Safe Haven
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Delicious by Nature
At 40 Knots, our wines are Delicious by Nature. This guides us in every step we take in farming, cellar management, crush pad operations, our service to the customer, and our sustainability promise: Environmentally; Socially; and Economically.
Vegan and Gluten-Free
Discover Safe Haven from 40 Knots—a comforting, fortified wine with smooth textures and rich, balanced flavors. Ideal for relaxed gatherings or quiet evenings, this wine offers warming aromas and flavors of rich black fruit and spice, layered with notes of chocolate and caramel.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2016
Varietal
Marechal Foch
Appellation
British Columbia
Vineyard Designation
Knotty Vineyard
pH
3.93
Residual Sugar
22.56
Alcohol %
19
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Experience the warming aromas and flavours of rich black fruit and spice layered with chocolate, and caramel while sinking into a warm relaxation.
Winemaker Notes
Marechal Foch selected at perfect balance and ripeness. Destemmed and whole fruit into open top fermenters. Gentle punch downs twice a day during fermentation until reaching a perfect flavour profile with a little residual sugar left, the fermentation is the ceased by pressing the grapes off of their skins and fortifying the wine and moved into neutral French oak. The fortification is local
from Shelter Point Distillery. We have chosen the use of Canadian whiskey to add depth and complexity to this Porto Style wine. Left aging in oak, we only bottle a barrel at a time to allow the wine to age.
Product Reviews
Kathy Haigh
(Nov 13, 2017 at 9:23 AM)
Fantastic after dinner drink! Love that Project Watershed shares the profit! Www.kuskussum.ca
Peggy Stoltz
(Mar 8, 2018 at 10:34 PM)
Love this wine. Bought two bottles two years ago and opened the first tonight to sip on after surgery and was very impressed. Sad that you are sold out, I want a Case. Let me know when the next batch is released.
Barb
(Dec 17, 2024 at 7:53 AM)
Definitely one my husband’s and mine favourite after dinner sipping wines. Goes fantastic with some nice cheese or chocolate. I have gifted this wine as well and it’s always well received. Perfect hostess gift.
Krystel
(Dec 17, 2024 at 9:25 PM)
Ideal for a cozy rainy day, this treat pairs beautifully with dark chocolate. It strikes the perfect balance of sweetness—not syrupy—offering a rich, indulgent flavour. With its delightful mocha notes, it’s irresistibly delicious and wonderfully warming. A must-have for making rainy days truly enjoyable!
Jessica Storti
(Dec 20, 2024 at 9:34 AM)
We tried this one during our wine tasting and it was very delicious especially paired with chocolate or some cheese
