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Chain Reaction Vineyard
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
So excited to have the dynamic duo of Sunny and Ti So excited to have the dynamic duo of Sunny and Tijana from @showtimehomerepair here today to replace this big window with some French doors in our soon to be tasting room! It’s going to look awesome! #chainreactionwine #bcwine #okanaganwine #womenintrades #naramatabench #tastingroom
New blog post up on the site "The Face of Success" New blog post up on the site "The Face of Success". I know many people think the face of success in the wine industry is that great black tie event – hair perfectly groomed, perfectly fitted tux or ballroom gown. You might be surprised to see what the face of success actually looks like! See Blog link in bio. #chainreactionwine #vineyard #bcwine #naramatabench #bcwinery #okanaganwine #gettingdirty
Our niece Natasha is killing it! Posted @withregra Our niece Natasha is killing it! Posted @withregram • @ridelikeagirl.ca Have you met Natasha yet?! Get to know her a little better in the article up on nsmb.com She shares a couple goals that are really motivating her this year: “To land a flip bar and compete in the B.C. Cup downhill”. This girl can shred! We can’t wait to see you rip it up this year, Natasha! 📸 @blackbird_works #mtb #mtbgirls #barspin #chainreactionwine #girlswhoshred #nsmba #nsmb
Spring is around the corner so that means it’s t Spring is around the corner so that means it’s time to prune the vines! We are very happy to have @thesugarwash (our assistant winemaker) helping us out in the vineyard on weekends. Last year it was hard to prune our leased vineyard because we didn’t have any history with it and we had to hit the ground running once we took over the lease on April 1st. Now that we have gotten to know the vineyard, we have a much better strategy for regenerating vigor and growth. We were very pleased with the quality of the fruit from our first year in this vineyard and look forward to making it even better this year! Pruning of our home vineyard will be done last to ensure there’s no longer any frost risk which could still harm our more sensitive young vines. #chainreactionwine #vineyard #bcwine #okanaganwine #okanaganwinery #bcwinery #naramatabench #naramata #penticton
Who’s ready to taste some Chain Reaction wine??? Who’s ready to taste some Chain Reaction wine??? We finally got our tasting room renovation permit approved! It has taken a lot to get to this point - lots of communication with the city since last fall. Our former Airbnb suite will become our new tasting room - at least for the short term. Renovations will be modest but include required wheelchair accessibility, enhanced fire protection and new French doors. #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #wine #okanaganwine #naramata #winetasting #renovation #tastingroom #newwinery
Many of you have been asking when our wines will b Many of you have been asking when our wines will be ready for sale.  I wish we had a better answer than we're targeting this spring (2021). But in order to sell our wines, we need a manufacturer's license.  And in order to get that license, we need a production facility approved by various levels of government.  Simple, right? For the next year, and possibly two years, we plan to make wine at the back of our property in a temporary 'quonset hut' winery that will eventually become a storage shed.  The trick will be to construct this building and run the necessary utilities to it without breaking the bank because we would rather invest in our permanent winery.  This will be a really modest 600 square foot steel building on a concrete slab which will serve us well as an interim facility.  Once we're past the risk of frost in the next month or so, we will be working with our contractor to break ground and get this going! #chainreactionwine #naramatabench #bcwine #wine #okanaganwine #newwinery
Enjoying a glass of wine after a hard day working Enjoying a glass of wine after a hard day working in the vineyard. Good thing @berniesanders wore his mittens on this cold winter day! #berniesanders #berniememes #chainreactionwine #bcwine #naramata #naramatabench #okanaganwine #vineyard #explorebc #visitpenticton #okanagan
Posted @withregram • @baanzen Pretty stoked abou Posted @withregram • @baanzen Pretty stoked about @chainreactionwine 2020 Pinot Noir Rosé, I may have to buy a case... If your winemaker wants to buy a case of the wine he made, you know it has to be good! Can’t wait until we can share this beautiful wine with you! #chainreactionwine #pinotnoir #rose #naramatabench #naramata #bcwine #okanaganwine #explorebc #visitpenticton
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