10/02/2026
Let me tell you a story. About Long Story, our newest aperitif.
Fermentation makes me feel like an adventurer sometimes. Discovering worlds of tropical fruits, with sea salt spray in my nose, all from within this little concrete box in Guelph, Ontario.
Back in 2016, I bought 50 or so barrels from many different sources. Barrels all have their own personalities, and for whatever reason, everything in one specific barrel we have oxidizes in the best way.
It’s always reminded me of sherry. This year it leans more Manzanilla than anything else, but…it’s also not that at all.
Think limestone and shale, strewn with Ordovician trilobites: tropical yet salty sea spray from a long forgotten sea. Savoury, fermented peach, and the caramel nuttiness of a baked apricot pit.
Long Story is a blend of 2020 Sauvignon Blanc from that single barrel, and 2025 Kingston Black: a tannic apple that is said to be one of the very best c***r apples out of the UK (ours were grown in Ontario, of course).
Apple and barrel tannins meld with the saltiness of the oak and fruitiness of the grapes to create a really special aperitif.
I want to sip it and chew the fruit off of olive pits on a cool night, chatting with someone I like.
Find Long Story online or at come try it at our tasting room in Guelph now.