WINERY
We make a variety of wines (red, white and fun) from grapes grown here at SouthEnd Farm as well a small vineyard called Sleeping Cougar Acres from the Comox Valley. We keep it small and local in accordance with our principles. We use a minimal amount of sulphites and our vineyard is grown organically with no pesticides or herbicides.
Red
2021 Island Red
11.5% Light Red, grown here at the farm and in the Comox Valley These were crushed and destemmed into our open fermenting bins, inoculated with yeast and they fermented for about 14 days. We punched down twice, sometimes 3 times a day and then pressed, into steel tanks to finish the fermentation. This year was a bit different as we added oak chips to the wine, while in steel as we were waiting for new barrels.
$23.40 excluding taxes and bottle deposit – 750 ml bottle
Winemaking notes:
- Bottled unfiltered and unfined
- pH 3.55 TA 6.6 g/l RS 1.9 g/l
- Sulphites added at bottling at 30 ppm
2022 Island Red
Coming soon May 2024
White
2022 Virga
12.4% Estate grown, this is wine that is reminiscent of a Sauvignon Blanc, green pepper notes mingle with a honeyed pineapple fruitiness. A little higher in acid, this dry wine was made to be a perfect compliment to food.
$21.65 excluding taxes and bottle deposit – 750 ml bottle
Winemaking notes:
- Fined with bentonite prior to bottling
- Bottled unfiltered
- pH 3.66 TA 7.5 g/l RS 1.1 g/l
- Sulphites added at bottling at 30 ppm
2023 Siegerrebe
Coming May 2024
2023 Virga
Coming May 2024
Rosé
2021 Bara
11.5% Blend of 2021 Leon Millot and 2021 Petit milo. Tastes like Jolly Ranchers Watermelon! It’s ALWAYS time for Rosé!
$21.65 excluding taxes and bottle deposit – 750 ml bottle
Winemaking notes:
- Co-ferment of Petit milo partially fermented juice on skins of Leon millot, then pressed off to finish fermenting in steel tanks
- Fined with bentonite prior to bottling
- Bottled unfiltered
- pH 3.01 TA 8.9 g/l RS 0.8 g/l
- Sulphites added at bottling at 30 ppm
Other Fun Things
2020 Jimmy K
10.6% Bubbly!!! Need we say more? In a half size bottle for more fun!
$14 excluding taxes and bottle deposit – 375 ml bottle
2021 Gathering
22% Fortified petit milo wine, a sweet dessert style wine infused with Chai tea spices from Gathering Place, Cortes Island.
$20 excluding taxes and bottle deposit – 375 ml bottle
2022 Piquette
5.8% This is a low alcohol wine made from the pressings of our Bar and water. A little fizzy, kind of like a sour beer, it’s perfect for sunny days. Bottled unfiltered and unfined, this is naturally made so there is sediment in the bottle and no sulphites.
$15 excluding taxes and bottle deposit – 750 ml bottle
Starboard
22.1% Our version of a port, we forgot about the barrel for a few years and were pleasantly surprised.
$25 excluding taxes and bottle deposit – 375 ml botte
ClearCut Distilling Co.
ClearCut Distilling Company takes the wine we’ve made at the Winery and distills it into some fun spirits.
Botanically Incorrect Gin
38.5% This is a true farm grown spirit. We handcraft our spirits in small batches from the wine grown and made at our Winery and the botanicals are foraged and grown on the Farm. As botanicals change with the seasons so goes the gin. This is not your traditional gin, it’s Botanically Incorrect!
$25.00 excluding taxes and bottle deposit – 375 ml bottle
Brandy 319
40% This brandy is distilled once to preserve the flavours of the base wine that was grown and fermented on the Farm and then bulk aged in glass demi-johns with medium toast American Oak.
$25.00 excluding taxes and bottle deposit – 375 ml bottle
Clear Cut Vodka
40% Double distilled so it still has that hint of Grape-a, a unique vodka for martinis and other cocktails.
$40.00 excluding taxes and bottle deposit – 750 ml bottle