Blasted Church Vineyards

Blasted Church Vineyards

Infobox Winery
winery_name = Blasted Church Vineyards
winery_
location_city = Okanagan Falls, British Columbia
location_country = Canada
appellation = Okanagan Valley
year_founded = 2002
first_vintage = 2002
key_people = Evelyn & Chris Campbell (Proprietors), Richard Kanazawa (Winemaker), Lisa Walbold (Vineyard Manager)
parent_company = Privately Owned
cases_per_year = 10,000
signature_wine = Merlot & Pinot Gris
varietal1 = Cabernet Sauvignon
varietal2 = Merlot
varietal3 = Pinot Noir
varietal4 = Syrah
varietal5 = Gewurztraminer
varietal6 = Chardonnay
varietal7 = Sauvignon Blanc
varietal8 = Pinot Gris
other_product1= Gift Shop
homepage= http://www.blastedchurch.com
distribution regional, restaurants & wine club only
tasting= Open to the public

Blasted Church Vineyards, located in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia is a Canadian Winery. Situated in the heart of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, Blasted Church produces over 10,000 cases of wine per year. Blasted Church’s tasting room is open 7 days per week between May 1 and October 31. The balance of the year, it is open on Saturday.

History

In 2002, Proprietors Evelyn & Chris Campbell bought the 2 year old 17-hectare Prpich Hills Winery on the road between Okanagan Falls and Penticton. The property once housed a wooden church. In 1929, the church was dismantled, via a controlled dynamite explosion which loosened the nails, and reassembled in the center of Okanagan Falls where it now stands. The transformation of Prpich Hills to Blasted Church started with creative label redesigns by Vancouver designer Bernie Hadley-Beauregard of [http://www.brandever.com Brandever] . [ [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/1552856038 "Wineries of British Columbia"] by John Schreiner, pp. 34-35.]

In 2004, Blasted Church became the first Okanagan vintners to produce all of their wines with screw-top bottle caps. [ [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/1552858030 "British Columbia Wine Country"] by John Schreiner, p. 192]

Winemaker

Blasted Church's first winemaker, Frank Supernak, died unexpectedly during the first harvest, prompting many other local vintners to assist the Campbell family in completing the production of finished wine. The images of these winemakers now adorn the bottle labels at Blasted Church [ [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/1552858030 "British Columbia Wine Country"] by John Schreiner, p. 192] The current winemaker is Langley, British Columbia native Richard Kanazawa who developed his viticulture skills at Australia's [http://www.simongilbertwines.com.au | Simon Gilbert Wines] .

Awards

Chardonnay Revered Series
* Gold - Canadian Wine Awards 2006

Merlot Revered Series
* Bronze - OWFS Fall 2006

The Dam Flood
* Silver - OWFS Fall 2006

Pinot Noir
* Bronze - Canadian Wine Awards 2004

Cabernet Merlot
* Gold - All Canadian Wine Championships 2006

Merlot
* Gold - OWFS Fall 2006
* Gold - All Canadian Wine Championships 2004
* Silver - LA County Fair 2006

Pinot Blanc
* Bronze - Canadian Wine Awards 2003

Hatfield's FuseBest of Category - All Canadian Wine Championships 2005

Gewurztraminer
* Gold - All Canadian Wine Championships 2006

Chardonnay Musque
* Gold - All Canadian Wine Championships 2005

Pinot Gris
* Gold - All Canadian Wine Championships 2005

Sauvignon Blanc
* Silver - All Canadian Wine Championships 2006

External links

* [http://www.blastedchurch.com Official Website]
* [http://www.winegrowers.bc.ca/index.php?p=member_info&id=6 Profile at BC Winegrowers]
* [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/vineyard/Blasted_Church_Vineyards.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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