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7 reviews for Elephant Island Orchard Wines
7 reviews in English
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Review from Shannon M.
North Vancouver, BC
8/23/2010 2 Check-ins Here
Elephant Island is an absolute must-visit winery if you're visiting the Naramata Bench wine region and have any sort of affinity to sweet fruit wines.
If you have time you should definitely do your tasting outside on their beautiful patio. Rather than standing at a counter, you take your wine glass outside and one of the tasting staff will come around to serve your tasting selections. It's a really great way to experience their oh-so-tasty wines and gives you a bit of breathing room in between each selection in which to enjoy your surroundings and company.
The wines themselves are absolutely incredible, especially if you prefer sweeter, less dry wines as I do. It was tough not to walk away with everything we tried but I eventually settled on a bottle of the Pear white dinner wine and the Cassis dessert wine. So SO good. -
Review from Kyrsten J.
New Westminster, BC
8/17/2011
These guys know how to do a tasting. No standing, elbowing tourists out of your way, fighting for the last sip of the Pinot, arguing over who is taking the last case of the Meritage...
These guys invite you to relax on their patio, try their wines, oh, and for no fee! They have a variety of fruit wines - apricot, crab apple, raspberry, cassis, etc, and each would pair differently with a meal. An excellent deal, and if I were them, I'd be selling stocked picnic baskets (not just deli stuff in the fridge) and letting my guests steal away in the orchard for a few hours... -
Review from Sheila W.
BC
1/28/2009 1 photo
This is the Okanagan's first fruit winery and they are setting a great example for all others. Many of their fruit wines are dry (not sweet) so they can be paired with food.
The most amazing thing about visiting the winery is that you don't stand in a queue and fight for elbow space on a tiny bar. You sit in the courtyard outside, with the orchard behind you and relax at a table with your tasting group. The wines are brought out in a slow, but regular pace to you by the hostess. It's fantastic!
On top of that, the wines are amazing. I was there with a group of about 7 women, and there was something for everyone. The Elephant Island Orchard Framboise 2007 ($19.90 for 375 ml) just made the 100 Best Wine Values list from Vancouver Magazine.
I don't know how they narrowed it down -- we were having trouble choosing what to buy after the tasting! Most of us left with a box. They also have great ideas for using the dessert wines in cocktails and give recipes on their website and on the labels.Listed in: Wineries in OK…
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Review from Colene C.
5/15/2010
This is a great fruit winery with a sprawling patio for you to sit and relax. Indulge in many fruit wines: pear, black currant, cherry, crab apple & apricot.
All of their wines and light, sweet, and would be great mixed in a cocktail. My faves were the crab apple and apricot. -
Review from Daniel L.
7/12/2010 1 Check-in Here
Oh so beautiful this vineyard on the bench... the staff are super nice and theres so much history here.. a must buy is the Pink Champagne
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Review from Laura Z.
Kelowna, BC
6/14/2009
Great atmosphere with beautiful view. It's a little out of the way but well worth the drive. Wine prices are not expensive. Like Sheila said, the wine tasting experience is something remarkably different; relax and enjoy the view while an amazing group of fruit wines are served to you. Staff is friendly and helpful.
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Review from Jennifer B.
Victoria, BC
5/18/2009
Great atmosphere, no tasting fee and you can relax on the patio while the wines are served to you. Excellent wines, cassis is amazing!
