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Their labours of love are the heart and soul of the Okanagan's wine industry.
They make minsicule cases of wine, they don’t have their own wineries and forget about a PR budget. These are the Valley’s garagistes—the name a throwback to when small producers used their garages as crush pads—and their hand-crafted labours of love are the heart and soul of the Okanagan’s wine industry.
East Kelowna | Production 1550 casesGrant climbed the rungs of the food and beverage industry and is now fulfilling his dream of growing grapes and making wine on an estate vineyard in East Kelowna for owners Trent and Ria Kitsch.
An approachable style that has some sweetness to balance the high acid.
Southeast Kelowna | Production 1500 casesTwo kids, a vineyard, a winery, a full-time job—that’s the frenetic equation here. Rob is a B.C. boy and Abbey hails from New Mexico, neither imagined they would be knee-deep in this wicked fun mayhem.
A wallop of a Bordeaux blend. Dark, muscular and happy to age.
Penticton | Production 460 casesPenelope’s a 5th generation winemaker brought up in a Bordeaux Grand Cru family, husband Dylan’s a North Van boy who favours Burgundy. They met doing a winemaking sabbatical in New Zealand and now they’re in Penticton making exceptional wine while planning a family and a winery at the same time.
A serious take on B.C.’s often playful grape: it’s floral and mineral with a killer finish.
Osoyoos | Production 400 casesTerry’s career has gone from being Miss Canada 1975 to Edmonton talk show host to now rolling up her sleeves and muddying her boots while hands-on in a vineyard with husband Andrew in Osoyoos.
Lithe and sexy with raspberry and a little bit of herbs. Quite elegant.
Okanagan Falls | Production 300 casesChris Carson’s full-time gig is the winemaker for the acclaimed Meyer Family Vineyards, but for his own label, he has a lazer focus: to make outstanding Pinot Noir. Mission accomplished.
Simply one of the best low-alcohol Pinots in B.C.
Oliver | Production 300 casesAnthony was a hair stylist for two decades before succumbing to his passion to make wine. By day he’s the full-time winemaker at Desert Hills Estate Winery, he and his wife Nichol have made their own labels a family affair by featuring the names of their children: Ashlyn on the Pinot Noir and Lawson on the Pinot Blanc.
Nicely perfumed with a black cherry base. A winner.
West Kelowna | Production 900 casesThey had two full-time jobs and a wee guy named Hugh, but James and Joanna still heard the call of the vines overtop the din of the city. They ditched the urbanity and haven’t looked back.
A lovely golden-hue meets citrus zest dipped in honey.
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