Wild Goose Winery

New Tasting Room Now Open!!

roland — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:43:10 +0000

After 15 years in our modest looking and sized tasting room, Wild Goose Vineyards has finished construction on its new tasting room and wine shop! The new building has a spacious tasting room overlooking our Stoney Slope Riesling with the back drop of Peach Cliff Mountain to the north. The new space, which is adjoined to the current winery, will add a new dimension to our business allowing us to hold group events, private functions, including meetings, weddings, and tutored tastings. Food services will also be available through services provided by local chefs and caterers! Join us through the fall season for special events and tastings!

Screw Caps Galore!!

Peter Rudd — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:48:07 +0000

It was bound to happen sooner or later. After dabbling with screw caps for many years, Wild Goose bottled its entire 2010 white wines (and Blanc de Noirs) under screw cap. Though it was not an easy decision, we jumped full bore into the project. With the positive response from the consumer and media that we have been having recently towards screw caps, the decision was made and no cork pullers will be needed for our 2010 whites! We still are using natural corks on our red wines and a decision will be made next spring as to whether or not our 2010 reds will be” screwed or corked!” We will keep you posted!

2012 Wines Now Available!!

Peter Rudd — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:27:17 +0000

Wild Goose wines are premium, limited produced wines that are available through private retailers throughout the province, including beer and wine stores, wine stores and restaurants. If you are unable to find our products at your favorite retail store you can always order through our online service.

2011 Mystic River Gewurztraminer Wins Best White Wine Of Show!

Peter Rudd — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:44:40 +0000

It is with great excitement that Wild Goose Vineyards and Winery announces that it has won top white wine at the Riverside International Wine Competition in California! The ever popular Mystic River Gewurztraminer 2011 was chosen as the top white wine out of near 2000 wines entered into the competition. Competition judge Daryl Groom declared, “A classic-vibrant, with layers of complexity; a great example of Gewurztraminer!”

2012 Wines Now Available!

Peter Rudd — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:46:06 +0000

It has been a long time coming, but I can assure you that the wait will be well worth it! In a year that saw the opening of our new tasting room and some major renovations, everything came together nicely! Winemaker Hagen Kruger says, “it was a superb growing season, especially in September and October when the weather really counts! The lovely fall season helped the fruit mature beautifully allowing intense ripening!”

The new releases include:

God’s Mountain Riesling
Riesling “Classic”
Mystic River Pinot Blanc
Blanc de Noir
Gewurztraminer
Mystic River Gewurztraminer(very limited release)
Pinot Gris
Autumn Gold
Stoney Slope Riesling
Chardonnay
Mystic River Pinot Gris
Morio and Friends! (Tasting Room Only)

Riverside International Competition Declares Wild Goose “Small Winery Of The Year 2012!”

Peter Rudd — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:43:50 +0000

The Riverside International Wine Competition has named Wild Goose Vineyards as “Small Winery of The Year 2012!” From the thousands of wine entries and hundreds of wineries entered, Wild Goose wines received broad commendation in most categories entered from limited production wines. General Manager of Wild Goose Vineyards, Roland Kruger, was very excited to hear of the huge accolade, ” we had heard many positive comments about the Riverside Competition so this year we decided to enter a number of our wines, and to receive this result is very exciting! The 2011 vintage was excellent and we certainly saw this in the results of the competition! Just as excited as we were with the 2011 white wines we were very pleased to see that our 2009 reds won numerous awards, including silver medals for the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2009 Pinot Noir” Congratulations to winemaker Hagen Kruger and his production crew!