Category: Sippin Pretty

Available at The El is the Orchard Rosé Cider, sporting a heritage label that honours the more than 100 years the Ward/Turton family has been on the property with artwork that features workhorses that used to work the property.

The end result of farming our vineyards organically — including La Côte — is that we are able to thoughtfully and sustainably produce wines that are elegant and age-worthy, tasting unmistakably of the Similkameen.

Just minutes from Kelowna, Lake Country is must for any wine enthusiast. Take the day to enjoy this scenic countryside and book ahead for supper to have your own “Taste of Lake Country” at one of the winery restaurants.

This wine will draw you into its depths. While the label promises a “gorgeous deep garnet colour,” aging had deepened its hue to a near-black velvet.

I’m transfixed as the chrome-wrapped tanks capture the sunshine streaming through the winery’s windows, creating an iridescence rainbow of purples and blues. The intoxication of the colours continues as I glance down at the Rosé wine in my glass, a soft hue of peachy pink.

Haywire Winery | Quails’Gate Winery
The unique shape of the concrete egg allows the wine to tumble back down, essentially stirring itself. This constant motion increases the contact with the lees, the spent yeast cells. The result is a wine with increased fullness and texture.