Who or what is NW Grapes?
The NW stands for Nanaimo Winemakers, a group of home winemakers on Central Vancouver Island. NW Grapes is the grape-procurement arm of the Nanaimo Winemakers Club. NW Grapes has been active for years and currently arranges for the purchase of over 20 tons of grapes per year. The focus used to be fresh Okanagan grapes, but this had now shifted to grapes from the Central Coast region of California. We buy premium grapes from the Paso Robles and Santa Barbara areas, have them crushed and frozen, and then have the pails of frozen red must and white juice shipped directly to Nanaimo. We also still get some grapes fresh from the Okanagan and we also source some varieties from the North Coast and Washington through Brehm Vineyards. Currently, Rod Church and John Taylor are the Club members who manage NW Grapes.
