Delicious New Red Wines at Joe Canal's

In response to the many requests we receive for Organic and Sulfite-Free wines, Joe Canal's is happy to unveil Orleans Hill wines. Find these great new additions in our Lawrenceville and Woodbridge stores.

Jim Lapsley, the original owner and winemaker, founded Orleans Hill Winery in the late 1970’s in Woodland CA. He switched to using only organically grown grapes in the late 1980’s and in 2001 the winery’s lease expired and the brand was purchased by the Nevada County Wine Guild, owned by Tony Norskog, with production moving to a winery in the remote outskirts of Nevada City, CA. The style of production has been maintained with fresh, youthful wines crafted to be easily drinkable and sold nationally in the under $10 price range.

Tony Norskog and Donn Berdhal have been winemakers for more than 25 years and have been partners in the business since 2004.

Donn Berdahl and Tony Norskog

Tony received his degree in enology from the University of California at Davis in 1977, the most prestigious wine making school in the country and has been one of the vanguard winemakers within the organic wine world, helping to create outstanding organic sulfite-free wines at a great value since 1989. The winery, originally named Nevada County Wine Guild, is located in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains in California and the vineyards are all certified organic.

Donn was formerly General Manager and on-site winemaker for a large custom crush facility that handled grapes for well-known wineries and growers alike. His training came the old fashioned way, via apprenticeship. He was very fortunate to be mentored by two long time award-winning winemakers that started, and then consulted, at the custom facility.

This dynamic duo produces all sulfite-free wines including Our Daily Red, a blended red table wine. This is the largest wholly organic sku in the US by volume, and which since its introduction in 1998, has been the most solid and accessible organically made wine on the market. In addition, under the Orleans Hill label, they make (at various times) a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Zinfandel.