Summary: <br> Meet the Makers – In Victoria!!<br> The Show:<br> It’s the Fifth annual Meet the Makers In Victoria – presented by Sara Park<br><br> at Costal Craft Beverages.<br> Sara has worked all over BC, and in 2003 she and her husband made a decision<br><br> to relocate to Vancouver Island from the Okanagan. They’ve never looked<br><br> back.<br> “I have a real passion for working with local, BC, Craft Producers, and<br><br> helping them grow their businesses. We have some of the most talented<br><br> Winemakers, Distillers, Craft Brewers & Cider makers in North America –<br><br> right here! I’ve met and work with incredibly knowledgeable and passionate<br><br> people in this business. I feel very lucky to do what I do, and work on the<br><br> west coast.”<br> coastalcraftbeverages.com <<a title="Click to open in a new window or tab http://coastalcraftbeverages.com/" href="http://coastalcraftbeverages.com/">http://coastalcraftbeverages.com/</a>><br> Penelope Roche – Co-Owner and Co-Winemaker Roche Wines<br> Dylan and Penelope Roche are very much the future of Okanagan Wines. They<br><br> bring smarts, skill and character to everything they do.<br> <br> Pénélope counts six generations of viticulture and winemaking at Château Les<br><br> Carmes Haut-Brion, the small family estate whose elegant wines rival the<br><br> Crus Classés of Bordeaux.<br> From oenology and viticulture studies in Bordeaux to winemaking in Spain,<br><br> New Zealand and Australia, Pénélope brings to the Okanagan a profound and<br><br> holistic understanding of the grapevine’s relationship with its environment,<br><br> from a winemaker’s perspective.<br> Pénélope is also a winegrowing consultant, and teaches viticulture at<br><br> Okanagan College.<br> “We consider ourselves as ‘vignerons’ in the truest meaning of the word,<br><br> committed to crafting our wines from start to finish.<br> Our priority is hands-on organic farming, with traditional French<br><br> ‘savoir-faire’, to make exceptional wines which express unique Okanagan<br><br> terroirs.” Dylan and PenelopeRoche<br> <a title="Click to open in a new window or tab https://www.rterroir.ca" href="https://www.rterroir.ca/">https://www.rterroir.ca</a> <<a title="Click to open in a new window or tab https://www.rterroir.ca/" href="https://www.rterroir.ca/">https://www.rterroir.ca/</a>><br> Kristen Needham – Founder Sea Cider Farm and Cider House<br> “I am a sixth generation farmer, having inherited the family orchard in 1986.<br><br> At the time, I wanted nothing to do with farming.<br> <br> “That changed in 2002 when Sea Cider was conceived. I replanted the family<br><br> orchard in traditional English bittersweets and bitter sharps, planted a<br><br> second orchard on my mother’s farm, then bought a third orchard where our<br><br> cider house now stands. I went back to school, but this time it was cider<br><br> school. In between cider courses, I made cider, planted apple trees and<br><br> built a Ciderhouse. Finally, in 2007, after five years of preparation, I<br><br> sold cider to my first customer.<br> Nowadays I spend much of my time working on future plans for Sea Cider. We<br><br> have grown a lot, learned a lot and made more than a few mistakes. Through<br><br> it all, our aim has always been to build a family-owned, community-minded<br><br> business rooted in farming.”<br> We think that cider is for celebrating, and cider is WORTH celebrating.<br> These words still ring true today.<br> <br> You can find Kristen and Sea Cider right in the middle of BC Cider Week.<br><br> Sunday at the Pipe Shop foot of Lonsdale North Vancouver, 30 plus cideries<br><br> will be pouring.
