Blasted Church Vineyards

Blasted Church Vineyards, located in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia is a Canadian Winery. Situated in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, Blasted Church produces over 25,000 cases of wine per year.[1]

Blasted Church Vineyards
LocationOkanagan Falls, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49.3877°N 119.5590°W / 49.3877; -119.5590
AppellationOkanagan Valley
Founded2002
First vintage2002
Key peopleEvelyn & Chris Campbell (proprietors), Evan Saunders (winemaker), John Bayley (vineyard manager)
Parent companyPrivately Owned
Cases/yr28,000
Known forMerlot & Pinot Gris
VarietalsCabernet sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc, Pinot gris
DistributionRegional, restaurants & wine club only
TastingOpen to the public
Websiteblastedchurch.com

History
Blasted Church view of the lake.

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 dynamite 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.[2]

In 2004, Blasted Church became the first Okanagan vintners to produce all of their wines with screw-top bottle caps.[3]

In 2018, Blasted Church introduced new labels inspired by Renaissance era masterworks where figures from classical paintings are plucked from their holy surroundings and placed into modern-day scenarios.

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.[3] Since 2014, the winemaker has been Evan Saunders.[4]

References
  1. "Blasted Church Vineyards, Okanagan Falls". Okanagan Falls Winery Association. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  2. Schreiner, John (2011-03-10). Wineries of British Columbia. Whitecap Books. pp. 34-35. ISBN 1552856038.
  3. Schreiner, John (2007-03-16). British Columbia Wine Country. Whitecap Books. p. 192. ISBN 1552858030.
  4. "Winemaker". Blasted Church Vineyards. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
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