The sale includes a 11-acre site in the Okanagan's Golden Mile sub-appellation in Oliver that includes the winery, a log-cabin tasting room, an older house and about nine acres of planted vineyards.
"We are just looking to growing the brand and being a proud local VQA product hopefully expanding with the LCBO, other great Canadian provinces and crossing borders in the next year or so," says Meyers.
Prior to joining Diamond Estates, Andrew was President of Equity Wine Group which produced high-quality VQA wines, including the Creekside and Queenston Mile brands, through its facilities in the Niagara Region
Right near the city of Windsor, in small towns from Amherstburg to Leamington, is EPIC Wine Country, Canada's hottest wine region that you've never been to. There are fourteen wineries in the area, each more beautiful than the last and full of fantastic wines to try.
The head winemaker, soil scientist and sous chef are all women, and they are being celebrated this month due to International Women's Day that was observed last week.
Kalala Organic Estate Winery, a family-owned winery which has produced organic grapes and wines since 2006, announced it has acquired Little Straw. Originally established as Slemka Cellars in 1996, Little Straw Vineyards have been producing award-winning wines out of their Ourtoland Road winery in West Kelowna for more than 25 years.