The wine produced is elegant, spicy, full-bodied, and with an excellent nose. It is a big, robust wine but with balanced acidity that makes it a perfect pairing with rich, well-flavoured foods. It will age well.

Service: Serve between 15° to 18°C.

Food Pairing: Excellent with beef, duck, game, pasta in tomato sauce, pork, and vegetarian dishes.

Today the second generation, John M. Gantner and Nancy Walker, tackle all of the vineyard operations at School House Vineyard where they make their home. John and Nancy implement the dry-farming technique in order to intensify the character of the wines, sacrificing quantity in order to maximize quality. Their passion for the grapes they nurture coupled with their strong connection with the land is beautifully revealed in the expressions of the wines produced from the vineyard. Each of the School House wines is vinified in the caves of neighbouring Pride Mountain Vineyards.

This winery takes its name from the 1880's one-room school house that had graced the property until it was consumed by fire in the mid 1980's. A unique dry-farmed property, it is nestled amongst the cool, lushly forested slopes of Spring Mountain at approximately 1500 feet (460 metres). Purchased by the Gantner family just after the Depression in 1940, John Gantner, an octogenarian, and his partner Nancy Walker still do some of the vineyard work themselves with the help of their estate manager, Tim Mosher.

Red | Still | 75cl | 13.8% ABV

Recognition: CellarTracker: Vintage 2007: 91pts, Vintage 2008: 93pts, Vintage 2009: 92pts, Vintage 2010: 91pts, Vintage 2011: 92pts, Vintage 2012 : 89pts

Cellaring: Enjoy now and over the next 10-15 years.

Vinification: The three varieties that make up this field blend were, as always, picked and fermented together in open bins, and aged in seasoned barrels, providing an ever so subtle touch of oak.