Chaque bouteille de vin Sandhill est élaborée à partir de raisins provenant de l'un des six vignobles uniques de la Colombie-Britannique : Sandhill Estate, Hidden Terrace, Rocky Ridge, Casorso Family, Osprey Ridge et Vanessa Vineyard. Chaque vignoble possède sa propre combinaison magique de sols, de microclimat, d'exposition, de drainage et d'autres particularités géographiques. Le caractère complexe, subtil et unique de chaque vignoble se révèle dans votre verre.
Nos techniques de vinification sont conçues pour sublimer, et non altérer, les arômes fruités naturels de nos vins. Sydney Valentino qualifie souvent sa technique de vinification de « douce » et « non interventionniste ». Un fruité exceptionnel, accompagné d'une touche de douceur seulement lorsque cela est nécessaire, donnera naissance à un grand vin de vignoble unique de Colombie-Britannique.
Numéro de licence d'exploitation viticole : 300221
Sandhill started in 1997 as an idea ahead of its time in BC: make every wine from a single, named vineyard. It works out of the historic downtown Kelowna site of Calona Wines, one of the oldest wineries in the province.
Founding winemaker Howard Soon built the reputation over decades, and it has become one of BC's best-known single-vineyard labels.
Single vineyards, small lots
The heart of Sandhill is its Small Lots program, tiny bottlings from specific vineyards, including grapes that were rare in BC when it started, like Sangiovese and Barbera. Each wine is meant to taste of one place.
Howard Soon, one of Canada's longest-serving winemakers, ran the cellar for many years before handing it on. The winery was named Canadian Winery of the Year in 2009.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sandhill known for?
Sandhill is a Kelowna winery known for making every wine from a single named vineyard, an approach it helped pioneer in BC. Its Small Lots program bottles tiny quantities of premium and unusual wines, and it was named Canadian Winery of the Year in 2009.
What does single-vineyard mean?
It means all the grapes in a wine come from one specific vineyard, rather than being blended from many sites. Sandhill helped introduce that idea to British Columbia, so each bottle reflects the character of one piece of ground.
Where is Sandhill?
In downtown Kelowna, in the Okanagan Valley, on the historic site of Calona Wines, one of the oldest wineries in British Columbia. Its fruit comes from a set of named vineyards across the valley.
