July 2021 Newsletter

Hello July!!!
Patio Season is in full swing now! We hope you are enjoying this awesome summer so far!With Fruit Season arriving a couple weeks early, we are having an in-store inventory sale this month. Pop on in and see what we have available in our Cali 12 Collection and kits selections. Limited supplies!Check out the selections from
the RJS craft wines on special this month. All perfect for late summer BBQ Season and ready to bottle in 5 – 8 weeks! Talk about perfect timing…
It’s Time To Order Your Wines from
Lodi Valley

This year we are once again offering 3 of our favourites, Flying Fish Trinity, Flying Fish Meritage Style and Flying Fish Old Vine Zinfandel.
Check out the tasting notes below!
Secure your private reserve today with a $50 deposit! There is a shortage of grapes this year. We have to place our orders earlier this year!

Place your orders by August 15, 2021!
Fruit Season is Here!
Turn your Fruits into Wines, Ciders, and Ports!
Call us for a drop off appointment!
Fresh and Frozen fruits are accepted EXCEPT NO FROZEN APPLES AND PEARS. 

YOU ARE ONLY 3 WEEKS AWAY FROM BOTTLING THE MOST REFRESHING BEVERAGE YOU’VE EVER HAD!
Have you tried our Flying Fish Radlers yet?

A light refreshing fruit beer that is sure to please even the
none beer lovers!!
Choose from Grapefruit, Orange or Lemonade.
Perfect for working in the garden or watching others work in the garden!

Back By Popular Demand:
Blush Crush, a refreshing rosé from our Orchard Breezin’ Line. Ready to bottle in only 4 weeks.

BEER! BEER! BEER!
Stock up for Summer!
Festa Brew contains no adjuncts, stabilizers, or extracts — just pure, natural wort from Magnotta Brewery. A commercial quality craft beer ready in only 3 weeks! Yup, your dreams just came true!
These beers are REALLY good!
10 Beers to choose from plus Seasonal Releases.

HOLIDAY CLOSURE:
We will be closed June 30 (at noon) – July 5th, re-opening on Tuesday July 6th to give our staff a well deserved break before the harvest season!

HAPPY CANADA DAY EH!

Stay Healthy & Happy!!
We hope you are having a Fabulous day!

Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Cheers!

We are back on July 6th! Happy Summer!
various wines in glasses check out what's on special this month
July Specials Available 6 – 31

In-store inventory Sale This Month!
Pop on in and see what we have available in our
Cali 12 Collection and kits selections.
Limited supplies!

white wine in glass
Italian Pinot Grigio

Opens with citrus, floral, and pear notes. Hints of citrus and green apple on the finish.The palate is elevated with its perfect harmony of fruit and crisp acidity.
From the En Primeur Winery Series line.
Ready to bottle in 8 weeks.

SALE: 191.99

reg: 206.99

white wine pouring in glasses
Chilean Chardonnay
Bursting with hints of pineapple, melon, and peach on the palate, delicate hints of pear on the finish. A perfectly balanced wine with fresh and lively acidity.
From the En Primeur Winery Series line.
Ready to bottle in 8 weeks.
SALE: 191.99
reg: 206.99
German Gewürztraminer
Made in the style of one of Germany’s most renowned whites, this Gewürztraminer style is balanced and crisp with bold tropical fruits on the palate.
From the Cru International line.
Ready to bottle in 6 weeks.
SALE: 149.99
reg: 164.99
red wine pouring
Chilean Merlot

A smooth, rich wine, medium dark in colour with notes of blackberry and currants. A hint of green olive in the bouquet will pleasantly surprise and delight you.
From the Cru International line.
Ready to bottle in 6 weeks.

SALE: 152.99
reg: 167.99

red wine toasting
Italian Nebbiolo
Luxurious flavours of dark plums and chocolate greet the nose, while hints of blackberries, toasted oak, and spices are found on the palate of this great Italian classic
From the Cru International line.
Ready to bottle in 6 weeks.
SALE: 159.99
reg: 174.99

Time to Secure Your Private Reserve!
Cut Off is Saturday August 15, 2021.

These grapes will be picked and loaded onto reefer trucks in the beginning of October. They will make their way to Flying Fish Winery where they will be crushed and fermented into the most amazing, award-winning, craft wines you will ever experience. Using Malolactic fermentation, these wines will be velvety, robust and fabulous. Ready to bottle in Spring 2022. You won’t find these anywhere else but here! Did you know a good quality bottle of Lodi Valley Meritage is about $40 a bottle? Your private reserve is only 299.99 for 30 bottles. Don’t miss this opportunity!
See below for what we are offering this year!

Click Here To Secure Your Private Reserve Lodi Valley Fresh Grape Wines

Flying Fish Meritage Style

This is a food lovers wine. Big, bold and full-bodied. Complex aromas of black currant, bing cherry, chocolate and coconut, followed by cinnamon and fruitcake spices. It is dry and well balanced with mature and firm tannins. Flavours of bright-red cherries and plums lead to a long harmonious finish, leaving you wanting more. Velvety in the mouth yet delivers robust multi-layered flavours on the palate.
This is not a wine for amateurs.
This is a seductress on the hunt. Best aged, if you can wait!

Pairs perfectly with grilled foods. Flash up the BBQ and enjoy!
299.99

Flying Fish Trinity

The inviting ruby colour invites the nose to enjoy the subdued spiciness of anise and sage offered by the Merlot, the floral notes of violets from the Cabernet Sauvignon, and the vegetative notes provided by the Tempranillo. The balance is dry with a good tannin structure and it finishes with long, clean, fruit-forward flavours.
These 3 grape varietals work together to create a perfect dance where the aromas carry through to the palate. This wine is well integrated and will continue to develop and improve for 5 years.
Pair with rich foods.
299.99

Flying Fish Old Vine Zinfandel

This dark ruby Lodi Valley classic opens with a rich bouquet of black currant, blackberries and black pepper with a hint of warming spices. It is beautifully balanced with a hints of French oak and medium-firm tannins. It continues to develop over a medium-long finish with jammy flavours of dark fruits, figs and spice cake.
Compliments all grilled foods and dark chocolate.
299.99

Click Here To Secure Your Private Reserve Lodi Valley Fresh Grape Wines

Radler beer and citrus fruit
Quench Your Thirst!
Refreshing and light, these radlers are sure to quench your thirst. Made with a wheat beer from our Festabrew Line and real fruit juice.
Perfect for working in the garden!
Choose from these three flavours: Grapefruit, Orange or Lemonade.
Each batch makes 27 litres and they are ready to bottle in only 3 weeks!
Only 117.99

Orchard Breezin’ Blush Crush is back by popular demand!
This refreshing rosé features flavours of juicy, fresh-picked strawberries and raspberries with a hint of grapefruit, making this a delightful sipper. Perfectly timed for summer and ready to drink in just 4 weeks!

Pairs well with watermelon and feta salad, spinach and strawberry salad, or fish tacos and mango salsa.

Only 130.99

Festa Brew Kits
BEER! BEER! BEER!
Stock up for the Summer!
Festa Brew contains no adjuncts, stabilizers, or extracts — just pure, natural wort from Magnotta Brewery. A commercial quality craft beer ready in only 3 weeks! Yup, your dreams just came true! These beers are REALLY good!
10 Beers to choose from plus Seasonal Releases!
Only 107.99 – 114.99 for 23 Litres!
Click Here For Beer Descriptions and Pricing
Cali 12 Collection logo
Wines made with 100% Unadulterated, Pure Juice.
12 week fermentation.
The next level of your winemaking experience.
reg. 214.99 – 219.99
made on premises

Reds:

Barbera
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chianti
Merlot
Mixed Black
Pinot Noir
Premium Burgundy
Ruby Cabernet
Sangiovese
Syrah
Zinfandel
Old Vine Zinfandel

Whites & Blushes:

Chablis
Chardonnay (Classic)
Chardonnay (Buttery)
Chenin Blanc
French Columbard
Fumé Blanc
Gewürztraminer
Johannisberg Riesling
Muscat
Sauvignon Blanc
Viognier
Grenache Blush
Zinfandel Blush

Click Here To See The Winemaker’s Tasting Notes
Click Here To Pre-Order Your Cali 12 Collection Wine
Ready to bottle? bottles with various shrink caps
  Call us at 250-652-8818
OR
Click on the button below to email us your availability!
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COVID-19 SHOP PROTOCOLS

As we enter Phase 3 of the COVID-19 re-opening, we want to make sure we maintain a safe and healthy workplace and shop environment.

On top of our routine cleaning after each client, we are taking proactive steps by booking appointments at a staggered time, so safe distances can be maintained at our bottling stations. We are sanitizing before and after each client for bottling and ordering.

Please do not enter if you are or have been sick in the last 14 days.

 

  • Please use the hand sanitizer at our front desk before and after ordering. 
  • Please wash your hands before and after bottling.

If you have an appointment booked and are experiencing ANY symptoms of a respiratory sickness, we kindly ask that you call to rebook your appointment.
250-652-8818

win wine!

CONGRATULATIONS to Gordon T. our July Winner!

Gordon, you have won a
Cali 12 Collection 100% Juice Wine or En Primeur Winery Series kit of your choice!

Want to be like Gordon?
With every purchase, enter your name in our fishbowl!
Good Luck!

If you are as proud of your wines as we are…. Send a Friend!
Your friend will receive a welcome bonus of 10% off any regular priced wine OR Free Bottles
and you will receive
$50 OFF your next craft wine kit
made on premises!
*some restrictions apply, see us for details*