Home wineries have been around for centuries but in the past
few years they have taken on a new cache. These days, the surest
way to be the toast of your neighbourhood is to sport your own
wine label.
Having your own private label satisfies the basic quest for
the ultimate status symbol and the affluent are investing heavily
— $40,000 and up for a fully-equipped home vineyard and
winery. Sales of winemaking tools, from vaccum pumps and oak
barrels to frozen grapes and concentrate, have grown enormously
in the past five years.
Home wineries are springing up in basements, carports and garages
all over the country.
But making wine at home doesn’t have to be expensive.
Portofino’s international wine experts can help you produce
a quality product to match or even surpass the big names at
government stores for a fraction of the price.
‘You can make a quality wine at home
that will match or surpass the big names at government stores
for a fraction of the price’
Most home winemakers use commercially packaged winemaking kits.
At Portofino, the process is very different. Only top quality
grapes and grape juices are imported from Argentina, Chile and
California and their experts provide hands-on know how to produce
superior wines.
Portofino provides stainless steel tanks and all of the equipment
necessary. Then, they guide every stage from fermentation to
bottling and all the steps in between, and it all takes place
on your own premises.
‘Portofino provides stainless steel
tanks and all of the equipment necessary’
Records are carefully kept of the entire process including
crushing, fermentation, maceration, racking, pressing, filtration,
blending, oak aging and bottling so that everysingle component
can be adjusted to produce the finest product.
Portofino has extended the Vin de Garage name beyond the house
and, as a franchised label, the same high quality wines can
be made in restaurants or private clubs, at an on-site winery
or produced in a commercial winemaking center.
‘A unique service not offered anywhere
else in Canada’
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