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“Because we made this at a very early
stage, in 2010, it sort of flagged us
for being weird, different, unique,
and it’s had us not meeting VQA
standards on a regular basis,” says
Morissette, who adds that their
Rieslings were one of the first wines
that people noticed they made
slightly differently, and of which
they’ve gained a reputation for. “The
wines are, of course, not flawed, but
just different. Those wines are being
appreciated in other places, like
Germany for example.”
The winery applies an oxidative winemaking approach, which is often seen in traditional
winemaking. The practice exposes wines at an early phase in their life to oxygen so they are
informed to the oxygen itself and build a resistance to it.
little bit of sulfur when needed in the
whole process. They call themselves
traditional and artisanal, yielding
wines that are more flowing.
Their line-up of wines, of which they
produce anywhere from 6,000 to
8,000 cases annually depending on
the vintages, include Chardonnay,
Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, and
Riesling, the latter of which is made
unique for the region. Their Riesling,
cheekily called Cuvee Black Ball
thanks to it being rejected by the
VQA standards every year but one,
is made in a completely dry style,
that is with no residual sugar. They
bring in vessels from France, called
Foudres, which are large oval-shaped
barrels which they find to be the best
suited to the textures of the grapes
they grow in Niagara.
Being different is part of the charm
of Pearl Morissette; they do things
differently and don’t try to emulate
what has been made elsewhere in
the world. In fact, when Morissette
was first in discussions with Pearl on
opening a winery, he was guaranteed
to start the project on the basis of
no compromise, which is essentially
the message at the heart of the
winery. Morissette says that they’ve
always tried to elevate Jordan and
the region to the international rank
of wine production. They have an
international focus into what they
do. They of course make wine for
Ontario, but their primary focus is
to compete on an international level.
Something of which they ironically
don’t do for awards.
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