Arterra Wines Canada Acquires Laughing Stock Vineyards

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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. (AWC) announced an agreement to acquire Laughing Stock Vineyards (LFNG), a family-owned, premium boutique winery.

LFNG is located on Naramata Bench, B.C. and its flagship wine, Portfolio, is considered one of Canada’s iconic wines. The winery, founded in 2003 by David and Cynthia Enns, will continue to operate as usual, with the Enns continuing to play a key leadership role to sustainably grow the business.

“We started Laughing Stock Vineyards to create a premium, boutique Naramata-Bench winery and after a decade and a half, we reached a tipping point, both in terms of scale and demand. We made the decision to partner with Arterra Wines Canada because of their commitment to maintaining the integrity and quality of our wines and their solid history in the Okanagan,” says David and Cynthia Enns.

AWC, which employs more than 500 people in B.C., has been making award-winning wines in the Okanagan for more than 30 years, with more than 1,000 acres of premium vineyards such as Black Sage and Sunrock. It makes recognized wines from Black Sage Vineyard, Sumac Ridge Estate Winery, See Ya Later Ranch, Jackson-Triggs and Inniskillin Okanagan and Nk’Mip Cellars.

The addition of LFNG into the AWC family of wineries complements its diverse selection of Canadian and international award-winning VQA wines and becomes AWC’s first estate winery in the esteemed terroir of the Naramata Bench.

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