoieFarm is located in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250-496-0073 | Toll free: 1-866-422-5643 | www.joiefarm.com
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Vancouver, BC | We are proud to announce our outstanding showing at the prestigious 2013 Riverside International Wine Competition in Temecula California this past week. The 2012 JoieFarm Rosé was selected as the Sweepstakes Rosé Wine, the best rosé wine in show. The 2011 JoieFarm Gamay and 2011 JoieFarm PTG (both to be released in September, 2013) were both named Best in Class and awarded Gold Medals. The complete results of the competition are here, with ours listed after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Naramata’s “JoieFarm” Cleans Up At 2013 Great Northwest Wine Competition
April 9, 2013
JoieFarm is located in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250-496-0073 | Toll free: 1-866-422-5643 | www.joiefarm.com
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Vancouver, BC | We are proud to announce the recent showing of our newly and soon to be released wines at the 2013 Great Northwest Wine Competition where against, almost exclusively Washington and Oregon competition, we were awarded thirteen medals. This haul included a Double-Gold medal (unanimous Gold) for the 2011 Gamay (scheduled release September 2013) which was one of five finalists for best overall wine in show. Three other Gold medals were awarded to the 2012 A Noble Blend, 2012 Riesling and 2011 Pinot Noir (scheduled release September 2013). Our results can be found after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Naramata’s Celebrated “JoieFarm” Announces Its 2012 Vintage Wine Releases
February 21, 2013
JoieFarm is located in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250-496-0073 | Toll free: 1-866-422-5643 | www.joiefarm.com
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Vancouver, BC | We are pleased to announce the release of the 2012 Vintage of JoieFarm A Noble Blend, Rosé, Un-Oaked Chardonnay, Riesling, Muscat and Pinot Blanc. The 2012 growing year was short but ended warmly. A perfect harvest season brought JoieFarm’s wines big, big flavour, generous alcohol and body. One of the key factors in developing greater intensity with our wines has been our increasing roster of carefully curated and farmed leased vineyard sites of vines 25 years and older that add complexity and weight to the wines. The wines are now available to order online from our website www.JoieFarm.com by clicking on the Order our Wines link. Shipping is free to your door for all major urban centres throughout Canada. Please contact us for shipping charges to outlying Canadian areas. Shipping is not available to the USA or internationally. We are unable to offer our in-person pickup day in Vancouver this year. Read more
GOODS: Naramata’s “Joiefarm” Winery Took Home 40 Medals And Awards In 2012
December 12, 2012
JoieFarm is located in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250-496-0073 | Toll free: 1-866-422-5643 | www.joiefarm.com
The GOODS from JoieFarm
Vancouver, BC | We at JoieFarm Winery are proud to announce that we won a cumulative forty medals and awards in 2012 at various national and international competitions. Along with several “Best in Class” medals, we also received the “Terroir Award” from the 2012 Riverside International Wine Competition for the second time in the last three years. The “Terroir Award” is given “To the winery that displays the best regional character in its wines”. We are grateful to all the competitions and the judges who have bestowed these accolades upon our wines. Take a look at the full list after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Naramata’s “JoieFarm” Releases 2010 Reserve Series, Ready For Shipping
September 18, 2012
JoieFarm is located in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250-496-0073 | Toll free: 1-866-422-5643 | www.joiefarm.com
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Vancouver, BC | We are proud to announce the release of our 2010 Reserve Series including one new wine, the 2010 Reserve Pinot Noir, in addition to the 2010 Reserve Chardonnay and 2010 PTG. Our Reserve series is inspired by our love of the wines of Burgundy and our recognition that Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Gamay excel in the Okanagan Valley. It is our stated goal to utilize our best lots in any given year to create small quantities of high quality wine, with an emphasis on low-yields, careful selection and traditional Old World methods. Please note that there will be no downtown Vancouver pickup option due to harvest but shipping is still free to most of Canada. Early reviews for each of the wines have been outstanding. You can read these and order the wines after the jump… Read more
Seen In Vancouver #396: Lunch With Joy Road & JoieFarm At Le Marche St. George
September 14, 2012
by Michelle Sproule | When three of your favourite things all come together at once it’s like a rare planetary alignment. You just sit there and enjoy the moment, knowing that it probably won’t happen again in your lifetime. One of these especially uncommon occurrences took place this week when Heidi Noble and Michael Dinn of JoieFarm arranged a media luncheon to introduce their outstanding 2010 Vintage Reserve Series (love that Pinot Noir). Chefs Dana Ewart and Cameron Smith of the Okanagan’s Joy Road Catering were on hand to pair their always marvellous “cuisine de terroir” with the wines, and it all went down in the charming suite above Le Marche St. George. Have a look and a taste…
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DINER: Vancouver’s Food & Wine Industry Raises Nearly $10,000 For One Of Its Own
June 28, 2012
The fundraiser to aid Sean Hamilton went down this past Sunday night in the old Boneta space and it was a tremendous success. As you may recall, the lifer in Vancouver’s vibrant restaurant industry is battling his second round with cancer, and has been in need of financial assistance. Here’s a note from one of the event’s main organisers, Michael Dinn (co-proprietor of JoieFarm0:
We raised just shy of $10,000 to help Sean with his expenses while he battles a second bout of cancer. If you know of anyone who was unable to attend but would like to donate, please direct them here. We’d like to acknowledge the following businesses and individuals whose tremendous support made the event possible: Abigail’s Party, Alta Bistro, Bambu – The Salon, BC Hospitality Foundation, Boneta, Coletta Consulting, Cork & Fin, Dana Lee Harris Consulting, Dockside Restaurant, Foremost Wines, Freehouse Wines, Gotham Steakhouse, Granville Island Hotel, Hell’s Kitchen, Heyday Design, Hip Baby, Hy’s Restaurants, Irvin Walkes, JoieFarm Winery, Keith Nicholson, L’Abattoir, Lake Breeze Winery, Landmark Selections, Laughing Stock Winery, Marquis Wine Cellar, Merchants Oyster Bar, Nadine McDowell, Okanagan Crush Pad, Patrick Moss-Norbury, Peacock & Martin, Peckinpah, Poplar Grove Winery, Red Truck Brewery, Save-On Meats, Scout Magazine, Steve da Cruz, Stoneboat Winery, Tavola , The Delta Pinnacles, The Diamond, The Roxy, Doolin’s, The Cellar, The Sardine Can, The Storeroom, The Wines of Argentina, The Wines of South Africa, Top Table Restaurants (West, Araxi, Cin Cin, Bluewater Café), the Umberto Restaurant Group (Il Giardino, La Trattoria di Umberto, Il Caminetto), Vij’s, and Wild Rice.
Battle hard, Sean!
HONOUR BOUND: Get Together In Support Of Sean Hamilton At The Old Boneta Space
June 15, 2012
As many in the local food and wine trade are aware, industry lifer Sean Hamilton is going through a battle with cancer. Naramata winery JoieFarm and the good folks at Boneta are organising a fundraiser for him. Here are the details, as supplied by JoieFarm’s Michael Dinn:
A cancer fundraiser is being thrown on behalf of a dear friend and colleague, Sean Hamilton, on Sunday June 24th at the old Boneta space from 7 pm – midnight. Many of you know Sean from his time as a waiter, bartender, manager and restaurant owner over the past 20+ years. He is going through his second bought of cancer in the past 5 years and has been out of work for a year. Our goal is to cover his expenses for at least the next year so that he does not have to deal with financial stress while he works on getting better. We want to get as many of his friends and colleagues as possible out to the event so I am asking you to attend and/or forward this email or this facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/
events/321297984622183/ to as many of his friends and former colleagues that you know.We are also looking for gift certificates and silent auction items so if you are able to help, please email me back and I will arrange for pickup or you can deliver it to the office of The Storeroom, 1396 Richards Street, Vancouver (hours 9 am – 7 pm M-F and 9-5 Sat & Sun). Let them know that it is for the JoieFarm fundraiser. If you would like to contribute directly but are unable to attend, please email me back and I will give you instructions on how to do so.
An application is in processs with the BC Hospitality Foundation and we hope to receive matching funds of up to $5000 from them as well.
Please do what you can to spread the word. We hope to see many Scout readers there.
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GOODS: JoieFarm Hosting “Ride To Conquer Cancer” Fundraising Wine Supper At Tavola
April 18, 2012
JoieFarm is located in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250-496-0073 | Toll free: 1-866-422-5643 | www.joiefarm.com
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Vancouver, BC | JoieFarm and Vancouver’s Tavola Restaurant are teaming up for a special dinner to support Tavola/Nook’s “Ride to Conquer Cancer” racing team on Tuesday May 1st. The evening, to be hosted by Michael Dinn of JoieFarm and Brad Roark of Tavola, will feature select special dishes served family style and paired with JoieFarm’s wines. Details after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Naramata Winery “JoieFarm” To Host Tasting At Salt Tasting Room This June
March 21, 2012
JoieFarm is located in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250-496-0073 | Toll free: 1-866-422-5643 | www.joiefarm.com
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Naramata, BC | Please join us at Salt Tasting Room’s 40 foot long communal table on Tuesday June 5th for an evening of JoieFarm wines, cheese and charcuterie. We will be there in person to discuss our wines and their particular affinity for all things porcine. Tickets are $60 (plus tax & tip) and can be purchased online from www.salttastingroom.com. Details about the winery after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Naramata’s “JoieFarm” Receives Critical Praise For Their 2009 Reserve Wines
November 23, 2011
JoieFarm is located in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250-496-0073 | Toll free: 1-866-422-5643 | www.joiefarm.com
The GOODS from JoieFarm
Naramata, BC | The 2009 PTG and 2009 Reserve Chardonnay have received consistently strong reviews from the critics. We have good stock of both wines and they can easily be ordered, with no charge for shipping, by clicking on this link. Read the new reviews after the jump… Read more
GOODS: The 2010 Rosé From “JoieFarm” Awarded “Best In Show” In California Comp
May 16, 2011
JoieFarm is located in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250-496-0073 | Toll free: 1-866-422-5643 | www.joiefarm.com
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Naramata, BC | JoieFarm is proud to announce that our 2010 Rosé has been awarded Best Rosé Wine in Show at the 30th Annual Riverside International Wine Competition in Temecula, California. Wine Judge Mitch Cosentino, owner/winemaker of pureCos Wines, described the wine as “Young, fresh with aromatic notes of banana that makes this a classic Pinot Noir Rose. Bright and balanced with pure fruit flavors!”
Forty-seven judges from around the United States, mainly wine makers, wine journalists, and wine merchants, evaluated approximately 2000 wines over a three-day period. For 30 years, the Riverside International Wine Competition has provided consumers and the wine industry with carefully considered results of a blind tasting by professional wine evaluators. A key benefit of this event is to recognize wines in a wide variety of styles, including wine regions that don’t often get such recognition. Further details after the jump… Read more
