Noble Ridge

This winery  still smells new -not enough to boggle your senses when tasting, however. Noble Ridge Winery sits, fittingly, atop a ridge that runs east-west, with slopes to the north and south.The tasting room features a fantastic view of Vaseaux lake and the valley...

Hester Creek Bottles Are Now Sporting New Labels

Road # 8 off of hwy 97 ends in a fork- turn right and you’ll reach Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery (see review), turn left, and you will get to Hester Creek Estate Winery. Hester Creek sits on some of British Columbia’s oldest vineyards, which lay along the western...

Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards

Formerly LaCompte Estate Winery, Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards sit atop Hawthorne Mountain, and from a distance it almost looks as though the rows of plants could slide right off of it. This is one of the highest altitude wineries in Canada and is more of a destination winery...

A Castle in the Okanagan?

Golden Mile Cellars was purchased by Mick and Pam Luckhurst of Vancouver Island in 2003. The unique castle winery sits high up on the Western slopes of the South Okanagan, and has a pleasant view of the valley below.Visitors are encouraged to take a seat at the picnic tables...

Golden Beaver: At this point the name says it all

Golden Beaver Winery opened its doors in early May after new owners Stella Schmidt and Bruno Kelle bought the facility and vineyards formerly known as Gersighel Wineberg. The proprietors, Calgary businesspeople who escaped to the Okanagan, chose the name Golden Beaver because...

Modesty and Authenticity - A Rare Wine Experience Found at Gehringer Brothers

One of the Valley’s oldest wineries, Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery, is an embodiment of modesty and authenticity. The facility and wine shop/tasting room has a pleasant view of the valley from its site on the western slopes of the South Okanagan’s Golden Mile. The wine...

Domaine Combret Estate Winery: Oh the Views!

High atop the western hills of the South Okanagan’s Golden Mile sits Domaine Combret Estate winery (now rebranded as Antelope Ridge). This expansive site provided us with one of the most stunning views we’ve had the opportunity to take in so far.The production facility...

The Wines of Desert Hills

From the Okanagan Wine Guide: Brothers Randy and Jesse Toor recently founded Desert Hills Estate Winery after having planted land on the Black Sage bench with vinifera. It is a family-run estate winery and is located in a non-descript building dwarfed by the sizeable house...

Carriage House Winery - Black Sage's First

From the Okanagan Wine Guide Carriage House Winery was the first winery on Black Sage road when owners Dave and Karen Wagner established it 10 years ago. It is just off the road and is reminiscent of a farmhouse, with big old apricot trees out front. To access the wine...

Blasted Church!

From the Okanagan Wine Guide A 5 km drive along the East side of Skaha lake leads to Blasted Church Winery. The winery is named after a small church that had been moved from the old Fairview townsite of western Oliver to nearby Okanagan Falls; dynamite was used to loosen...

Stone's 9/11 film 3rd at box office (Reuters)

" By Steve Gorman 27 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Most moviegoers opted for comedy and dance after a week dominated by news of thwarted terror plots and Middle East bloodshed but "World Trade Center," Oliver Stone " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " />...

Bad News for "World Trade Center"? (E! Online)

" Business for Oliver Stone " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Oliver Stone 's World Trade Center was off nearly 25 percent Thursday from its Wednesday opening. But box-office analysts said the drop was normal--and not a sign that news of the alleged London...