Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery’s tasting room is now open daily for the season with new vintages flying off the shelves. Drink in the sights and scents of buds on Black Sage Road, and then taste the latest wine releases. While you’re stocking up on your beloved choices before … [Read more...] about AS WELCOME AS MAY BLOSSOMS QUINTA FERREIRA SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR
NIGHTHAWK VINEYARDS INVITES YOU TO PAUSE
Nighthawk Vineyards is off the beaten track of regular touring itineraries. Folks are drawn here, having enjoyed the wine at an event, or as repeat visitors, or because someone recommended it. But once here, via the scenic six-kilometre route from Okanagan Falls, the peaceful … [Read more...] about NIGHTHAWK VINEYARDS INVITES YOU TO PAUSE
NOW AT STAG’S HOLLOW: FOOD, WINE AND A BEAUTIFUL VIEW
Tasting the well-made, award-winning wines is even better in Stag’s Hollow Winery’s new tasting room, which debuted late last season. Watch for signage to find the access road to the new facility, open daily from May. Here in an airier, larger setting, sip through your flight … [Read more...] about NOW AT STAG’S HOLLOW: FOOD, WINE AND A BEAUTIFUL VIEW
CRESENT HILL WINERY: HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
Long ago (in terms of the BC wine industry) and in part because of his fluency in German and hobby winemaking, Crescent Hill Winery founder Glennallyn Murray became close friends with Tom Hoenisch, a winemaker at Andres Wines in Port Moody, BC. When Hoenisch moved to Penticton … [Read more...] about CRESENT HILL WINERY: HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
MORAINE ESTATE WINERY A FAMILY MASTERPIECE
Following an international career in the oil and gas industry that assisted them in developing a palate for fine wines, proprietors Oleg and Svetlana Aristarkhov moved their family to the Naramata Bench from Alberta to establish Moraine Estate Winery. Oleg notes when they first … [Read more...] about MORAINE ESTATE WINERY A FAMILY MASTERPIECE