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Photo by Dominic Hall
Back in 2015, husband and wife team, Quinn and Michela, started a small soda company called Rootside Soda producing a line of soda syrups made with fresh and whole ingredients. After diving into the wonderful world of botanical research through Rootside, we developed a feverish love-affair with Vermouth and all things apéritif wines. There was no turning back. We just had to start making vermouth ourselves.

After spending the next 2.5 years deep-diving into botanicals, recipe development and wine making we launch our Rosso Vermouth in July 2019. The first 2 batches sold out within a day of their release. In 2020, our Rosso Vermouth won Gold at the San Francisco World Spirit Awards. We’ve since released a Dry Vermouth, a Quinquina style wine called Kina-Rouge, and a line of cocktail bitters under the Rootside banner. Expect to see lots more weird and wonderful delights in 2021 and beyond.

To catch up on the latest updates and product releases follow us on Instagram @esquimaltwine

- Photo by Dominic Hall -