Flower Day Wine: Lower Mainland's New Wave

0:00It's April 7, I'm Cory with the story, this is Vancouver news today, driven by AI. Flower Day wine just dropped in Richmond on River Road, taking over the old Isabella winery spot back in March. Co-owned by James, Missiolic, and Patrick Robertson, they're all about grapes grown right here in the lower mainland, crafting skin contact wines that pop in amber, orange, and pink hues, a style they pulled from Georgia. The two met grinding at Lafabriexane George winery in Vancouver, and with Okanagan vines getting wrecked by freezes and wildfires, they saw a chance. To flip unused local fruit into fire wine. This move shines a light on nearby farmers, matching how chefs are hyping local produce. Missiolic's pushing that Metro Vancouver stacks up to the Okanagan, just with its own fresh vibe. They're sourcing grapes like Grooner belt liner from Abbotsford, Langley, and Chilliwack, Finlandel and Crush to bottle in-house with no filters and just a touch of sulfur.

1:01Staying small to sell direct, no distributor cuts. The name nods to biodynamic flower days when everything tastes peak. Got five dry wines from Pinot noir to Rose now, eyeing eight by summer's end. Swing by their new tasting room at 11.4 911 River Road for free sips, abing Sundays and Mondays from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursdays through. Days till seven in taste, while lower mainlands the next wave.