The end of an era has come for Oliver91裸聊视频檚 Covert Farms Family Estates.

Effective today, the 65-year-old family-run winery will no longer be offering its beloved visitor experiences.

For decades, fourth-generation owners Shelly and Gene Covert have welcomed guests for wine tastings, animal experiences, pumpkin patch picking, and more.

On Thursday, Oct. 12, the family took to social media to make the announcement and address their future with friends, customers and the community.

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The Coverts say they will continue to produce their regeneratively-made wines, which be can purchased online and found at restaurants and retailers across B.C. and parts of Canada.

They also add that they have begun to think about their succession plan and that their children have decided to not take over the winery business, thus the decision to scale back operations.

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Visitors have enjoyed all the winery has to offer for decades.

The business was even recognized internationally for its estate, regeneratively-made wines at the eighth annual International Organic Wine Award in Germany in 2017 and 2018.

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