Okanagan Feast of Fields 2012

On Sunday, August 12, 1-5 pm, the 4th annual Okanagan Feast of Fields takes place at Claremont Ranch Organics in Lake Country. It is an amazing opportunity to support and sample the best in locally grown and produced food and wine from 60 exhibitors, including area restaurants, food artisans and wineries, even a brewery, a distillery, a cidery and a meadery. Organized by the FarmFolkCityFolk Society to highlight the...

Tinhorn Creek 2008 Oldfield Series Pinot Noir

This is a stunning wine, powerful and complex with lovely aromatics and texture. Classic Pinot Noir nose features aromas of violet, black cherry, beetroot, tobacco leaf, black licorice, clove, nutmeg and truffle. Seamless palate delivers richly concentrated black cherry and plum fruit, nuances of coffee, tobacco leaf, truffle, smoky oak and vanilla, backed by supple tannins and exceptional length. Pairs with roasted lamb,...

Lake Country

Often lumped with the wineries of Kelowna, the expansive district to the north is carving out a niche as a wine region in its own right. While only four wineries — Gray Monk, Arrowleaf, Ex Nihilo and Ancient Hill — currently dot Lake Country’s Scenic Sip wine route, two more — Intrigue and 50th Parallel — are set to open soon. To locate the heart of Lake Country winemaking, the trail leads to Gray...

Hagan Kruger, Winemaker, Wild Goose Vineyards

Clearly, dad is the source of all that is good at Wild Goose. Adolf Kruger purchased 10 acres on a stony slope in Okanagan Falls in 1983 as a retirement project. Encouraged by Mission Hill, he planted 5 acres each of Riesling and Gewürtztraminer, becoming one of the first growers of such classic varieties in the Okanagan. From the get-go, son Hagan spent all his spare time helping out in the vineyard. A piping draughtsman in...

Wineries of Okanagan Falls and Skaha Lake

If you enjoy treading off the beaten path, Okanagan Falls beckons. At the south end of Skaha Lake, halfway between Oliver and Penticton, Okanagan Falls boasts a varied brood of wineries in a bucolically diverse setting. From Penticton, take the east side of Skaha Lake, along the twisting route known as “Corkscrew Drive.” Three wineries have a home along the bench between stately cliffs and the lake, while only two are...