The history at White Rock Vineyards extends back to the 1870s, when one Dr. Pettingill established one of the earliest vineyard plantings in Napa Valley. In 1977, over 100 years after its founding, Henri and Claire Vandendreissche purchased the property; they replanted the vineyards soon after and spent nearly a decade selling their fruit to other wineries. In 1986, however, they produced their first vintage and have produced continually since then. In the late 1990s, the second generation took up the reins — their son Michael—who, after studying viticulture in Napa, spent two years in France exploring other passions before returning to White Rock to take over vineyard management. In 1999 he was joined by his brother Christopher, who took over winemaking after working in Bordeaux, Rioja, and Mendoza, and spending two years learning under Napa legend John Kongsgaard as assistant winemaker at Luna.

The 35-acre vineyard has always been farmed naturally, without chemical treatments and using cover crops such as bell beans, rye, and clover to enrich the soils. Today the vines are an average age of 30 years, comprised of 14 acres of Chardonnay on the cooler benchland and 22 acres of terraced Bordeaux varieties on the slopes above.

The White Rock Vineyards Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is made from grapes grown on the upper slopes of White Rock’s estate vineyard. The wine was aged 22 months in 35% new French oak barrels.

In-Store Pickup
If you want to pickup your order, it will be available the next day. Please contact us for rush orders.

Local Delivery
Orders made before 9am are eligible for same-day delivery. All orders made after 9am will be next day delivery. No delivery offered on Sundays.

Shipping
5 – 7 days within Alberta.