Vinerie Timeline
Learn more about how our winery got its start, and how it has grown.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
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1950
Luigi and Maria Bertoli were married and not long afterwards they started their vineyard in the Lisboa wine region of Portugal.
1955
Baby Silvinio was born to his proud parents, and grew up working in the vineyards and learning wine making from the ground up.
1985
Silvinio emigrated to Canada, to establish his own vineyard, and soon Vinerie was born. Planting of 10 acres of Chardonnay grapes began.
1995
10 more acres of Pino Noir grapes, one of the most popular grapes in the region, were planted. In 1997 we began producing Pinot Noir.
2005
We opened our new tasting room, overlooking the vineyard, with a lovely patio to enjoy a glass of one of our fine wines.
2012
Vinerie wines was very proud to take home two gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the annual Tasters Guild wine awards.
2015
Our story continues as Silvinio hands over the day to day running of the vineyard to his son Emilio, along with his wife Alexandra.