Stoneboat, on the Black Sage Gravelbar in Oliver, is now owned by Rudy Verhoeff and Kyla Richey, former professional volleyball athletes. They also own Valley Commons, is a winery established in the District Wine Village in Oliver in 2021. Both wineries fall under the Verhoeff Group of Companies, which is headed by Paul Verhoeff, Rudy's father. The family also owns a flooring company, a brewery and restaurants in the Fraser Valley.
It's a fragrant wine doling out vanilla and violets, raspberry tea, forest floor and baking spices. The palate is classic and fresh woven and silky, flavours of berries and earth dominate.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 4th, 2023