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Chain Reaction Winery
Grape stomp!. Time to (gently) stomp some grapes! Grape stomp!. Time to (gently) stomp some grapes! #ChainReactionWine #NaramataBench #BCWine #OkanaganWine #penticton #naramata #vineyard #grapegrower #winemaking #harvest2021 #BCHarvest2021
Now entering the time of year when it can be dange Now entering the time of year when it can be dangerous to pick up garbage lying around outside... #blackwidow
It was a day of firsts. ONE: Our first harvest f It was a day of firsts. ONE: Our first harvest from our home vineyard!! Just a small crop of Chardonnay so as to not stress out our young vines. These babies have been baking in a great location at the rear of our property and with their high sugar levels, are begging for a bigger bolder expression than our 2019 Chardonnay. TWO: Our first production at our new facility which we built this year!! The hot temperatures this summer have resulted in an early harvest, which meant we have been scrambling the past 2 weeks to get everything in place. You could say that the 45 degree heat wave in late June caused a chain reaction of events 😆 We got ‘er done in the nick of time, and just maybe a few Macgyver’d solutions to get us through 😀 Can’t wait to taste this special vintage!! #ChainReactionWine #firstHarvest #letsMakeSomeWine #NaramataBench #BCWine #OkanaganWine #penticton #naramata #chardonnay #vineyard #grapegrower #winemaking #harvest2021 #BCHarvest2021
Oh Priya! Sorry, we are just a little too busy bo Oh Priya! Sorry, we are just a little too busy bottling our 2020 Pinot Noir today to play with you! #throwIt #wineryDog #wineryDogs #ChainReactionWine #NaramataBench #BCWine #OkanaganWine #penticton #naramata #bottlingDay
Seriously guys, is purple not the most bee-yoo-tee Seriously guys, is purple not the most bee-yoo-tee-ful color ever??? #iLovePurple #grapesArePurple #brandColors #ChainReactionWine #NaramataBench #BCWine #OkanaganWine #penticton #naramata #pinotNoir
Growing up, I never thought I’d be a farmer. I t Growing up, I never thought I’d be a farmer. I took a Computer Science programming course in Grade 11 and thus my career in technology was born. I remember an instructor in BCIT saying that we would likely have 3-5 careers before we retired, and I was like no way! I mean we all grew up with parents who stayed in the same job their whole lives right? Well here I am. Not in front of a computer but on a tractor. A nice sexy orange one at least. To all the women out there - find a career that makes you happy. Don’t limit yourself to traditional female careers. You can do anything you want! The past couple days I’ve been driving the tractor while the boys walked behind me doing the hard work of putting up the nets. As it should be 🤪 #ChainReactionWine #NaramataBench #BCWine #OkanaganWine #penticton #naramata #womeninbusiness
Spent yesterday getting the nets over the Pinot No Spent yesterday getting the nets over the Pinot Noir in our home vineyard. These third year vines will have a small harvest this year and the birds have already been threatening to make that even smaller. We haven’t been able to get the tractor down these rows all year due to construction of the septic and production wastewater lines. It is finally getting signed off so we were able to cover them with dirt! And hey, look at our new production building in the back! #ChainReactionWine #NaramataBench #BCWine #OkanaganWine #penticton #naramata #vineyard
Our model is shown wearing the latest in vineyard Our model is shown wearing the latest in vineyard apparel perfect for current local conditions. Stylish yet functional, it comes in N95 White and features an eye catching silver metal accent that happens to coordinate well with grey T-shirts. Working in the vineyard isn’t easy these days but the work still needs to get done. Lots of ash fell last night which makes for very dirty hands! #ChainReactionWine #NaramataBench #BCWine #OkanaganWine #penticton #naramata #bcwildfires #farmerfashion
Joel mowed the Riesling block today and it looks g Joel mowed the Riesling block today and it looks great! No tractors in our high density block so all done with a regular residential mower! #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton #naramata #vineyard #laboroflove
We finally have our our building permit approved a We finally have our our building permit approved and are ready to pour concrete tomorrow!!! Project management by @blackwellconstruction.ca, excavation by @chutecreekconstruction, services by @b_o_x_mechanical #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton #naramata #construction
Shoot thinning - it’s like heading back to schoo Shoot thinning - it’s like heading back to school. It’s that time of year where the vines have woken up and are growing like a bat outta hell and you spend all your time in the vineyard just trying to control the growth (and ultimately quality). I’m not the fastest shoot thinner. I will never star in one of those other winery videos where they run their hands up and down the vine and bam it’s magically stripped of half its clothes. Instead, I liken this time to the start of a new school year. We haven’t seen our friends in awhile, and lots has happened over the break. We need to stop and take a few minutes to get reacquainted with each other. “Hey guys, how ya doin’? What did you get up to over the break? Ready to crush another kick ass season? Yeah, let’s do it!” The vines at our home vineyard are just toddlers, and will produce their first harvest this year. They are changing so much that one day they are the sweet little boy leaving home with the Thomas the Train lunch box, and the next week it’s the sullen teenager with the spiky hair. At the leased vineyard, the vines are more mature and predictable so it’s like greeting your old friends at the start of the school year in the next grade up. I look forward to getting to know the Class of 2021 and especially look forward to the graduation ceremony this fall! #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton #naramata #vineyard #bcvineyard
Joel is mourning the loss of his man cave which ha Joel is mourning the loss of his man cave which has been replaced with new septic tanks... #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton #naramata #vineyard
What guy doesn't want a man cave? Today, Joel's d What guy doesn't want a man cave? Today, Joel's dream came true and then some.  Check this out.  300 square feet of secluded comfortable living, complete with a sunken living room (yes, it actually has two levels), huge sunroof, toilet and, of course, a smoker for beef jerky on demand.  I managed to sneak a picture of him watching a rerun of his favourite football game (1994 western Final) while enjoying a beer.  Sadly, this dream will soon come to a crashing end in a couple days when the ultimate man cave becomes home to a couple large septic tanks to service our tasting room. #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton #naramata #construction
Getting closer to getting our driveway back! New Getting closer to getting our driveway back! New service lines going in (water, gas, electrical). Luckily our awesome neighbors at @naramatabenchkennels let us park a vehicle there so we aren’t stranded. Apologies to anyone traveling on Naramata Rd today who may have had a slight traffic delay as our gas line is installed. 😬 And there will be more happening next week 😀 #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton #naramata #construction
Current status: driveway out of commission. A rea Current status: driveway out of commission. A really big pocket gopher was creating some big tunnels on the property today... #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton #naramata #construction
Cheers to the start of a chain reaction of events Cheers to the start of a chain reaction of events that will result in some great wine! Bud break started last week with the chardonnay, followed closely by the cab franc. Looking forward to the inaugural vintage from our property!! #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton #naramata #bcbudbreak #budbreak
Randy from @elevationwoodworks was here today and Randy from @elevationwoodworks was here today and built us a beautiful new cedar wheelchair ramp!! It looks so much better than we could have imagined, and it is so very well built! Between @elevationwoodworks and @showtimehomerepair we now have a beautiful front entrance to our new tasting room meets BC building code! We highly recommend both companies. They are fabulous to work with and do quality work! Check out the last picture to see what Joel was up to the minute Randy left though... #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton #naramata
Help! The upside down world is trying to suck Joe Help! The upside down world is trying to suck Joel in! Seriously, what do you do when the mini excavator hits clay 5 feet down? You get out the pick axe, do a quick muscle flex, hop in and just git er done manually! #chainreactionwine #vineyard #vineyardlife #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton #naramata
It’s a bit bittersweet to see the cherry orchard It’s a bit bittersweet to see the cherry orchard in full bloom knowing that this is the last year for these majestic trees. The remaining cherry and peach trees will be removed this fall in preparation for planting more grapes next spring. #chainreactionwine #vineyard #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #penticton
The new French doors are installed and look great The new French doors are installed and look great - thanks @showtimehomerepair! Unfortunately we didn’t know that the inside floor wasn’t level with the outside sidewalk. Apparently wheelchairs aren’t supposed to do wheelies to get into a business so it looks like we have another project on our hands... #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #okanaganwine #renovations
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