LULU OF A WINERY

LULU OF A WINERY...they're telling us we're in for a frightful winter here in Lotus Land. So, you might was well pick up some wine to bunker down with, if you're going to be stuck in the house. The lack of power will only add ambiance to the temperature of the wine, after all.

Just down the road from Barry's Bait and Tackle in Richmond, we found a great winery to stop in and visit, (looking for some vin to go with the poisson-de-jour, of course.) We recommend the Chardonnay, but there are several reds and whites to sample and choose from.

From the website "At one time, Lulu Island was known as Blossom Winery. Blossom was well renowned for it’s quality fruit wines and icewines throughout North America, as well as Asia. But our wine maker wanted more, he wanted to apply his talents towards making table wines! So Blossom underwent a transformation. We built a new 7 million dollar facility just outside of Richmond and changed our name to Lulu Island Winery, in honour of the land we built our winery on. The island of Richmond, just south of Vancouver, BC was once named Lulu Island. It is rumoured that the name Lulu came from the mistress of a great Duke who first pioneered this land. That of course caused a huge scandal and the name had to be changed to what we now know as Richmond."

Thanks to Mike and Heather for the pix, and also the wine tasting.
www.luluislandwinery.com for more information.