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Orofino Vineyards
Orofino Vineyards
AboutOrofino Vineyards
Orofino Vineyards began after John and Virginia Weber encountered the Similkameen Valley in 2001, bought a vineyard and moved from Saskatchewan to Cawston. Their experience now spans the valley’s warm bench sites, heavier bottomland soils and cooler Olalla Gap. Orofino combines its own holdings with close grower partnerships, frequently identifying the individual vineyard behind a wine.
The home vineyard was first planted in 1989 and still includes original blocks of Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Riesling and Muscat. The Webers began planning their straw-bale winery in 2003, using thick walls to moderate the Similkameen’s hot summers and cold winters. A solar hybrid system added in 2012 supplies electricity and hot water to the tasting-room and office building.
Orofino 2025 Hendsbee Vineyard Clone 21B Riesling
Canadian White
Apple, citrus, peach skin, honeysuckle and pear shape a fruit-forward, approachable nose. The palate is medium-dry, with a semi-sweet balance. Made entirely from clone 21B Riesling, the wine comes from nineteen-year-old vines and reaches 11.9 percent alcohol. Orchard fruit, citrus and floral aromas bring together apple, pear, peach skin and honeysuckle in the aromatic profile.
Orofino 2022 Beleza
Canadian Red
Black cherry, vanilla, blackcurrant, espresso and dark chocolate shape the profile. The blend is sixty percent Merlot, twenty percent Cabernet Sauvignon and ten percent each Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The wine spends twenty months in French and American oak, followed by two years of bottle age before release. It is the winery's flagship red from the Similkameen Valley.
Orofino 2023 Red Bridge Red
Canadian Red
Bright red fruit and dark cherry rise with cedar, sage and a hint of vineyard scrub. The palate is medium-bodied and mouth-filling, layering cherry, cocoa and vanilla over smooth, approachable tannins. Dry, balanced and comfortably rich, it carries a gentle herbaceous note through a satisfying finish.
Orofino 2025 Orange Skin-Contact Muscat
Canadian White
Orofino 2022 Passion Pit Cabernet Sauvignon
Canadian Red
Made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine carries rich dark-fruit flavours and fourteen percent alcohol. It spent twenty months in French and American oak. The vineyard sits on the Cawston Bench in the Similkameen Valley beside a former commercial gravel pit. The site has a sunny slope backed by steep granite cliffs, with angular granite rocks and shallow soils.
Orofino 2025 Semi-Carbo MF
Canadian Red
Pepper, black and blue fruit, iron and wild game appear through the profile. The deep purple wine has low tannins and a naturally soft character. It is made entirely from Marechal Foch grown in the Pozza Vineyard in the Olalla Gap. Whole berries ferment carbonically under carbon dioxide before pressing, stainless-steel fermentation and a rest in old 500-litre puncheons. The wine is neither fined nor filtered and carries 12.8 percent alcohol.
Orofino 2024 Few and Far Between Washington Series Marsanne
Canadian White
Pale gold with green reflections, the wine shows lemon, white peach, orchard blossom and beeswax. The palate is crisp and light-bodied, with a long finish. Marsanne from Ancient Lakes in Washington ferments and ages in stainless steel and French oak. Alcohol is 13 percent, residual sugar is two grams per litre, and production totals two hundred fifty cases.
Orofino 2025 Semi-Carbo MF Marechal Foch
Canadian Red
Deep purple colour accompanies black and blue fruit, pepper, iron and wild-game notes. Low tannins and the natural softness of Marechal Foch give an easy-drinking profile. Fruit from twenty-year-old vines in Pozza Vineyard was destemmed with berries left whole for carbonic fermentation under carbon dioxide, then pressed to finish in stainless steel and rested in old 500-litre puncheons.
Orofino 2012 Home Vineyard Old Vines Riesling
Canadian White
Orofino 2021 Syrah
Canadian Red
Orofino 2022 Gamay 1.5 L Pouch
Canadian Red
Juicy red berries lead a bright, energetic palate with light body, low tannins and a clean line of zippy acidity. The fruit stays pure and immediate, while an unfined and unfiltered approach preserves a gently savoury edge. Fresh enough for a light chill, this pouch is a flexible match for burgers, grilled sausages, roast chicken or vegetable skewers.
Orofino 2021 PTG
Canadian Red
Orofino 2021 Reserve Syrah
Canadian Red
Orofino 2021 Dourado
Canadian Red
Orofino 2025 Gamay
Canadian Red
All listed prices are before tax unless stated otherwise. Vintage availability may vary.