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Burrowing Owl Estate is a Canadian wine grower and producer. The estate is based fifteen kilometres south of Oliver, British Columbia, in the Okanagan Valley wine region. ==History== The estate was started in 1993 when Jim Wyse, a developer from Vancouver, was looking for new business ideas and purchased a neglected vineyard south of Oliver.〔〔 Initial plantings consisted of Chardonnay, Pinot gris, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The estate is named after the endangered burrowing owl (''A. c. hypugaea'' or northern burrowing owl) which resides in the area. Tasting fees from the cellar door are donated to a local conservation society.〔 The first vintage of grapes was processed at another winery facility in 1997, prior to the completion of the on-site winery in 1998 which has been used for subsequent vintages.〔 The winery was set up to use a gravity flow processing system.〔 The original winemaker was Bill Dyer from California, who continued in this role until 2005 when Stephen Wyse, Jim Wyse's son, took over the job. Bertus Albertyn, a South African, took over the senior wine making position in 2010. Jim Wyse's son Chris Wyse is the current company president. Burrowing Owl Estate has been described by James Cluer, a Canadian Master of Wine, as a pioneer of the area and one of the iconic wineries of British Columbia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Burrowing Owl Estate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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