Confessions of a Winery Groupie, part 1

Marni Wedin - September 29, 2009

Promise me you'll visit!!

Promise me you'll visit!!

The Target: LaStella Winery, 8123 – 148th Ave., Osoyoos, B.C. Tel:

250.495.8180, www.lastella.ca

Date Obsession Began: May 26, 2009 – My first meeting with LaStella VIP & the first day of the rest of my life.

Why: Have you met the people of LaStella? Their insurmountable passion for wine embodies the universal abundance and grace that authors like Deepak Chopra & Eckhart Tolle assure us exist in this world.

Confession: Until Sept.13, 2009, I thought a muscat was a member of the feline family.

Some might call me a stalker, but I prefer groupie. My infatuation all began when I spent a few days at LaStella working on a top secret video project. Since then I’ve followed LaStella wine and their fabulous folks to a special tasting event in Vancouver, obscure shops in the North Okanagan and even brought an onslaught of family and friends to their boutique, lakefront winery to experience the LaStella passion for themselves.

My love of LaStella became their love as well. The experience was fun and accessible. And the wine? Well, we walked out with over a dozen bottles of Vivace, a pinot grigio I’d bathe in if it were cost effective to do so; Leggiero, a crisp, elegant unoaked chardonnay; Allegretto, a merlot with the punch of Pavorotti; and LaStellina a fruity, fresh & full-bodied rose.

If you haven’t visited this pristine, boutique winery near Osoyoos. You must. I’ll say it again. You must. A trip to LaStella is like visiting Tuscany. From the yeasts used for fermenting, to the bottles named after Italian music expressions to even their winemaker, who has an Italian background, La Stella embodies both Tuscan winemaking traditions and Tuscan passion. Who doesn’t need a dose of Italy now and then?

You can find their products here in Vancouver at fine restaurants and specialty wine shops. Check out their website for more details. www.lastella.ca

So, since that video shoot, I’ve been wanting to partake in the harvest/crush and see firsthand what it takes to get those grapes off the vine into the bottle. I’ve begged LaStella to let me help out with harvest. I’m dying to be part of that crazy artist meets mad scientist magnificence that is winemaking. To help relieve the burden of a berry about to burst is just where I’m at right now. Gotta go, that might be them calling to say, “Let’s get this harvest party started.”

Coming next week: Confessions of a Winery Groupie, part two – My Crush on the Crush

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