Once upon a time there was a winery called Adora, owned by three business partners. When the three business partners sold to 8th Generation, one of the partners purchased this property, taking along with him clippings of vines to start a new winery. Unfortunately, shorty after ripping out the apple orchard and replanting 10 acres of vines, he went into foreclosure.
This property then sat abandoned for 7 years! No water, no pruning, nothing…
Pieter Smits came out on a trip from Edmonton to visit his parents who own Sonoran Winery. He fell in love with this property and decided to purchase it....
This organic vineyard graces a beautiful western slope of Lake Okanagan. It began life as a family orchard nestled between the quaint town of Summerland, BC and the lakeshore. Over the last five years, it has been transformed into a vineyard under the careful eye of its owner Rick Thrussell and a host of family and friends. We invite you to visit www.sagehillswine.com to enjoy our story as the gewürztraminer, pinot gris, syrah rose and pinot noir come to life.
Sleeping Giant Fruit Winery is nestled under the shadow of Giant's Head Mountain, whose friendly profile was chiselled by glaciers in days gone by. Today, our fruit wines capture the essence of the Okanagan Valley. Experience the tree fruit and berry wines any time and be brought back to a warm summer day in the Okanagan...enjoy!
Established in the heart of Okanagan Wine Country, Sumac Ridge Estate Winery is located on Highway 97 just north of the charming lakeside town of Summerland, British Columbia. The winery has been dedicated to producing 100% British Columbia grown wines since its inception.
Sumac Ridge is the oldest operating estate winery in British Columbia.
At the Summerland winery site, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir and Riesling grapes are grown on a vineyard sloping towards Lake Okanagan. Further south is Black Sage Vineyard, a 115-acre vineyard in Oliver (in the south Okanagan) where such noble red varieti...