46 - Nerth Skore News — Wednesday, December 1, 1999

—Foop

Brewery) and Wineshares.

CEQ Gerry Kicrans (former
founding ‘principal of Fogg ’n

* Suds testaurants).' Wineshares

+ ¢ varietal wite
. Sive.uior * 7

ineshares’ next venture a French v

ery properties around the
word and nurn them inte
profitable operations; offcring
both guarenteed fiscal returns
and value added benefits to its
investors. _
Established in 1972,

‘Domaine de Régusse has since
_acquired more vineyards, and

boitles both AOC-classified
caux de Pierrevert and
Cétes de LcSeron wines.
. Domaine de Régusse

‘ principal red, boreled under

AOC Coteaux de Pierrevert,

a Syrah-Grenache blend. The
°98 has a firm fruity nose, .
medium body and moderate
tannins. Rosé, a Provengale
mainstay, is made with
Grenache and Cinsault and the

EoD * in .
barrel fermentuu C2.

cae Ihe,

and a Syrah-Grenache blend’
‘fro’

: the domaine’s biodynam-
ic La Bastide des Oliviers vine-
yard, AOC Pierrevert.:.

With some 700 of a total -

: of 800 acres under vine (about .
’ the same size ‘as Mission Hill’s-

current holdings in‘th

- Okanagan), this is a’significant

operation..." ae
‘Working with the existing ~
anagement, von Krosigk has

no plans to change much in a

hurry but does want: :

Wincshares also plans to'n—1s-.:
form Régusse’s principal build
ing, a 12,000 sq. ft. chateau,
into suites for investors” time-
share and B&B.’ :
Wineshares pours a tasting
of Domaine de Régusse wines
at Mescalero on December.2
and 4. Interested parties
should call 688-5787.

of premium wines over the
existing AOC wines. “Right
now there’s a: ton of Syrah
going into rosé,” says von
Krosigk. “I can see using some
of it to produce really big,
extracted ‘bombastic and
chewy’ reds.” ;

When the purchase is com-
pleted in January 2000,

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