Stag's Hollow Winery News

Results from the 2022 National Wine Awards of Canada

The 'Nationals' are Canada's largest wine awards and are held each year in a different Canadian wine region. Judging for the 2022 awards was held in Niagara Falls, Ontario from June 19th to the 23rd. A big congrats to our team for bringing home the following medals:

Festa del Dolcetto & Festa do Albariño - party with us!

Festa do Albariño

Let's celebrate this expressive Italian grape and its place in the Okanagan landscape! Join us for Italian antipasti and live music while sipping through various styles and vintages of Dolcetto on the patio overlooking the hollow.

Date: Thursday July 21st, 4-7pm

NOTE: RSVP deadline is July 16th. Please arrive at 4pm or anytime after. Limited to 50 guests. 
Tickets include food from Oliver Eats.

TICKETS HERE

Festa do Albariño

Let's party like we're in Spain! Inspired by the annual wine festival of the same name in Cambados, Spain, we're celebrating this vibrant white wine with Spanish tapas, live music, and of course, a grand tasting of our new 2021 Albariño!

Date: Thursday August 4th, 4-7pm

NOTE: RSVP deadline is July 29th. Please arrive at 4pm or anytime after. Limited to 50 guests. 
Tickets include food from Oliver Eats.

TICKETS HERE

Results from the Decanter World Wine Awards

Congratulations to Keira and our winemaking team for taking home 5 medals this year!

Click here to purchase the 2019 Renaissance Merlot. And watch for our 2021 Albariño - coming soon!

Here are the results from the Decanter World Wine Awards.

2019 Renaissance Merlot - 92 points, Silver

2020 Albariño - 90 points, Silver

2019 SHV Pinot Noir - 89 points, Bronze

2019 Syrah - 89 points, Bronze

2019 Tempranillo - 89 points, Bronze

Join Us for Free Tastings Father's Day Weekend

Treat dad to a special tasting this Father's Day!

Sip our new summer releases on the patio overlooking the hollow. We will be releasing new vintages of Albariño and Pinot Gris just in time to celebrate dad. All reservations are FREE Father's Day weekend June 17th, 18th & 19th. Please book your tasting on our website prior to the weekend using promo code DADSARETHEBEST. 

Note, We will be accommodating walk-ins based on availability. We will be closing at 2pm on June 19th for a Wine Club member event.

The IWSC Results Are In

The International Wine & Spirit Competition results came in over the weekend and our 2020 Albariño won Silver!

Here's what the judges had to say: "Perfectly poised aromatic floral aromas, apple blossom, peach and apricot stone fruit palate balanced with rich full savoury, saline body. Nice long finish."

This wine is Sold Out at our Wine Shop, but watch for our 2021 Albariño to release in June! See below for wines that finished Bronze. 

Stag's Hollow Winery
Shuttleworth Creek Vineyard Albariño 2020
90 points, SILVER

Stag's Hollow Winery
Cachet Limited Edition No. 5 2018
BRONZE

Stag's Hollow Winery
Amalia Vineyard Syrah 2019
BRONZE

Stag's Hollow Winery
Renaissance Merlot 2019
BRONZE

Stag's Hollow Winery
Stag's Hollow Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
BRONZE

Stag's Hollow Winery
Tempranillo 2018
BRONZE

Win a Supersized $500 Prize Package from Stag’s Hollow and Bench 1775!

Visit us for the chance to win big this summer!

How to Enter:
✔Snap a photo next to our supersized bottle on the patio
✔Share it using the hashtag #SUPERSIZEDSUMMER
✔Follow both wineries on Facebook OR Instagram

Visit the supersized bottle at both wineries to double your chance of winning!

Winner chosen October 1, 2022. Contest runs until Sept 30, 2022. See here for Contest Rules & Regs. Good luck!

It's Double Gold for the 2021 Tragically Vidal

We are thrilled to announce our 2021 Tragically Vidal won Double Gold at the Great Northwest Wine Cascadia International Wine Competition! Once thought a "tragic" grape many years ago when most of it was pulled from the valley, quickly became our founder's most popular white wine. Quite opposite to its moniker, this playful wine is elegant, fruity, aromatic, and an absolute stunner. Click here for more information on this special wine.

 

 

OFSL & Mother's Day Weekend

New OFSL event! As part of the Okanagan Falls | Skaha Lake Winery Association Spring Cheer Weekend (May 7-8), Stag’s Hollow Winery will be offering free tastings by reservation from 11am to 5pm each day over the Mother's Day weekend, accommodating walk-ins if there is availability. 

On Sunday, sip our new spring releases on the patio as eight local artists paint en plein air overlooking the hollow. Featured artists: Lynn O'Brien, Cindy Smith, Janice Cornett-Ching, Ron Gladish, Vicki Rogers, Sharon Snow, Cindy Smith, Carol Avedon Savage and more.

For more information on what our neighbouring wineries are also offering that weekend, please visit www.theheartofwinecountry.ca.

April is #BCWINEMONTH

Visit us at the Wine Shop or online to shop our new Spring Releases just in time for Easter weekend sipping!

FREE TASTINGS
To celebrate, all tastings on our patio overlooking the hollow will be FREE over April for groups up to 4. Reservations recommended. Use promo code BCWINEMONTH22 when you book your spot.

SHIPPING SPECIALS
Orders of 12 bottles or more receive FREE shipping in BC and Alberta. Use promo code BCWINEMONTH at checkout.
All other orders of 12 bottles or more across Canada will receive $25 OFF shipping fees. Use promo code BCWINEMONTH-EAST at checkout.

Stag's Hollow Achieves Sustainability Certification Through SWBC

We are excited to announce that after a year of a lot of hard work from the team, Stag’s Hollow Winery and our two vineyards in Okanagan Falls have achieved sustainability certification from Sustainable Winegrowing British Columbia (SWBC)! Sustainability has been something that has always been important from the beginning, but it’s nice to now be part of a program to ensure that our efforts are quantifiable.

The SWBC certification recognizes the industry responsibility to minimize its impact on the environment and maximize its contribution to sustainability. This means taking a holistic and systematic management approach to all aspects of the operation, such as: enhancing soil health and carbon capture, promoting biodiversity, protecting waterways from contamination and degradation while using water wisely, minimizing inputs and outputs to create a regenerative, resilient system, and working to enhance employee health and safety and community wellbeing, all to grow a thriving business.

Sustainable winegrowing is the right action for the planet, its people, the environment, the industry, our community, and future generations.