CheckMate Artisanal Winery
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Oliver, British Columbia · Online shop · checkmatewinery.com
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Oliver winery devoted to small-lot Okanagan Chardonnay and Merlot from seven vineyard blocks, sold to members, a mailing list and tasting-room guests.
CheckMate's Okanagan Chardonnay and Merlot can no longer ship to the US since the import ban of September 29, 2026 (50% duty applied from August 22 to September 28, 2026), under HTS 2204.21.50 (still grape wine, up to 14% alcohol).Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
Founder Anthony von Mandl's winery makes Chardonnay and Merlot from Okanagan vineyards including Jagged Rock and Dekleva-Combret, with the winery at 4799 Wild Rose Street, Oliver, BC.
On the tariff list
- HTS 2204.21.50 · Wine other than Tokay (not carbonated), of an alcoholic strength by volume not over 14%, in containers not over 2 liters · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"2020 Little Pawn Chardonnay" and the Merlot, both hand-sorted and bottled at the winery: still table wines in bottles.
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- checkmatewinery.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Discover CheckMate Artisanal Winery, a modern feat of nature and architecture designed by Tom Kundig
- checkmatewinery.com · accessed 2026-09-29
CheckMate Artisanal Winery founder Anthony von Mandl started with little more than a vision
- checkmatewinery.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Jagged Rock Vineyard Tucked against the Black Sage Bench
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2020 Little Pawn Chardonnay
- checkmatewinery.com · accessed 2026-09-29
The hand-harvested Merlot clusters arrive at the winery in small picking containers
- checkmatewinery.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Address 4799 Wild Rose Street, Oliver, BC, V0H 1T1
- checkmatewinery.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We ship exclusively within Canada
- checkmatewinery.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Our wines are produced in tiny quantities only and are fully allocated upon release.
- checkmatewinery.com · accessed 2026-09-30
info@checkmatewinery.com
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