Quails' Gate Winery

Infobox Winery
winery_name = Quails' Gate Winery
winery_
location_city = Kelowna, British Columbia
location_country = Canada
appellation = Okanagan Valley
former_name =
other_labels=
year_founded = 1956
first_vintage = 1989
key_people = Tony Stewart (CEO & Proprietor), Ben Stewart (Chairman & Proprietor) & Grant Stanley (Winemaker)
parent_company = Privately Owned
cases_per_year = 50,000
signature_wine = Stewart Family Reserve Pinot Noir
varietal1 = Pinot Noir
varietal2 = Merlot
varietal3 = Cabernet Sauvignon
varietal4 = Old Vines Foch
varietal5 = Chardonnay
varietal6 = Chasselas
varietal7 = Pinot Blanc
varietal8 = Riesling
varietal9 = Gewurztraminer
varietal10 = Chenin Blanc
varietal11 = Rose (Gamay Noir)
varietal12 = Riesling Icewine
varietal13 = Optima
other_product1= Restaurant
other_product2= Wineshop
other_product3=
other_product4=
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homepage= http://www.quailsgate.com
distribution regional, restaurants & wine club only
tasting= open to public & special eventsHI AA

Quails’ Gate Winery is a Canadian Winery located on the shore of Okanagan Lake in Westbank, British Columbia. Situated in the heart of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, Quails’ Gate produces over 50,000 cases of wine per year. The entire portfolio of Quails’ Gate wines are best known for their Family Reserve Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Quails' Gate's Wineshop and Old Vines Restaurant are open daily, year round to the public. [ [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-review/407/Quails%E2%80%99-Gate-Estate-Winery.html Quails’ Gate Estate Winery - Okanagan Valley ] ]

History

Quails’ Gate was founded by the Stewarts, one of the Okanagan’s pioneer horticultural families. Richard John Stewart arrived in the Okanagan Valley from County Kildare, Ireland in 1908. He and his 2 brothers purchased several parcels of land and established nurseries. In 1956, his son Richard Stewart acquired the Allison Ranch on which the winery now sits and started planting vines along with fruit orchards. His son Ben, a banker by trade started working at Quails’ Gate in the 1980s. In 1989, the family abandoned the orchards and focused the properties on producing wine, relaunching the business as Quails’ Gate Estate Winery. In 1992, Richards' other son, Tony, left his career as a stockbroker to return to the family business. [http://www.amazon.ca/Wineries-British-Columbia-John-Schreiner/dp/1552856038/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199759906&sr=8-4 John Schreiner p.268] Tony now runs the business still privately held by the Stewart family.

Winemaker

Vancouver native Grant Stanley learned his winemaking skills in New Zealand at Montana Wines and Ata Rangi Wines before returning to North America in 2001. Over the next 2 years, he refined his skills in growing Pinot Noir at several Oregon wineries before taking the position of winemaker at Quails’ Gate in 2003. [http://www.amazon.ca/Wineries-British-Columbia-John-Schreiner/dp/1552856038/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199759906&sr=8-4 John Schreiner p.269] To date, his vintages have won over 50 medals in regional, national and international competitions. [ [http://www.quailsgate.com/documents/AwardsbyproductCURRENT_008.pdf Awards & Honourary Achievements ] ]

Vintage Reports

* [http://www.quailsgate.com/documents/webharvestreport05.pdf 2005]
* [http://www.quailsgate.com/documents/2006vintagereport.pdf 2006]

Awards

* [http://www.quailsgate.com/documents/AwardsbyproductCURRENT_006.pdf Awards]

Old Vines Restaurant

Known for "creativity and quality of food coming out of the kitchen," [ [http://www.canada.com/vancouvercourier/restguide/issues06/074206/dining1.html Vancouver Courier...Restaurant Reviews ] ] the Old Vines Restaurant is situated on the vineyardscape of Quails’ Gate Winery with a picturesque view of Okanagan Lake. Named one of Wine Spectator's "four best places to dine in the Okanagan." [ [http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Free/Feature_Teaser_Page?page_id=/Wine/Archives/Show_Article/0,,4665,00+en-USS_0FSCC.html Wine Spectator | Feature Teaser - Canada Finds its Napa ] ] The menu features seasonal, local & sustainable ingredients reflecting the terroir and complementing the wine offerings. Seating is offered outdoors or indoors, including a large private dining room for elegant private events. [http://www.quailsgate.com/media/OVR.pdf] Reservations can be made online at OpenTable.com.

External links

* [http://www.quailsgate.com Official Website]
* [http://www.opentable.com/rest_profile.aspx?rid=11959 Old Vines Restaurant online reservations at OpenTable.com]
* [http://www.canada.com/vancouvercourier/restguide/issues06/074206/dining1.html Old Vines Restaurant review at The Vancouver Courier]
* [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-review/407/Quails%E2%80%99-Gate-Estate-Winery.html Interview with Tony Stewart at AppellationAmerica.com]
* [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/vineyard/Quails'_Gate_Estate_Winery.html Profile at AppellationAmerica.com]
* [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine/data/Okanagan-Valley.html List of Okanagan Wineries at AppellationAmerica.com]

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