Let’s help the hospitality industry with Coolshanagh Wines

How Can We Help the Hospitality Industry?

With so much affecting the hospitality industry and workers at this time, Skip and Judy Stothert of Coolshanagh on the Naramata Bench wanted to help by making a contribution. With this in mind…

Coolshanagh is donating $10 for every case sold in BC to the BC Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) from now until the end of June.

The BCHF is a charity that raises funds to support those in the hospitality industry facing financial crisis due to a health condition. Each year hundreds of hospitality workers across BC face financial challenges and have no where else to turn. The BCHF helps them when all other options have been exhausted.

Unfortunately, because of the COVID-19 crisis the fundraising events the BCHF relies heavily on have been cancelled.

Please support the BCHF by purchasing Coolshanagh wines, distinctive and delicious BC Pinot and Chardonnay.

COOLSHANAGH Pinot Noir 2017

Product Code 17973
Format 12 x 750 ml
Listing type Domestic
Country Canada
Regulate designation Table Wine
Region British Columbia
Subregion Okanagan Valley, Naramata
Varietals(s) Pinot Noir 100%
Colour Red
Sugar Dry
Closure type Metal screw cap

$36.99 suggested retail

This textured pinot is abundant in fresh flavours, bright acidity and length and a long persistent, mouth-filling finish. The palate shows great depth of flavour and complexity from its steep and rocky terroir.

Respond via email to order a case or if you wish to shop for bottles visit these retailers for Coolshanagh Pinot Noir:

• Vancouver – Marquis Wine Cellars
• Greater Victoria & Vancouver Island – All Cascadia Liquor locations
• Victoria – Cork & Barrel, Liquor Planet, Swans Liquor Store
• Kelowna – Public Liquor

COOLSHANAGH Chardonnay 2016

Format 12 x 705 ml
Listing type Domestic
Country Canada
Regulated designation Table wine
Region British Columbia
Subregion Okanagan Valley, Naramata
Varietal(s) Chardonnay 100%
Colour White
Closure type Metal screw cap

$36.90 suggested retail

Respond via email  to order a case or if you wish to shop for bottles visit these retailers for Coolshanagh Chardonnay:

• Vancouver – Marquis Wine Cellars
• Greater Victoria & Vancouver Island – All Cascadia Liquor locations
• Victoria – Cork & Barrel, Liquor Planet, Swans Liquor Store
• Brentwood Bay – Metro Liquor
• Lake Country – TBC Liquor Merchants

ABOUT COOLSHANAGH

Coolshanagh proprietors Skip and Judy Stothert take advantage of the carbonate-rich Naramata soil to produce fruit-driven, highly mineral wine inspired by classic Burgundy crus. For several years, Coolshanagh supplied other wineries with grapes, but today, they produce their own, distinctly Naramata estate, small batchChardonnay and Pinot Noir wines.

Read the full story.

BC Hospitality Beneficiaries

One of the individuals the BCHF has helped is Jocelyn Kaleka.

Jocelyn was on a brief vacation on Salt Spring Island when her life changed irrevocably. On June 14, 2018 she was hit head-on by a truck while riding a scooter. She was airlifted to Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria with multiple broken bones, including both legs, her pelvis, and her lower back. Doctors thought she would never walk again, but thanks to 3 surgeries, intensive rehab, and unstoppable determination, she was on her feet with the aid of a cane only 6 months after her accident.

Her injuries occurred just after Jocelyn had left her bartending position at the Cactus Club, and was about to start a new server position at Pepinos Spaghetti House. As a consequence, she was left without income or extended medical benefits. Due to her limited mobility, she had to sublet her Vancouver apartment and move to a friend’s ground-floor place in Nanaimo. She currently does administrative work at a Vancouver restaurant, and has just returned to serving again. This new step back into the ‘front of house’ makes her very happy.

Jocelyn considers herself a career hospitality worker. She loves the people she engages with every day and is an inspiration to everyone who meets her. The grant from the BCHF has given Jocelyn a bit of financial breathing room as she continues to work on recovering her good health.

Since January 1, 2020 the BCHF has helped 8 workers with over $25,500 in total.

About the BC Hospitality Foundation

The BC Hospitality Foundation (BCHF) is a registered charity that raises funds to support those in the hospitality industry facing financial crisis due to a health condition. In addition, the BCHF offers a scholarship program to foster the development of the next generation of workers and industry leaders.

Media release, bottle shots, and feature image  provided by Vanny Whitchelo, Trialto Wine Group.