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"Intoxicating Adventures"
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BC
Yelping SinceNovember 2008
Things I Lovewine, well stocked wine cellars
Find Me InVancouver
My HometownOsoyoos, BC
My Blog Or Website When I'm Not Yelping...another cork has bit the dust
Why You Should Read My ReviewsI'm a professional writer and a super cool chick in general ")
Wineries in OK Falls/Penticton/Naramata
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1. Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars
It's well worth the hassle of calling ahead to make an appointment to taste their wines (and make sure you do call or you'll be disappointed). If you're not from the area, make sure to get directions when you talk to them!
You turn off Highway 97 onto…More »
2. Kettle Valley Winery
Wine slushies. Five stars right there!!! Yup, in the summer you can grab a refreshing slush drink with wine in it. It's the best idea ever. It's totally worth the few wrong turns you are bound to take when you try to locate their winery.
It's pretty…More »
3. Elephant Island Orchard Wines
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…More »
4. Stag's Hollow Winery
Stag's Hollow makes great wines in relatively small quantities, so a visit here is your best bet for some delicious wine shopping.
Although well kept and pretty, the winery itself is not a huge attraction like many of the wineries in the Okanagan…More »
5. Wild Goose Vineyards
The only "little guy" to break into the top 10 of the 2008 Canadian Wine Awards by Wine Access magazine, it is fair to way that finding a nice bottle at this family run winery will not be a wild goose chase. (har har)
The flagship wines are riesling,…More »
6. Laughing Stock Vineyards
When two successful financial consultants give it all up to buy a winery and take a vow of poverty, what do you get? Laughing Stock. It's clever, it's a great story, and they try every day not to live up to the name.
Critics agree they're succeeding!…More »
7. Blasted Church Vineyards
We had a lovely and leisurely visit to Blasted Church Vineyards. It, like many wineries in the Okanagan, has a great hillside setting that enables a gorgeous view of the valley below.
The folks here also take a lot of care with their grounds and…More »
8. Red Rooster
Red Rooster is another winery with a gorgeous vista of the valley, lake and vineyards. They have some interesting statues around their grounds and the art continues inside -- there's a gallery upstairs.
Since we were there in a group of seven, we were…More »
9. Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery
Noble Ridge has a found itself a beautiful spot, and they made full use of it. The winery was built with a fabulous view of the valley. They have a pool out back, and when we were there our tasting host said the staff sometimes jump in to cool off…More »
10. La Frenz Estate Winery
This is a beautiful spot with a great patio. We visited in the spring (during the wine festival) and the place was absolutely jam packed with people. The line at the till made it almost prohibitive to buy their wines after the tasting.
We paid $20 to…More »
11. Therapy Vineyards & Guesthouse
This is a beautiful spot and a great piece of real estate. But we weren't sold on their wines, no matter how cool the labels or how witty the names. The Pink Freud ($18.99) was vegetal and we didn't find it at all approachable. But maybe we just…More »
12. Piggys Bar-B-Q
Any place that puts home-smoked meat into a drink wins in my book! I was delighted to find out that the Caesars made here come with meat. It looks a bit gross, but it tastes so right.
Piggy's is a fun, beachside BBQ joint doing real, slow-cooked,…More »
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