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Category: Okanagan Valley

  • The fruit wines of the Elephant Island Winery

    Is an alcoholic beverage made of fruit, wine or not wine? A grape is a fruit, so doesn’t that simple fact alone answer the question? In this piece, we opine on whether or not fruit wine is wine or a misnomer. We also share our tasting notes for three fruit wines made in British Columbia,… [Read more]

  • Phantom Creek Winery visit and the bizarre case of mistaken identity

    Oliver and Osoyoos wine country is sprouting brand-new wineries nonstop! Have you been to the area recently? If you haven’t, we guarantee you will find a few new wineries on Black Sage Road. Noteworthy arrivals are “French Door”, “Rainmaker”, “Red Barn”, “Here’s the Thing Vineyards”, and, finally completed, “Phantom Creek”. Quite seriously, they will soon… [Read more]