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- Innkeeper - 08-26-2003
Has anybody heard how the vineyards are faring up there?
- Bucko - 08-26-2003
No vineyards have been hit yet as of yesterday, according to Golddigger cellars. I sent an email to Amy and she said lots of homes have been ravaged, but no vineyards.
- Innkeeper - 08-26-2003
There were some folks from there at our B&B on Grand Manan who were terrified their home was in danger. They went to check on it, and we never saw them again. They may have been leaving that day anyway, but needless to say, it left many of us very apprehensive.
- winer - 08-28-2003
I can tell you categorically that at least one winery has been burnt, along with some portion of their vinyard. St Hubertus is the name of the winery, for those who are familiar with the Okanagan wineries in British Columbia.
- Thomas - 08-29-2003
Winer, I don't know enough about BC wineries: is this a big or small one? How much burnt?
- Bucko - 09-01-2003
St. Hubertus' wine shop, production facility and a family home (one saved) were destroyed by the fire. The storage room containing the inventory is undamaged, as are the vineyards.
- Thomas - 09-01-2003
Wow. That's sad.
- winer - 09-03-2003
Foodie, St Hubertus is a small (even by BC standards) winery, but it does sell some wines to the BC liquor Distribution Branch. This means that those wines get distributed across the province. It is larger than a "farm gate" operation. Their wines are well regarded in the province, and they have won a number of medals at Canadian wine competitions.
There is a St Hubertus page at Winepress Northwest (http://www.winepressnw.com/)
- Thomas - 09-04-2003
Thanks, winer.