Blasted Church Vineyards
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Blasted Church Vineyards, located in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia
is a Canadian Winery
. Situated in the heart of British Columbia's
Okanagan Valley, Blasted Church produces over 10,000 cases of wine per year. Blasted Church’s tasting room is open 7 days per week between May 1 and October 31. The balance of the year, it is open on Saturday.
explosion which loosened the nails, and reassembled in the center of Okanagan Falls where it now stands. The transformation of Prpich Hills to Blasted Church started with creative label redesigns by Vancouver
designer Bernie Hadley-Beauregard of Brandever.
In 2004, Blasted Church became the first Okanagan vintners to produce all of their wines with screw-top bottle caps.
native Richard Kanazawa who developed his viticulture skills at Australia's
Simon Gilbert Wines.
Okanagan Falls, British Columbia
Okanagan Falls is a community located on the south end of Skaha Lake in British Columbia. Originally named Dogtown, which was derived from the name Dog Lake , the current name derives from the former small set of the falls that used to lie on the Okanagan River at the outlet of the lake.-References:...
is a Canadian Winery
Canadian wine
Canadian wine is produced in mainly southern British Columbia and southern Ontario. There is also a growing number of small scale producers of grapes and wine in southern Quebec and Nova Scotia. The two largest wine-producing regions in Canada are the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia and the...
. Situated in the heart of British Columbia's
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
Okanagan Valley, Blasted Church produces over 10,000 cases of wine per year. Blasted Church’s tasting room is open 7 days per week between May 1 and October 31. The balance of the year, it is open on Saturday.
History
In 2002, Proprietors Evelyn & Chris Campbell bought the 2 year old 17-hectare Prpich Hills Winery on the road between Okanagan Falls and Penticton. The property once housed a wooden church. In 1929, the church was dismantled, via a controlled dynamiteDynamite
Dynamite is an explosive material based on nitroglycerin, initially using diatomaceous earth , or another absorbent substance such as powdered shells, clay, sawdust, or wood pulp. Dynamites using organic materials such as sawdust are less stable and such use has been generally discontinued...
explosion which loosened the nails, and reassembled in the center of Okanagan Falls where it now stands. The transformation of Prpich Hills to Blasted Church started with creative label redesigns by Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
designer Bernie Hadley-Beauregard of Brandever.
In 2004, Blasted Church became the first Okanagan vintners to produce all of their wines with screw-top bottle caps.
Winemaker
Blasted Church's first winemaker, Frank Supernak, died unexpectedly during the first harvest, prompting many other local vintners to assist the Campbell family in completing the production of finished wine. The images of these winemakers now adorn the bottle labels at Blasted Church The current winemaker is Langley, British ColumbiaLangley, British Columbia (city)
The City of Langley is a municipality in Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and surrounded on the north, east and south by Township of Langley.-History:...
native Richard Kanazawa who developed his viticulture skills at Australia's
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
Simon Gilbert Wines.