Back Door Winery
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Back Door Winery has slowly grown from roots of dissolved partnerships and apple orchards. Before Pieter Smits purchased our Summerland property, it had actually sat abandoned for 7 years. Tragically, there had been no water, no pruning... nothing except neglected grape vines and a lot of potential.
Pieter was out on a trip from Edmonton to visit his parents, who also happen to own Sonoran Estate Winery in Summerland. After walking the land during that visit, he fell in love with the property and decided to purchase it. Friends and family were hesitant due to the state of the land and buildings. More than once Pieter heard “What are you thinking? The only good thing about that place is the back door”.
But he could see a diamond through the coal. He quickly started working day and night to restore the winery, and bring back life into the vines. The winery philosophy is built on recycle, repurpose, and reuse.
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