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Thorn & Burrow is a gueRrilla wine project based in Naramata, British Columbia. Holding no lands nor ownership of a winery. one of canada’s smallest commercial producers. Fruit is sourced from various regions across the province and is subject to change each vintage. This had led to experimental processes, unique blends, a celebration of impermanence.
Wines are aromatic and fresh; orange, rosÉ, and chilled reds. All ferment naturallY and are unfined and unfiltered. Specific processes and lab analytics are shared on every back label. Enjoy responsibly.
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Vancouver & Lower Mainland, BC
Retail
Angry Otter Liquor — 3415 Cambie St, Vancouver
Brewery Creek Liquor Store — 3045 Main St, Vancouver
Everything Wine – North Van — 998 Marine Dr, North Vancouver
Everything Wine – South Van — 8570 River District Crossing, Vancouver
High Point Beer Wine Spirits — 2769 E Hastings St, Vancouver
Jak’s Beer Wine Spirits – East Van — 1445 E 41st Ave, Vancouver
Jak’s Beer Wine Spirits – Kitsilano — 2239 W 4th Ave, Vancouver
Jak’s Beer Wine Spirits – South Granville — 2658 Granville St, Vancouver
Legacy Liquor Store — 1633 Manitoba St, Vancouver
Lennox Liquor Store — 555 W 12th Ave, Vancouver
Liberty Wine Merchants — 1622 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
New District Wine Store — 5650 Dunbar St, Vancouver
The Sutton Place Wine Merchant — 855 Burrard St, Vancouver
The Village Liquor Store — C1-900 Main St, West Vancouver
Hospitality
Bar Tartare — 54 Alexander St, Vancouver
Belli Pizza — 1733 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
El Camino’s — 3250 Main St, Vancouver
Folke Restaurant — 2585 W Broadway, Vancouver
Homer Street Cafe & Bar — 898 Homer St, Vancouver
It’s Okay Bar — 2481 East Hastings St, Vancouver
Pourhouse — 162 Water St, Vancouver
Tableau Bar Bistro — 1181 Melville St, Vancouver
The American — 926 Main St, Vancouver
The Boxcar — 917 Main St, Vancouver
The Cobalt — 917 Main St, Vancouver
The Garden Strathcona — 868 E Hastings St, Vancouver
The Gull Bar & Kitchen — 175 1st St E, North Vancouver
The Lido — 518 E Broadway, Vancouver
The Magnet — 309 W Pender St, Vancouver
Top of Grouse — Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver
Touski — 154 E Pender St, Vancouver
Vin Van — Mobile Pop-Up Wine Bar
Sea-to-Sky, BC
Squamish
House of Lager — 37020 Village Crescent, Squamish
The Buvette — 1323 Vancouver St, Squamish
Whistler
Flute & Fromage — #102-4305 Village Stroll, Whistler
Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands, BC
Victoria
BeLove — 1019 Blanshard St, Victoria
Chateau Victoria — 740 Burdett Ave, Victoria
End Dive Restaurant — 1802 Government St, Victoria
House of Boateng Cafe — 2854 Peatt Rd, Victoria
MAiiZ Nixtamal — 540 Fisgard St, Victoria
Spinnakers Spirit Merchants – James Bay — #3, 435 Simcoe St, Victoria
Spinnakers Spirit Merchants – Vic West — #130, 176 Wilson St, Victoria
Vintage Spirits Liquor Store — 653 Pandora St, Victoria
Bamfield
Flora’s — 75 Bamfield Boardwalk, Bamfield
Langford
Everything Wine — 2401 Millstream Rd, Langford
Nanaimo
The Vault Cafe — 499 Wallace St, Nanaimo
Courtenay
Marauder Bistro — 232 5th St, Courtenay
Galiano Island
Galiano Garage & Groceries — Madrona Drive, Galiano Island
The Corner Store — 61 Georgeson Bay Rd, Galiano Island
Toronto, ON
Grey Gardens — 399 Augusta Ave, Toronto
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AN AROMATIC SKIN-CONTACT BLEND OF GEWÜRZTRAMINER, L’ACADIE AND LA CRESCENT FROM TWO ORGANICALLY FARMED VINEYARDS FOUND IN SUMMERLAND AND YARROW. INTENSELY EXPRESSIVE, WITH NOTES OF TANGERINE, WHITE CITRUS, TROPICAL FRUIT, PEACH SKIN, MEYER LEMON. THE PALATE IS BRIGHT, TEXTURAL AND DRY, WITH GUAVA, MANGO, AND CITRUS CARRIED BY VIBRANT ACIDITY.
GEWÜRZTRAMINER SPENDS FIVE DAYS ON SKINS, WHILE THE L’ACADIE/LA CRESCENT SEES TWO DAYS OF MACERATION BEFORE BOTH COMPONENTS MATURE FOR EIGHT MONTHS IN NEUTRAL OAK ON HEAVY LEES. FULL MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION ADDS TEXTURE WITHOUT SACRIFICING FRESHNESS, RESULTING IN A LIVELY, STRUCTURED WHITE THAT BALANCES AROMATIC INTENSITY WITH DRINKABILITY.
WINES AVAILABLE IN SMALL QUANTITIES
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A FIELD BLEND OF MCCONNELL VINEYARD IN ABBOTSFORD, WHICH ALEX FARMED ORGANICALLY DURING HIS LAST YEARS LIVING IN VANCOUVER. LED BY SIEGERREBE, COMPLEMENTED BY KERNER, MADELEINE ANGEVINE, MADELEINE SYLVANER, BACCHUS AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF PINOT NOIR. THE AROMATICS ARE VIBRANT AND LIFTED, WITH GUAVA, WILD RASPBERRY, BLOOD ORANGE, MANDARIN, CRAB APPLE AND SUBTLE PEACH.
THE BLEND SEES SIX DAYS ON SKINS, WITH TWO BARRELS OF SKIN-CONTACT GEWÜRZTRAMINER FROM SUMMERLAND ADDED TO BRING FURTHER AROMATIC LIFT AND TROPICAL CHARACTER. AGED FOR EIGHT MONTHS IN NEUTRAL OAK ON HEAVY LEES AND FINISHED WITH FULL MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION, THE WINE IS DRY, TEXTURAL AND ENERGETIC, BALANCING BRIGHT ACIDITY WITH GENEROUS FRUIT.
BRIGHT AND AROMATIC, WITH NOTES OF WILD BLACK CHERRY, COCOA NIB, RED LICORICE AND COCKTAIL CHERRY, SPICED STRAWBERRY, AND FRESH HERBS. THE PALATE IS SOFTLY TEXTURED WITH VIBRANT CHERRY FRUIT, A GENTLE MOUSSE, A TOUCH OF RESIDUAL SUGAR THAT OFFERS BALANCE TO THE OVERALL FRESH STYLE.
PRODUCED FROM YOUNG VINES IN OKANAGAN FALLS, THE FRUIT UNDERGOES TWO DAYS ON SKINS BEFORE FERMENTATION IN A NEUTRAL 500L PUNCHEON. SMALL ADDITIONS OF TANK-FERMENTED WHITE AND ROSÉ WINES COMPLETE THE FINAL BLEND. CARBONATED, THE RESULT IS AN APPROACHABLE, FRUIT-FORWARD SPARKLING RED.
A VIBRANT, FRUIT-DRIVEN PINOT NOIR WITH AROMAS OF WILD CHERRY, RASPBERRY AND RED BERRY FRUIT, COMPLEMENTED BY SUBTLE NOTES OF RED SPICE AND SAGE. THE PALATE IS SOFT, JUICY AND DRY, WITH BRIGHT ACIDITY AND A LIGHT, GENEROUS TEXTURE THAT IS WELL SUITED TO SERVING WITH A SLIGHT CHILL.
THE FRUIT COMES FROM A 20-YEAR-OLD ORGANICALLY FARMED VINEYARD IN OLIVER. FOLLOWING A LIGHT MACERATION AND NINE DAYS ON SKINS, THE WINE SPENDS EIGHT MONTHS IN NEUTRAL OAK ON HEAVY LEES BEFORE COMPLETING FULL MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION. THE RESULT IS AN APPROACHABLE, FRESH EXPRESSION OF PINOT NOIR THAT EMPHASIZES PURITY OF FRUIT.
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