Author: Yvonne Turgeon

“My dad saw a southern slope and said it would be a perfect place to grow Riesling. Riesling needs all the sunshine it can get.”

Generational change in a business brings hurdles, so the Stewarts have taken purposeful steps to keep it all in the family at this historic BC winery.

Fortunes can be made in wine. One only needs to hear how Guenther Lang turned his Naramata Bench purchase into the province’s first farmgate winery

It was the early 1930s when Giuseppe Ghezzi reached out to investors Cap Capozzi and W.A.C. Bennett to invest in Calona Vineyards.

Charmed by the scenic location, Prince George business-man Curt Garland bought Hester Creek in 2004; the original plantings have thrived in the years under his investments.

Hawthorn Mountain offers a unique aspect for grape growing and has put Okanagan Falls on the wine map for more than 35 years. The high, cool plateau — known for its quality Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Noir — is home to the first VQA winery in the area.

Each summer, thousands explore the forty wineries nestled along Naramata Bench. An icon for many years has been Hillside Winery & Bistro with its tall grist tower