Catastrophic freezes in December 2022 and January 2024 left us with only a miniscule harvest and no harvest in vintages 2023 and 2024, respectively.  Without the production, this was going to put us out of business. 

We mobilized our contacts across North and South America, and after much research and travel, we settled on contracting some remarkable fruit from 3 separate vineyards in 3 AVA’s of Washington state’s Columbia Valley. It must be noted these vineyards are in absolutely Pristine landscapes.

Townhall Brands of Vancouver, BC helped us to design a label which identifies these wines as obviously different from the British Columbia VQA wines of Bartier Bros.  Appropriately, we’ve commandeered the name “Pristine” as a brand name for these wines, and they are all identified with a compass face icon in place of where our original cactus bloom icon would be found on the label.

In the meantime, our vineyard remediation is well underway.  Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc Vines are being brought back from the brink.  Merlot and Semillon vines have been replanted, though with some risk mitigating farming practices, clones, and rootstocks.  Syrah vines have sadly been removed, but we’re excited these last two will be replaced by young Chenin Blanc vines in the spring of 2025.