page_title: Le Vieux Pin
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Le Vieux Pin / History
caption_attribution_description: "Le Vieux Pin" Winery near Oliver, BC
context_page_description: Le Vieux Pin is a Canadian wine grower and producer. It is located in Oliver, British Columbia on Black Sage Bench, a road that runs along Oliver in the southern Okanagan Valley and known for its many wineries.
  It is the sister winery to LaStella. Both wineries are operated by Enotecca Wineries and Resorts, a holding company owned by entrepreneurs Sean and Saeedeh Salem.
context_section_description: Le Vieux Pin opened its tasting room doors in 2006 by Sean Salem, his wife and partner, Saeedeh Salem.
  Its first vintage was in 2005 and included Vaila Pinot Noir Rose, Auroré Sauvignon Blanc, Belle Pinot Noir, Apogée Merlot, and Époque Merlot. The winery practices organic farming.
  The estate is co-managed by director of sales and marketing Rasoul Salehi and winemaker/viticulturist Severine Pinte.
  The current winemaker, Severine Pinte, joined Le Vieux Pin in 2010 after relocating from France. She also serves as the winery’s Viticulturalist.
  In 2010, almost four acres of the La Feuille d’Or, one of the estate's vineyards, was wiped out by a mudslide.
  Le Vieux Pin was named after the pine tree on the northwest corner of the vineyard.
caption: Le Vieux Pin
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