News Items tag as: Ice wine harvest

Sudden cold snap is just fine for icewine
November 27, 2019 - 7:30 AM
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Okanagan grape growers who have an icewine crop to harvest are watching the thermometer closely this week.
Earliest ice wine harvest in quarter century
November 06, 2017 - 12:59 PM

KELOWNA – For one Okanagan winery the early cold snap has let them harvest their ice wine grapes earlier than they have since the early 1990s.
Cold weather kicks off Okanagan ice wine harvest
December 07, 2016 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA – As soon as it was obvious the mild fall was over earlier this week and temperatures in Kelowna dropped below -7 Celsius, pickers at the Summerhill Pyramid Winery began preparing for the annual tradition of grape picking in the middle of the night.
Full moon makes for memorable ice wine harvest
November 27, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA – Fans of the syrupy and sweet ice wine from Summerhill Pyramid Winery were out all night this week, helping bring in the harvest.
Ice wine harvest starting early this year
November 13, 2014 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA – The CEO of Summerhill Pyramid Winery is one of the few people hoping it gets even colder in the next few days.
Ice wine harvest started early this year
November 21, 2013 - 10:07 AM

ICE WINE PRODUCTION NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
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Sudden cold snap is just fine for icewine