Gold Medal Winner - Working Horse Pinot Noir Lavender
Ice 2007 The world's first lavender infused Icewine. The
lavender was grown on our certified organic farm
Silver Medal Winner - Working Horse Barrel Aged "Tilman
Ice" 2007
This is the only competition we've ever entered
since Working Horse first began. Both wines were made from
certified organic Pinot Noir Grapes. Cheers and thank you for
your support of our organic farm and farming efforts.
Working Horse Pinot Noir "Lavender Ice" is the world's
first lavender infused Icewine made from certified organic
grapes. "Lavender Ice" was created by a collaboration of
fermentation arts specialist Tilman Hainle and product
innovation specialist Sara Norman of IMBIBEdesign
IMBIBEdesign is a new creative
consulting company under which a unique team of specialists
works with clients to develop innovative products, sustainable
production facilities and unique marketing strategies.
The long wait is over. Winemaker Tilman and his partner
Sara have finally released two new dessert wines.
The Tilman Ice Barrel Aged is our 2007 Pinot Noir Ice
dessert wine, aged for an additional twelve months in premium
French oak. Expect even more depth and complexity than the
highly acclaimed Classic version.
Sara's creativity went into overdrive to bring about the
Tilman Ice Lavender -- our classic Pinot Noir Tilman Ice, this
time infused with organic lavender grown on our farm. It
received rave reviews by wine writers and consumers alike for
its balance, lusciousness and unique floral aromas when tasted
at the Portland, OR "North Meets South Jubilee", and the
Vancouver Wine Festival during the last two weeks.
Both wines are just now released, and are available only
from the winery. We ship province-wide, so e-mail us, or
phone us to reserve your
bottles!
Slide Show of Life at Working Horse Farm
Posted August 1, 2010
We put some of the most evocative scenes from our farm
together into a slide show. Music is "Sun Break" by John
Williams.
Working Horse Farm shows "Fresh", the
Movie
Posted March 3, 2010
We at Working Horse Winery, Vineyard Inn and Organic Farm
are proud to present two showings of the movie "Fresh". It's
an inspirational celebration of real food, farming and
community, and rouses us to empower ourselves against the
dehumanizing forces of industrial food production. We thought
this movie was so great we purchased the rights to show
screenings of it - a first in the Interior of BC.
Two private screening opportunities to see the movie "Fresh": March 19th and 20th at the farm.
Limited to 20 per screening $20 per person gets the movie,
organic popcorn, wine, beer, food and a post movie discussion
and reception... 6:30PM-9PM or, whenever everyone gets tired.
Please RSVP - sara@WorkingHorseWinery.com
The Friday (19th) screening is filling up quickly, but
still lots of room on the Saturday.
Some quotes: "Working Horse Winery isn't merely a name;
it's a concept, a vision. It is quite likely the greenest
winery anywhere." Or, "Tilman Ice Riesling 2006
[...] is a measuring stick, ranking as some of the
finest icewine in the world." Well, the superlatives are
simultaneously flattering and humbling, and you should really
read the whole article. Includes wine reviews.
A couple of
tiny corrections: The horses in the glamour shot are actually
Jackie and Star, a team of Percherons owned by our friend John
Watters (our introduction to working with drafts), and the
return credit for our bottles is $5 for the table wine, and
$10 for the dessert wines (with box).
Suffolk Draft Team Arrives at Working Horse
Winery
January 9, 2009
Sara Norman and Tilman Hainle welcome the newest members of
the Working Horse team. See our About WHW page for
details and pictures.
Tilman Hainle to represent B.C. on Green Wine
Marketing panel
November 10, 2008
Tilman Hainle chosen to be a panellist to represent British
Columbia at the 2009 Vancouver Wine Festival symposium on
green wine marketing. The symposium will take place on March
25, 2009.
Working Horse Winery named one of five "Wineries
to Watch" in B.C.
November 7, 2008
The November / December 2008 edition of Northwest Palate
Magazine named Working Horse Winery one of five "Wineries to
Watch" in BC. "Winemaking veteran Tilman Hainle and his
partner Sara Norman are developing Working Horse Winery and
Vineyards at the site where Hainle and his father made B.C.'s
first icewine. The first teeny-tiny production of icewine is a
blockbuster, with more to come."
When you have already achieved the status of being the
first maker of icewine in North America at age 20, the first
Certified Organic winemaker in Canada at age 35 and building
the first organic winery in Canada, you can't do something
insignificant to mark your 50th birthday. In Tilman Hainle's
case he decided it was time to fulfill a lifelong vision to
create a new winery development... >more>
