Bull Pine
Jackson-Triggs Bull Pine Estate Vineyard near Osoyoos has had its earliest start date for harvesting grapes in more than two decades.
Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate Winery, part of the huge Constellation Brands empire that makes and markets wine, beer and spirits, reports the earliest date for harvesting grapes in the south Okanagan.
Troy Osborne is the director of Viticulture West for Jackson-Triggs and says, “The growing season to date, to sum it up in a few words – hot, dry, phenomenal. In my 21 years here in the Okanagan in viticulture this is the earliest we’ve ever picked vinifera table grapes.”
The company started harvesting Sauvignon Blanc grapes on August 27 from its Bull Pine Estate Vineyard, on the Osoyoos Lake Bench.
