8th Generation Vineyard | Since 1783

Summerland, BC | Sunny, 20°C

8th Generation Vineyard

Most wineries have an "About" page.
We have a couple of centuries.

Here is the short version: a family plants vines in Germany in 1783 and never stops. Eight generations of winemakers, ten generations of grape growers, one leap across the Atlantic in 2003, and a small farm in Summerland where all of it now lives. Pick a chapter, or even better, pour yourself a glass of wine and read all four.

The Story

From Dalsheim to Okanagan Lake, and everything a family learns in 243 years

The Family Tree

Eighteen names, eighteen lives, one thread. Meet everyone from Hans Jacob Frank, who was born around 1691, to the three kids of the ninth generation

The Land

A delta built by Trout Creek, a vineyard that dips its roots in the lake, and an orchard next door

The Craft

How we make wine, why we do so little to it, and the small matter of bringing frizzante to Canada