Church and State Wines

Wine lovers and judges across Canada agree: Church & State Quintessential has been one of the best wines in the country, two years in a row. Blending five classic varietals to create a truly elegant and beautiful wine, befitting of the name “Quintessential.” Therefore, it would only do this wine justice to celebrate its third [...]

Found a great folder of photos from our big move from Brentwood Bay to Oliver. Finally winemaking and growing happening in the same place! There’s also some shots from our 2009 harvest – definitely some humble beginnings!

Nice write up on the 2005 Quintessential coming from Whitecourt, Alberta. If you have some of this wine, you’re one of the lucky few, with the 2006 nearly gone, the ’05 is extra rare these days. “I finally tried the Church & State Quintessential 2005 and all I have to say is … YUM!!…” Read [...]

“Swirl, sniff, taste, swish, spit, repeat. Four … hundred … times. While it may seem a bit overwhelming, I can think of far worse things to be doing over a long weekend in San Francisco.” Thanks to all the judges for your hard work and deeming our Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon worthy of Double Gold! [...]

2009 Church & State Pinot Gris “Once again the team at Church & State winery have release a very fruit forward, well balanced, wine with ripe acidity. It is the perfect patio wine or wine to pair with plank salmon, grilled tuna or just with the sunshine.”It tastes like MORE!!” Check out all their picks [...]

Found this article from Anthony Gismondi last night from when we first started out! Circa 2005. Pretty interesting read “My guess is you are going to hear a lot more about the wine at Church and State in the future which can only be a good thing for Victoria. Stay tuned for more news as [...]

“June has been a great month for Church and State Wines. On June 4th, proprietor Kim Pullen opened a new winery located next to the Coyote Bowl vineyard, on the renowned Black Sage bench. Three weeks later, he got to announce two Church and State wines had won awards at the San Francisco International Wine [...]

2008 Church & State Chardonnay wins Double Gold – Best in Class 2007 Church & State Coyote Bowl Cabernet Sauvignon wins Double Gold Arriving from all points across the United States, 45 wine industry professionals convened June 18th, 19th and 20th to evaluate 3,897 wines from 1,290 wineries during the San Francisco International Wine Competition held [...]