Reflections and Gratitude from Fort Berens Estate Winery
We are thankful to be part of this beautiful community and the incredible BC wine industry. We are proud to be Lillooet’s first winery.
We are thankful to be part of this beautiful community and the incredible BC wine industry. We are proud to be Lillooet’s first winery.
We hope that your hearts and homes are filled with all the joy that this season brings.
The Lillooet winery was recently awarded third place in the list of Top 10 Small Wineries of the Year selected by the National Wine Awards of Canada.
The pairing of the Fort Berens Estate Winery Small Lot Dry Riesling is excellent and goes nicely with the flavours of the beets and also stands up to the goat cheese and tangy dressing, not an easy feat to accomplish.
Bring a chair or a blanket and enjoy live music outdoors overlooking our vineyard while savouring a glass of your favourite Fort Berens wine and saying a word of thanks to our hometown heroes.
This is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of those who have kept us safe over the challenging last two years.
In addition to this outstanding recognition as the #3 small winery in Canada, the team from Fort Berens also received a number of other awards.
In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am including a new one that will appear from time to time. I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be much like the wine reviews, except that it will feature wines that have … Read more
It’s always exciting when a winery releases their latest vintages and this release from Fort Berens is no exception. Six easy sipping wines for summer, including the introduction of two small lot wines.
Wine Reviews June 28, 2022 2021 Rosé Fort Berens Lillooet, BC $21.99 This is a Pinot Noir dominant blend (79%), with small amounts of Merlot (13%), and Cabernet Franc (8%), all of which were estate grown. Winemaker Alex Nel felt that the small additions helped to boost the colour and add a note of … Read more