Little Farm Winery est la petite exploitation familiale de Rhys Pender MW et d'Alishan Driediger. Née d'une passion pour le vin, elle s'est développée en produisant du Chardonnay et du Riesling à partir du vignoble Estate Mulberry Tree à Cawston, en Colombie-Britannique, dans la magnifique vallée de la Similkameen. L'objectif a toujours été de produire des vins avec un minimum de manipulation et d'intervention, reflétant parfaitement le terroir et la saison de croissance unique de chaque année. Les premiers vins ont été vinifiés en 2011. La production annuelle totale est inférieure à 1 000 caisses. Little Farm Winery ne connaîtra jamais une grande croissance et se concentrera toujours sur la production de petits lots de vins issus de vignobles uniques, reflétant les caractéristiques uniques de chaque site. L'objectif est de produire des vins intéressants, de caractère et plutôt naturels, tout en prenant soin de notre petite exploitation.
Little Farm lives up to its name: a tiny organic vineyard in Cawston, in the Similkameen Valley just west of the Okanagan. Rhys Pender and Alishan Driediger bought the five-acre parcel in 2008 and planted it soon after.
Pender is a Master of Wine, one of only a small number in Canada, which makes this modest little farm a serious address.
Organic, mineral, hands-off
The estate has been farmed organically from the start and is certified organic. The winemaking is low-intervention, aimed at capturing the stony, mineral character of the Similkameen ground.
The focus is narrow and deliberate: dry, tightly wound Riesling and Chardonnay off the estate's Mulberry Tree Vineyard. Small in scale, precise in style.
Frequently asked questions
What is Little Farm known for?
Little Farm is a tiny certified-organic Similkameen winery known for dry, mineral Riesling and Chardonnay. It was founded by Rhys Pender, a Master of Wine, and his partner Alishan Driediger, and it works in a low-intervention style.
What is a Master of Wine?
Master of Wine is one of the hardest qualifications in the wine world, held by only a few hundred people globally and a handful in Canada. Rhys Pender earned it in 2010, which brings real depth to Little Farm's small, focused range.
Where is Little Farm?
In Cawston, in BC's Similkameen Valley, a small mountain-framed region just west of the Okanagan. The estate is certified organic and farmed on a genuinely small scale.
