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The wine is made from 100% Bainbridge Island grown strawberries,
with grape neutral spirits added. It's somewhat like a port,
somewhat like a liqueur. Unfortunately we cannot use either of
these terms on the label, so it's called simply a dessert wine.
The name "Ichigo" (pronounced eech-ee-go) is the Japanese word
for strawberry. We chose this name to honor the Bainbridge
Japanese/American strawberry farming history.
We release this wine each year at the
first Bainbridge Island Winter Farmers
Market which starts the second Saturday of November. Of
course after that time you can buy it at the winery too!
We're using an unusual square bottle (see right).
Click for a closeup of the
complete label [47Kb].
Our label is a commissioned artwork. Please visit our page with
more information about Dianne Gardner
of Port Orchard who painted this Sumi-styled strawberry.
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 Strawberry fields at SE corner of Finch & High School Road, circa 1930's
Credit: BI Historical Society De Steiguer Collection
This is now the Bethany Luthern Church, large trees (40+ years), in
the distance, Rotary Park and residential homes.
Here's the Terraserver aerial image 1994
Bainbridge Island has a long history of farming, many of whom were
Japanese/American, and many of them specialized in strawberries.
Unfortunately many of these farms have been lost, however, Bainbridge
has made significant progress toward preserving not only the history,
but the actual farms as well. We'd love to have you take a few
minutes to read the following essays.
Perennial Vintners essay on Suyematsu Farm, Mike Lempriere 03-Nov-2008
The BI Historical Society
(BIHS) has generously provided a brief essay on this topic:
click for BIHS essay -- A Brief History of Farming on Bainbridge Island
City Of Bainbridge Island (COBI) Open Space Commission website
Trust For Working Landscapes website
Bainbridge Fair at Island Center Hall, circa 1920's
Credit: BI Historical Society
Island Center Hall is still in active use today, though I believe the
building has been moved from it's original location.
Interior of strawberry cannery, Eagle Harbor, circa 1930's
Credit: BI Historical Society De Steiguer Collection
The cannery was gone by the late 1970's.
Strawberry fields at Toby Membrere Farm, 1960
Credit: BI Historical Society Florenda Membrere Perkins
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