Wine touring in a winter wonderland
Swirling and sipping in a winter wonderland is just as fun as doing it in a summer wonderland. The wine scene in and around Kelowna continues all year long!
Swirling and sipping in a winter wonderland is just as fun as doing it in a summer wonderland. The wine scene in and around Kelowna continues all year long!
Swirling and sipping in a winter wonderland is just as fun as doing it in a summer wonderland. The wine scene in and around Kelowna continues all year long! Winter wine touring provides a quieter time for you to bury your nose in a glass and explore our winery destinations. You can discover not only Kelowna’s wine culture but also pick up a couple of history lessons along the way.
Wining and dining can be enjoyed at many landmark wineries throughout the year. Quails’ Gate Winery is the ideal place to partake in a thorough wine tasting in their wine shop followed by a long lunch or dinner next door at Old Vines Restaurant, where you can order more of your favourite taste of the day.
Similarly, Summerhill Pyramid Winery offers a long tasting bar to tickle your nose with their outstanding range of bubbly, as well as other favourites from their all-organic wine list. Lunch, happy hour or dinner can follow in the Summerhill Pyramid Bistro featuring local, organic cuisine.
Tasting and dining opportunities carry on to the other side of the bridge in West Kelowna starting with the beautiful Indigenous World Winery. Turn right at the magnificent teepee to the right off highway 97 and prepare to immerse yourself into the stunning culture of indigenous history. The winery is owned and operated by the Louie family, descendants of the syilx/Okanagan people of the Okanagan with roots deep into the history of this land.
Along the Southeast Bench is The View Winery and Ward’s Cider offering visitors an opportunity to taste a range of delicious wines as well as cider produced by the Turton family. This is a unique heritage venue that once was a busy packinghouse operation run by the family’s great grandfather.
Not too far away is local winemaking pioneer Sperling Vineyards on Benvoulin Road. Here you can also get a lesson on the Okanagan farm and vineyard history from this family’s legendary roots.
Sandhill Wines, Kelowna’s first urban winery, is located downtown and also offers a delightful small bites menu to pair with your wine tasting or you could just take in the ambience and enjoy wines by the glass.
Next on the winter wine tour head to Lake Country for a tour around this lush vineyard region. Intrigue Wines is open 7 days a week and offers a super fun tasting and shopping experience in their fabulous wine shop. Across the street, you can have lunch at O'Rourke's Peak Cellars at their Garden Bistro.
Continue on towards the glam 50th Parallel Estate Winery along with a dining experience at BLOCK ONE Restaurant.
Cheers, to winter wine touring!