Black Hills Estate Winery
30880 Black Sage Road
Oliver BC Tel (250) 498.0666
info@blackhillswinery.com

Black Hills Estate Winery is located between Oliver and Osoyoos, British Columbia. The vineyard is nestled in the sun-burnt hills on the Black Sage Bench, home to British Columbia's highest quality vinifera grapes. The rugged desert earth, long sunlight hours and cool nights yield the intensely flavorful grapes that we blend to produce our Bordeaux-style "Nota Bene"

The Winemakers:
Peter and Susan McCarrell, Senka and Bob Tennant
consultant: Berle "Rusty" Figgins

Blasted Church

378 Parsons Road
RR #1 S-32 C-67
Okanagan Falls, B.C.
V0H 1R0

P: 250 497 1125
F: 250 497 1126
intrigued@blastedchurch.com

Perched high on a rolling hillside that cascades into Skaha Lake, this is undoubtedly one of the most majestic vineyard sites in the valley. Blasted Church is owned by Chris and Evelyn Campbell. The winery selected its name from the history of the land. the winery was build where there once stood a church. The citizens of Okanagan Falls wanted to dismantledthe Church and bring it closer to town. The church was blasted with dynamite sticks inside the church in order to "loosen the nails".

The wineries label design concept is one of the most talked about and successful adventures in the wine Industry.

Winemaker: Marcus Ansems

Blue Mountain Vineyard
RR1, S3, C4, Okanagan Falls,
British Columbia, V0H 1R0
Canada
Tel: (250) 497-8244
Fax: (250)497-6160

Blue Mountain Vineyard is located next to a bird sanctuary and wilderness area over looking beautiful Vaseux Lake. The Mavety family produces a limited quantity of superb wines, using traditional winemaking methods. Winemaker Ian Mavety's goal is to produce wines of quality and style that compliment the emerging Northwest Cuisine.

The Mavetys were among the pioneers Okanagan having the fortune to acquire a site where they believed the geographic factors came together better than anywhere else in the valley. Named for the hazy blue mountains that frame the vineyards, the foundations for Blue Mountain were thus established in 1971. Blue Mountain is a true family operation. The winery is worked by Ian's wife Jane, son Matt and daughter-in-law Corrie

The wine shop and tasting room is housed in a magnificent stone brick building. Tours are by appointment.

Winemaker is Ian Mavety Winemaking Philosophy:
wine-making begins in the vineyard. Years of gained knowledge in how to adapt to annual weather changes and produce fruit of similar character and concentration annually is how he achieves the highest level of consistency and quality in the wine.

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
100 Burrowing Owl Place
R.R. #1 Site 52 Comp 20
Oliver BC V0H 1T0
Phone 250-498-0620
toll free 1-877-498-0620
info@bovwine.com

 

Located on the prestigious Black Sage Road near Oliver, British Columbia, Burrowing Owl Estate Winery is one of Canada's newer wineries with a growing reputation for producing premium wines of exceptional quality. Their wines have already been amply rewarded with top honours including Canadian Wine of the Year, Best Canadian Red Wine, Best Canadian Cabernet Sauvignon, The Lieutenant Governor?s Award of Excellence and internationally, their Meritage has twice won Best of Class.

Jim & Midge Wyse selected their location based on the Canadian Grape Atlas (Ag Canada 1984), which identified this area as the best grape growing region in the country. Being nature lovers and with a vineyard surrounded by a wildlife preserve that in the past has protected the endangered burrowing owl, the naming of the winery was easy.

According to proprietor Jim Wyse, the winery at Burrowing Owl Vineyards is among the world's most modern. It was designed to use gravity flow and cool, temperature-controlled underground caves for fermentation and barrel aging.

Burrowing Owl opened a fine dining restaurant in 2003 ? The Sonora Room, which is open daily for lunch and dinner from Easter to Thanksgiving.

A current expansion project will complete the final phase of development ? a new and enlarged wine shop and a 10-room Guesthouse, scheduled to open in spring/summer of 2006.

Winemaker is Steve Wyse
Winemaking Philosophy:
To create the finest wines in Canada, using classic techniques aided by the flow of gravity, extensive underground barrel cellars and ecologically sound viticulture practices.

White wines: Chardonnay, Pinot Gris
Red wines: Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Meritage

At the winery enjoy self guided walking tours and visit the Vineyard viewing tower complete with interpretive wine-making information

 

Fine dinning , Guesthouse, self-guided tour

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Carriage House
Black Sage Road,
RR#1 S46 C19,
Oliver, BC V0H 1T0

Phone: 250-498-8818.
wineinfo@carriagehousewines.ca

This small family winery is owned by Dave and Karen Wagner. Winemaker Dave Wagner has a passion for the Kerner grape. The winery is located on Black Sage road with a breath taking view of the Okanagan Valley. A popular white blend called Ebonage Blanc, named for Black Sage Road (ebony) and the black sage that grows abundantly in the valley, is available at their wine shop only.

Philosophy:
Small quantities,high quality with customer satisfaction in mind Emphasis is on fruit flavour.

Specialty is Kerner. Produced in a dry style and also an off-dry style. Summer tours

D'Asolo Vineyard

Office
400 601 West Broadway Ave.
Vancouver BC
V5Z 4C2

P: 604 871-4329

info@asolo.ca

Vineyards
Oliver BC

Although currently operating out of Vancouver the Winery plans to open its virtual winery in the Okanagan near Oliver. It will be called il villaggio d'Asolo

They have been producing wines since 2001 using Tinhorn Creek winery with the experience o vice-president and winemaker Daniel Lagnaz. Bruce Fuller President & CEO
is the man behind the project: Our concept is to create a place where those who share our passion for fine wines and foods may visit, learn, participate, live, and truly celebrate the agricultural lifestyle of Okanagan wine country… and to present all in a well-planned, self-sustainable, village community architecturally reminiscent of a northern Italian townsite

The winery has release four wines , each one named for a person special to Fuller
2002 Merlot called Franco d'Asolo
2002 Marcello d'Asolo Pinot Nero
2003 Sophia d'Asolo Chardonnay
2003 Isabella d'Asolo Pinot Grigio – a tasty mouthful of ripe pineapple and peaches that constitute a refreshing tropical medley

Winemaker: Daniel Lagnaz

Desert Hills

30480 71st. Black Sage Road
Oliver BC, VOH 1T0

250-498-1040

The winery was opened in 2003 by Randy,Jessie and Dave Toor. They had previous operated as a producer of grapes for other wineries. The winery over looks the Okanagan River Valley.

Winemaker: Elias Phiniotis .

Dirty Laundry Vineyard

7311 Fiske Street
Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z2
250-494-8815
Fax: 250-494-8850

cher@dirtylaundry.ca

This winery was orginally called Scherzinger, starting its operations back in the 70's The winery was purchased in in 2001 by Ron and Cher Watkins. Who changed the name to Dirty LAundry in 2005.

The winery sits upon the hills above Summerland over looking the, the valley and Lake Okanagan. A magnificant location, woth a visit. Here you can sip wine on the patio and watch as the Kettle Valley Steam Train passes along the vineyard .

The winery now hosts a selection of 10 different wines crafted in a fruit forward style. Gewurztraminer rules the the tasting room , the vineyard includes Pinot Noir and Chardonnay .
Blended wines include Sweet Caroline and Susan Sensation .

The winery does not use herbicides

Winemaker: Ron Watkins , Gary Strachan (wine consultant)

Domaine Combret Estate Winery

Location
32057 #13 Road,
Oliver, B.C., Canada
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 1170
Oliver B.C., Canada
V0H 1T0
email: info@combretwine.com

Perched high on a buff overlooking Osoyoos Lake. Where pride is taken in producing world-class ultra premium Estate grown and bottle wines.
At Domaine Combret, material of volcanic origin, deposited there by glaciers thousands of years ago, is making our TERROIR. Thrusting their roots deep in the slaty green schists, basalts, amphibolites, gabbros, granite and gneiss, our vines induce the typical and unforgettable character of this TERROIR to Domaine Combret wines : namely, beyond the variety of the grape used, our wines reflect the FLAVOR OF THE SITE. winemaker Oliver Combret
Winemaking Philosophy:
Within my family I was taught that great winemaking begins in the vineyard and finds accomplishment at the winery. These principles are reflected in the wines I produce. I invite you to share some moments of my life's adventure and passion : birth of a Vineyard, establishment of a Winery and production of internationally recognized Wines.
You can expected a friendly greeting in their tasting room.

Fairview Cellars

RR1, S66, C15, Oliver, BC
V0H 1T0
Phone: 250-498-2211 Fax: 250-498-2211
Email: beggert@img.net

Fairview Cellars is located between the driving range and the first hole of the Fairview Mountain Golf Course at the north end of the golden mile in Oliver. The vineyard and winery is a culmination of a 25 year quest by Bill Eggert to own and operate his own winery. Fairview Cellars wines consist of the three Bordeaux classics; Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. Fairview also has a very small planting of Gamay and Shiraz The wines are barrel aged in an underground cellar then blended to marry the various attributes of each grape. The wine shop opened on May 5 of the year 2000 . Try their Cabernet Merlot blend. Hours of operation will be 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Come enjoy the wines of Fairview Cellars "FROM THE HEART...FOR THE HEART"

Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery

Road 8, RR1, Site 23, Comp 4
Oliver, B.C. V0H 1T0
Phone: 250-498-3537
Fax: 250-498-3510

Gehringer Brothers' dream of an estate winery was conceived in the year 1973. After high school, Walter Gehringer went to West Germany. There he acquired their fine wine-making skills. After five years he graduated from the world renowned University of Geisenheim with an engineering degree in viticulture and oceanology. His brother Gordon also spent four years in West Germany acquiring the wine master's art, graduating with a degree from Weinsberg. The present buildings were built in 1985 the same year as their first vintage.

Their labels include Dry Rock Vineyards and Optimum .

Winemakers: Walter and Gordon Gehringer:
Winemaking Philosophy:
In the fall the grapes are pressed and a portion of the juice is stored fresh and fermented. Before bottling in the spring,we blend the unfermented juice which has retained its rich flavor,back into the dry wine. This results in the varietal fruit flavours components being combined with the developed wine, yielding a complex full-bodied wine*

Gersighel Wineberg

RR#1, S40, C20, (29690 Hwy 97)
Oliver, BC, V0H 1T0
Phone 250- 495-3319

 

Update : Sold now called Golden Beaver Winery

Originally opened in 1995 by Dirk De Gussem and his wife Gerda. Gerda and Helgi De Gussem are the winemakers. The winery is named after their children, Gerd,Sigrid,and Helgi.
Gersighel is the last winery at the south end of the Golden mile. Gussem calls his vineyards Burgundy country. Here the towering mountains shield the vineyards from the hot afternoon sun.

Winemaking Philosophy:

 

Golden Mile Cellars

13140 316ave
Road 13 RR#1 S28A C4
Oliver BC, V0H 1T0
250-498-8330
winery@goldenmilecellars.com

A small farm winery operated by the Luckhurst family ( Pam & Mick ) who purchased the winery in2003. Their winery is located in the Golden Mile the southern stretch of the Okanagan Valley where good drainage and high heat contributes to the flavours of the wine. The 23 acres sits high above the Okanagan lake.

Winemaker is Michael Bartier
Winemakers Philosophy: is to grow great fruit in the vineyard; maintain this fruit character through careful steps in the winemaking, and finally to perfect the texture or mouthfeel of the wine with the use (or not) of barrels and fining.

Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards

Green Lake Road Box 480
Okanagan Falls V0H 1R0 info@hmvineyard.com

Five Kilometers southwest of Okanagan Falls high on the mountain site sits the historic farm house of hand-split stones which commands the same unbelievable view it did 100 years ago when European settlers first turned the soil of Hawthorne Mountain Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards' site was settled in the early 1900's by the Hawthorne Brothers, and wine grapes have been growing here since the early 1960's. Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards as it exists today, was incorporated in 1995. The winery is now part of Vincor International. President: Harry McWatters .

The winery originally opened in 1986 as LeComte Estate Winery.
Today their flagship wine appears under the See Ya Later Ranch Label

Winemaker: Bruce Ewert
Vineyard Acreage: 171 acres
Average Annual Production: 25,000 cases


Winemaking Philosophy
We strive to make wines with distinctive character and we concentrate on maximizing the flavours in our wines.

Hester Creek Estate Winery

13163-326th Ave.
Box 1605
Oliver, BC V0H 1T0
Canada
Tel: 250-498-4435
Fax: 250-498-0651
Email: info@hestercreek.com

Hester Creek is one of British Columbia's oldest estate wineries. The 28-year-old vineyard changed hands in 1996 and has renamed after the creek that runs along the entire south border of the property. Hester Creek's 70-acre vineyard is just south of Oliver on a spectacular piece of benchland referred to as the Golden Mile. T his benchland is considered to be the best grape-growing area in the Okanagan Valley. The vineyard is planted mainly with Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Trebbiano. Future planting will include Gamay.

Hester Creek is excited to announce the appointment of Eric von Krosigk as our new winemaker

Trebbiano Dry is one of their most noted wines

Winemaking Philosophy
strict attention to detail and quality produces truly superior wines. Only fully mature and healthy fruit arrives at the crushing platform, and the best French and American oak barrels are used in the fermenting and aging process. Dedicated to perfection, every step from crushing to bottling is performed meticulously and the utmost care is used in the fermenting of our wines.

Inniskillin Okanagan

Road II, R.R.#1 S24, C5
Oliver, British Columbia
Canada V0H 1T0

TEL: +250.498.6663
FAX: +250.498.4566
TOLLFREE: +800.498.6211

A partnership between Inniskillin and the Inkameep Indian Band. The band has 265 acres of premium Vitis vinifera grapes. Winemaker Christine Leroux and grape grower Sam Baptiste produce unique Okanagan VQA wines

Inniskillin Okanagan vinified its first vintage in 1994 producing 3,300 cases of VQA Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Icewine. Current production is about 20,000 cases of VQA wines annually. Winemaker and general manager Sandor Mayer has worked with Inniskillin since 1990. Winemaking Philosophy:
Making world class wines,distinct wine styles, Quality wine comes from vineyard and winemaking-an unbreakable marriage.

Jackson-Triggs Vintners

38691 97th St,
Oliver, BC V0H 1T0
Canada
(250) 498-4981

Established by Don Triggs and Allan Jackson in the Fall of 1993, Jackson-Triggs has wineries in both Ontario and British Columbia . In 1998, Jackson-Triggs leased a 410-acre site from the Osoyoos Indian Band in the Okanagan Valley . Located along striking mountain slopes overlooking Osoyoos Lake , the area's unique climate and soils combine to create an ideal "terroir" for growing a wide selection of premium quality varietals.

The original winemaking centre in Oliver underwent a major expansion in 2002 and is now a 35,361 square foot (3,285 square metre) space that employs some of the most advanced technology in the world, along with the very best equipment from as far away as Europe and Oceania . The grapes for all its wines, with the exception of the Icewines, are sourced from five vineyards in the Southern Okanagan Valley, which together cover a total of 763.9 acres (300.6 hectares.) One vineyard, named Sunrock, is dedicated exclusively to the production of Jackson-Triggs' highest quality Grand Reserve wines.

Chief Winemaker Bruce Nicholson has been recognized as one of the best winemakers globally
by International Wine and Spirits Competition, London, England. Jackson-Triggs Okanagan has been named Winery of the year by Wine Access Magazine for two consecutive years ( 2003-2004)

The winery is owned by Vincor International

Mark Sheridan, originally from Australia, relocated to British Columbia in 1999 and manages the Jackson-Triggs vineyards in the Okanagan Valley

Winemaker : Bruce Nicholson
Philosophy: : is to ensure every grape that enters the winery reaches its maximum potential

DON TRIGGS, Proprietor:
Thanks to our winemakers' personal commitment to the quality of every single wine they craft, coupled with technological advancements at our wineries, we are now seeing the tremendous

NK'Mip Cellars

1400 Rancher Creek Road
Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V0
Canada
(250) 495-2985

Nk'Mip {pronounced "ñk-meep"} Cellars, North America's first aboriginal owned and operated winery, is a joint venture between the Osoyoos Indian Band and Vincor International, opened in August 2002.
NK'Mip, in the Okanagan Language means "where the Creek (Wolfe Creek) meets the Lake (Lake Osoyoos)

Nk'Mip wines include a Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir and Merlot. The age of the vines is reflected in the depth and complexity of these wines. The grapes were sourced from the Bands' 243 acre Inkameep Vineyard, first planted in 1968. A newly planted vineyard, surrounding the winery, includes Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

The winery is the second phase of a $25 million Nk'Mip project that will see the development of the winery, an all season RV park, an executive nine hole golf course, and an accommodations and conference hall on a 1,200 acre parcel of the Band's land that adjoins the town of Osoyoos and fronts onto Osoyoos Lake. The lakeside property is as beautiful as any in the Okanagan and enjoys long, hot summers and relatively short, mild winters with minimum rainfall. Those who grew up spending summers in Osoyoos will likely remember the original campsite location, which has now been transformed.

Signature wines are Qwam Qwmt Varietals. Qwam Qwmt in the Okanagan language translates to "achieving excellance"

Winemaker : Randy Picton
Philosophy: : is a point of pride for the band to produce top quality wines

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Noble Ridge

Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery
2320 Oliver Ranch Road
Okanagan Falls BC V0H 1R0

Tel: (250) 497-7945
Fax: (250) 497-7941

E-mail: wine@nobleridge.com

Located at the northern end of the Osoyoos desert over looking Vaseux Lake.
The name of the vineyard is inspired by the ridge and by the noble grape varieties being grown.
Jim and Leslie D'Andrea established Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery in 2001. 

George Wilson is the consulting winemaker

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Osoyoos Larose

Jackson Triggs Winery
Oliver BC

Opened in 2004 this winery is a joint adventure between Vincor International and Groupe Taillan owners of several French Estates.

Silver Sage Winery

32032 87th Ave Valley
Oliver, BC, V0H 1T0
Phone (250) 498-0310

 

The winery is owned by the Manola Family who emigrated from Romania, Europe 25 years ago.
the winery was named for the sage that had overgrown the abandoned property by the time Victor and Anna Manlo bought the land in 1996

Winemaker :

Signature wines Grand Sage Reserve, Flame

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Stag's Hollows Winery and Vineyard

2237 Sunvalley Way
RR1, S3, C36
Okanagan Falls, BC
V0H 1R0

phone - 250 497-6162
fax - 250 497-6152

A small farm winery, Stags Hollow is the fulfillment of Larry Gerelus and Linda Pruegger dream. Situated on a picturesque bench surrounded by mountains, lakes, vineyards, and nature reserves, we are located just south of Okanagan Falls on 10 acres of prime grape growing land. The micro-climate in the area as well as the ideal soils which are mostly gravel and clay provide superb conditions to grow both red and white grapes. The vineyard is 20 years old and is currently planted with Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Vidal grapes. We pride ourselves in producing unique, high quality varietals and blends

Philosophy Grow grapes of the highest quality to produce intensely fine wines, which express the bouquet, flavours, and textures of the terroir

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Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
Box 2010, Oliver, BC
V0H 1T0
Phone: (250) 498-3743
Fax: (250) 498-3228
Toll Free: 1-888-484-6467

Nestled in the hillside of a former gold mining creek, Tinhorn Creek Vineyards sits unrivalled on top of the "Golden Mile" in Oliver, "the Wine Capital of Canada", and offers a truly unique wine experience. Tinhorn Creek is rapidly establishing themselves as one of the premiere wineries in BC. Winemaker Sandra Oldfield and General Manager Kenn Oldfield have created a winery worthy of a visit Visitors will find a lush vineyard with views of the grape crush pad, and impressive interior galleries overlooking the stainless steel tanks, oak barrels, and the cellar.

Winemaking Philosophy:
To produce only premium vinifera-based red and white table wines by focusing on tightly controlled, low cropping,viticultural practices.

Thornhaven Estate Winery

6816 Andrew Avenue
RR2, S68, C15
Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0
(250) 494-7778
info@thornhaven.com

Established in 1999, the winery's southwestern Santa Fe style reflects the natural landscape of the Okanagan and its semi-arid climate, where dry grasses, cacti, sagebrush and Ponderosa pines thrive. Perfectly designed for wine making, the winery's unique structure allows gravity to transport the fruit and juice from the crush pad to the cellar, eliminating the effects of pumping. Both stainless steel tanks and French oak barrels are used to create our distinctive handcrafted red and white wines.

The eight and a half-acre vineyard site includes plantings of Pinot Noir (2.5 acres), Chardonnay (one acre), Pinot Meunier (.5 acres) and Sauvignon Blanc (.5 acres) grapes, all planted in 1996. Two years later, two acres each of Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer grapes were added. In the fall of 1999 viticulturist Valerie Tait joined our team as a vineyard consultant, in order to improve plant efficiency and fruit quality .

Dulce Mia a sweet dessert wine is fantastic.

The winery is owned by Dennis Fraser

WineMaker: Dennis Fraser
Consultant: Christine Leroux

Wild Goose Vineyard

RR#1, S3, C11, Sun Valley Way
Okanagan Falls, BC, V0H 1R0
Phone (250) 497-8919
Fax (250) 497-6853

 

Located near Okanagan Falls founder Adolf Kruger was one of the leaders in persuading the BC Government to support farm Wineries. The Kruger's operate a true family winery of 20 acres . It all began in early 1983 when founder Adolf Kruger purchased a barren piece of land east of Okanagan Falls. Upon his return to his newly purchased property it was here that he discovered a large flock of Canada geese feeding in amongst the tumbleweeds, boulders, and rubble. As he approached flock the birds took flight. From this time on the property became known as Wild Goose Vineyards!!

Winemaker : Adolf Kruger

2004 Mystic River Gewurztraminer
White Wine of The Year

Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
Box 2010, Oliver, BC
V0H 1T0
Phone: (250) 498-3743
Fax: (250) 498-3228
Toll Free: 1-888-484-6467

Nestled in the hillside of a former gold mining creek, Tinhorn Creek Vineyards sits unrivalled on top of the "Golden Mile" in Oliver, "the Wine Capital of Canada", and offers a truly unique wine experience. Tinhorn Creek is rapidly establishing themselves as one of the premiere wineries in BC. Winemaker Sandra Oldfield and General Manager Kenn Oldfield have created a winery worthy of a visit Visitors will find a lush vineyard with views of the grape crush pad, and impressive interior galleries overlooking the stainless steel tanks, oak barrels, and the cellar.

Winemaking Philosophy:
To produce only premium vinifera-based red and white table wines by focusing on tightly controlled, low cropping,viticultural practices.

Vincor International

Highway 97 P.O. Box 1656 Oliver, British Columbia
Canada V0H 1T0

TEL: +250.498.4981
FAX: +250.498.6505

Vincor International is the largest wine producing company in Canada owing Vineyards in Ontario and BC along with wineries in several other provinces. In BC Vincor owns, the renowned Jackson Triggs along with Sawmillcreek, Inniskillian, Sumac Ridge Estate and Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards
Winemaker for Jackson-Triggs : Bruce Nicolson

Wild Goose Vineyard

RR#1, S3, C11, Sun Valley Way
Okanagan Falls, BC, V0H 1R0
Phone (250) 497-8919
Fax (250) 497-6853

 

Located near Okanagan Falls founder Adolf Kruger was one of the leaders in persuading the BC Government to support farm Wineries. The Kruger's operate a true family winery of 20 acres . It all began in early 1983 when founder Adolf Kruger purchased a barren piece of land east of Okanagan Falls. Upon his return to his newly purchased property it was here that he discovered a large flock of Canada geese feeding in amongst the tumbleweeds, boulders, and rubble. As he approached flock the birds took flight. From this time on the property became known as Wild Goose Vineyards!!

Winemaker : Adolf Kruger

2004 Mystic River Gewurztraminer
White Wine of The Year