As our forefathers used to say, “A calm June puts the farmer in tune.”  They may well have been referring to the weather, but if they were referring to activity, then my, how things have changed!  Here at our farm, June is anything but calm.  In fact, it’s closer to crazy.  But the craziness has […]

I have to admit that May is my favourite Newsletter.  Regardless of the weather, I always feel like the merry, merry month of May is the beginning of summer.  The beginning of the growing season.  The beginning of the summer farmers markets.  The beginning of the patio season.  These are normally exciting days for we winter-weary prairie people. Obviously, this […]

  You may remember the quote from your high school English days: “Beware the Ides of March.”  Rather depressing, it always seemed to me. In my mind, the Ides of March should rather be well-celebrated in this country because it means that the First Day of Spring is just around the corner!  Yesiree Bob.  Soon […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBERTA WINERY WINS GOLDS and BEST IN CLASS AT RECENT COMPETITIONS.   Three gold medals have been awarded to Field Stone Fruit Wines of Strathmore, Alberta, and Alberta Beverage Awards chooses Field Stone for Best In Class.     STRATHMORE, ALBERTA (August 2017) Alberta-based fruit winery Field Stone Fruit Wines is celebrating […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBERTA WINERY WINS “WINERY OF DISTINCTION” AWARD. Three gold medals have been awarded to Field Stone Fruit Wines of Strathmore, Alberta, giving it the prestigious “Winery of Distinction” designation. Alberta Beverage Awards chooses Field Stone for Best In Class.   STRATHMORE, ALBERTA (July 31, 2015) Alberta-based fruit winery Field Stone Fruit Wines […]

Well, the long weekend may be over, but not the summer! For some added fun this season, Field Stone is launching “Field Stone Fridays” on Twitter.  You can win  a free 2-bottle wine pack just by joining our conversation on Twitter! Want to participate?  It’s easy. 1. Create your own twitter account at www.twitter.com. 2. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBERTA WINERY TAKES TRIO OF GOLD MEDALS AND MORE AT TWO PRESTIGIOUS WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS.  Nine medals and three additional awards of special distinction — including “Best in Competition” — add to nine-year-old local artisanal winery’s unexpected journey to success.     STRATHMORE, ALBERTA (June 2, 2014) Alberta-based fruit winery Field Stone Fruit Wines […]

At a recent Gala Evening at the BMO Centre, Field Stone Fruit Wines’ popular Strawberry-Rhubarb Fruit Wine was awarded the BUY ALBERTA FOOD AWARD for Best Value Added Product using Alberta Fruits. The Buy Alberta Food Awards event, sponsored by the Alberta Food Processors Association, and postponed from June due to flooding issues, finally took […]

Yes, it’s true.  Field Stone Fruit Wines is proud to announce that as of April 20, 2013, our products are more readily available than ever before. Co-op Wine Spirits Beer now has Alberta’s popular fruit wines and dessert wines on the shelf in their many fine stores. As many of you know, over the past […]

Field Stone Fruit Wines, Alberta’s first cottage winery, was awarded a record ten medals from two respected wine competitions this past week. At the NorthWest Wine Summit, an international competition held annually at Hood River, Oregon, Field Stone was awarded a gold medal, three silver medals and four bronze medals to add to its previous […]