D'Angelo Estate Winery
	979 Lochore Road Penticton, BC, V2A 8V1 Canada (250) 493-1364 http://www.dangelowinery.com/ info@dangelowinery.com	Winery Ratings Staff: 6.33 Wines: 6.33 Ambience: 6.00 Architecture: 5.67 Overall: 6.08
The D'Angelo family brought their winemaking tradition over from Italy to Canada in the 50's. Sal started helping his father with making their wines in Ontario as a very young boy, learning how to process the grapes and must. As a young man, Sal returned to Italy to spend time with his grandfather, Salvatore. Sal fondly remembers the many times he would follow his grandfather out into the fields, often starting at four in the morning, where Salvatore would teach his eager student how to properly care for and renew the vineyard soils. "Fresca!", his grandfather would proudly announce to Sal as they would come to the end of each long, three foot deep trench. They would carefully fill each trench with the dirt from the next trench they were digging. In this way they would renew the used topsoil on the surface by replacing it with fresh earth from deep down. Only after the trenches had been dug out and refilled with 'fresh' topsoil were they ready for planting with new vines. Sal returned home and started making his own wines with the knowledge that had been passed down to him and the various types of grapes available in Ontario. In 1979, Salvatore D’Angelo began his search for