Episode 17: Okanagan Valley

Listen this week as Manny and Tash talk about the beautiful Okanagan Valley. Located in British Columbia, this is Canada's second largest winemaking region! Your hosts discuss the region's history, plantings, and wineries of note. As always, they also taste a couple of delicious wines from the region. Bonus: below is a list provided by a sommelier who works in the Okanagan of his favourite wineries, listen geographically from North to South. Enjoy!

Featured Wines

50th Parallel Estate Pinot Gris 2016
https://www.50thparallel.com/

Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery "Summit" 2018
https://mtboucherie.com/

Winery Recommendations (North to South)

Lake Country:

• O’Rourke Cellars
• 50th Parallel (wine and food)
• Ex Nihilo
• Gray Monk

Kelowna:

• Tantalus
• Sperling
• Cedarcreek

West Kelowna:

• Mt Boucherie
• Black Swift
• Mission Hill
• Frind
• Quails Gate
• Crown and Thieves

Peachland/Summerland:

• Fitzpatrick
• Lunessence
• Haywire
• Sumac Ridge

Penticton/Naramata:

• Time Winery 
• Poplar Grove
• Laughing Stock
• Roche
• Joie

Okanagan Falls:

• Meyer Family
• Synchromesh
• Liquidity
• Painted Rock
• See Y’a Later Ranch

Oliver/Osoyoos:

• Rust
• Checkmate 
• Phantom Creek
• Black Hills
• Le Vieux Pin
• Moon Curser
• Black Hills
• Kismet (wine and food)

Similkameen Valley:

• Clos de Soleil
• Orofino
• Vanessa