Wineries of Summerland and Peachland

Adora Estate Winery

6807 Hwy 97
Summerland, BC
V0H 1Z0

Owner Reid Jenkins is planning to open a new winery in Summer in 2100. The new1,100-square-metre facility on the outskirts of Summerland. , is about two and a half times larger than Adora's original winery, both to handle production for its own label, as well as for client wineries.

Signature wine

Winemaker: Reid Jenkins

Bartier Bros

Summerland BC

Brother Don and Michael Bartier were born in the Okanagan. They came home joined forces and opened the Bartier Bros winery in Summerland. They have a small vineyard and use the facities at the Crush Pad.

Michael is a well know winemaker in the Okanagan. Michael's winemaking experience was launched by making wine at the Okanagan's Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards (See Ya Later Ranch). From there he took university courses a UC Davis and Washington State University. He followed that with an apprenticeship with Australia's celebrated Hardys winemaker. On his return to Canada, Michael made wine at Township 7, Stag's Hollow and Road 13 Vineyards. He is also headwinemaker at the Okanagan Crush Pad.

Don a succesful businessman runs the business side of the winery

Don and Michael make two blended wines: The Cowboy is a white
wine and The Goal is a red. The Cowboy refers to Kenny MacLean of Okanagan Falls, who
claimed the 1962 World Rodeo Championship in Los Angeles. The
Goal is a nod to the Penticton Vees downing Russia 5-1 in the 1955
World Hockey Championship.

Winemaker: Michael Bartier

Bartier - Scholefield

Summerland

A few years back Winemaker Michael Bartier and David Scholefield met and formed a mutaul bond of respect and friendship Over the years the two started building their vision for what could be achieved next in the Okanagan Valley. Bartier had the winemaking skills and Scholefield the experience of travelling the world tasting wine with many of the globe's most iconic vintners. They are now producing their own wines at the Okanagn Crush Pad

Winemaker: Michael Bartier
Philosophy: Wine is Narrative’ David has repeatedly comment. So much so that he has influenced many BC wineries over the past several years to believe that BC is capable of producing distinctive wines that articulate their origin

Bonitas Winery

20623 McDougald Road
Summerland, BC V0H 1Z6

Located north of Sumac Ridge on a dramtic slope over looking the Lake. The winery is owned by Lawrence Hopper. The spanish name means beautiful in English. The magnificient Mediterranean style winery reflects this as does the location.

The primary varieties in the vineyard, which is in a bowl shaped area tilting toward the lake, are Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer and Merlot. There seven plus acreas surrounding the winery and a second vineyard of ten acres

Not to be missed is the truly unique experience of a helicopter tour of Okanagan Wine country put together by the people of Bonitas and Northern Air Support, which operates throughout the summer months.

Signature wines Merlot, Pinot Noir, Vino Tinto, Eye Candy Viognier, Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris

Winemaker: Lawrence Hopper

Deep Creek Wine Estate & Hainle Vineyards

5355 Trepanier Bench Road
Peachland, BC V0H 1X2

Nestled in the very heart of wine country in the Okanagan valley, Hainle Winery is located moments
South of Mission Hills and Quails Gate; and 5 minutes North of Greata Ranch. Only 355 km (220 miles)
from Vancouver, Hainle is one of Canada's founding wineries, and boasts a wide variety of award-winning
organic wines.

The winery dates back to 1988 with the real story beginning in 1972, when the winery's original founder,
Walter Hainle, produced North America's first icewine.

The winery has continued to make organic wines, and production is soaring thanks to 47 hectares (115 acres)
of vineyard planted in the south Okanagan region. Signature wines include Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir, and the
popular Zweigelt. Deep Creek has a number of Wines under the Z label using Zweighlt

The winery boasts several other attractions to visitors, including The Vineyard Restaurant and The Producer's Cookery
School. It is also the location for Deep Creek Wine Estate

Winemaker Jason Parkes
Philosophy: Hainle Vineyards has an ongoing commitment to organic viticulture and winemaking

Dirty Laundry

7311 Fiske Street
RR #2, S68, C13
Summerland BC V0H 1Z0

Scherzinger Vineyards was originally bought by Edgar and Elizabeth Scherzingeras a cherry orchard. The orchard was removed and in its place Gewürztraminer was planted in 1978, then eventually Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. For the next seventeen years Edgar sold the fruit to Sumac Ridge, when happily, in 1995 he began producing his own wine.

Today the Scherzinger Vineyards was purchased by Ron and Cher Watkins, The changed the name to Dirty Laundry in 2005. Sucessfulled and expansion was necessary so the Watkins sold to is owned and operated by Bob Campbell, Hermann Teichtmeister and partnershipin 2007. The group expanded, planting about 50,000 vines on several sites in the Summerland area. Expansions begun in 2010, including separate wineries for white and red wines, are designed to grow Dirty Laundry to a production of 20,000 cases. The winery has tripled its tasting room, added a conference and party room, added parking for buses and is building a new patio cantilevered over the vineyard.

Sprawled upon a hilltop overlooking rolling orchards below, in an exclusive area of Summerland known as Paradise Flats, the grape vines grow as they should; with their feet dry and their faces looking south-east towards the water of Okanagan Lake. Enjoy this same incredible view from the patio, where visitors are welcome to bring their own picnic basket lunch and
be served their favorite Scherzinger wines on the patio.

The Kettle Valley Steam Train passes along the vineyard, great views of it can be seen from the patio

Signature wines: Gewürztraminers, Naughty Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Bordello, Kay-Syrah

Winemaker: Phil Soo
Philosophy: Quality in wines using " No herbicides, every effort not to spray pesticides." Let the grape stay on the vine longer, to produce its own sweetness.

Di Bello Wines

Owned by Tom Di Bello who spend 10 years as CedarCreek's winemaker. Tomand his wife Tari decided to produce and bottle wine under their own name. Their wines are made with uncompromising quality that offers the purest expression of their origin. All the Di Bello Wines are made in very small lots.

Winemaker: Tom Di Bello

First Estate Cellars

5031 Cousines Road
Peachland, BC

The winery was originally launched in 1972 as Chateau de Treanier by Marion John. After establishing
the winery, Marion sold it in 1979 to Bob Claremont who renamed it Claremont estates. The winery ran into problems and was once again sold to Goldie Smithener who renamed the winery Cheateau Ste Claire.

The history of First Estates has been one of buy and sell. The winery was sold to the Sivertsti family in 2004 The winery will produce wines in what they call the "Back to Italy" style.The primary varieties in the sevenhectare (17-acre) vineyard are Marécha lFoch, Gewürztraminer and Gamay. Some of the vines are survivors of those that the original owner, Marion Jonn, began planting in 1973. Silvestri recognizes the virtue of mature vines by making an Old Vines Foch.

Winemaker: Frank Silvestri

Greata Ranch Vineyards

Greata Ranch is owned and operated By Cedar Creek Estate Winery of Kelowna.This farm winery sits below the highway upon lake side property. The verandah has an amazing view of lush vineyard, mountains and the sparkling Lake Okanagan.
You can sit back and relax over a "picnic style" lunch.

Originally the property was an orchard the Fitzpatrick family purchased the land in 1994 and developed vineyards. The 16 hectare produced Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris primarily for Cedar Creek.

Winemaker:

Haywire Winery

Fosbery & Switchback Road
Summerland, BC –

Christine Coletta and her husband Steve Lornie have always enjoyed the summer vactions in Summerland. One day while exploring , they came across a beautiful little farming community above the lake along Matsu Drive. The site was so special they bought it The wineries name Haywire is an old Canadianism. Given the constant changes that their plans have taken combined with the conflicted advice received from seasoned professionals, it seemed a good fit.

The vineyard was orginally a Orchard at the time of purchase but Christine and Steve did a switch as they say from losing money in an orchard to losing money in a vineyard thus they named the vineyard Switchback. Currently there are 10 acres planted in Pinot Gris Clone 52 Pinot Grisadditional grapes purchased from local vineyards . Steve a skilled construction manager will build a new winery over looking the lake. They hope to produce 5,000 cases in 2011.

Their Wine Advisor is David Scholefield. Signature wines: 2009 Haywire Switchback Vineyard Pinot Gris
Alberto Antonini has agreed to act as consulting oenologist

Winemaker: Michael Bartier
Philosophy: Less is More

Heaven's Gate Estate Winery

8001 Happy Valley Road
Summerland BC

Owners Andy and Diane Sarglepp decide to make the switch from Peachs (Triple A Orchards) to grape growers. In 2009 the work began opening the winery 2011. They are located in what is now know as the Bottleneck Drive Wine Route .

The tasting room is locatd in a log house, The tasting counter is Brazilian granite. A large mural and antique farming and logging tools decorate the interior walls. Outside there is nice patio with a fountain and a panorama of vines in the foreground and Okanagan Lake in the distance . Currently they have just under 6 acres planted

Signature wine Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon Blend; Pinot Gris; Gewurztrainer; Rose; Merlot

Winemaker: Andy Sarglepp
Philosophy: are all about quality --both in our wines and in our wine shop

Saxon Winery

 

Formerly Holloywood and Wine sold in 2011 to Paul and Jayne Graydon renamed Saxon Winery

Neil and Betty Massey own 4.5-hectares (11-acres) in the beautiful Summerland's Dale Meadow Valley.
The name comes from Neil's experience as a driver for BC's booming movie industry.

The adventure began in 2002, after removing the apple trees, they planted vines on the undulating landscape. They now have about 3.25 hectares (eight acres) of grapes on a volcanic slop.e They grow Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Léon Millot, Zweigelt, and a little Merlot. Right from the beginning they chose to grow the grapes organically.

Winemaker Neil Massey : Consultant Christine Leroux

Silkscarf Winery

4917 Gartrell Rd.
Summerland, BC

After a long and successful career in the high-tech industry Roie Manoff his wife Ruth and their son Idan decided to follow their passion and devote their time and efforts to producing excellent wines. They purchased 8.5 acreas near Summerland and began their dream. The winery has a panoramic view of the blue Okanagan Lake and the spectacular Giant's Head Mountain

The wineries name is a special salute to the first pioneer pilots who used to fly in open cockpits with their 'colorful silk-scarves flowing in the wind'. The culture of both wine and silk are admired through countless generations. The vibrant Silk Scarf and its unique texture reflect the Manoff's goals in the art of winemaking - to have a signature style that is easy to recognize and to enjoy

Signature wines: Viognier, Riesling-Muscat, Late Harvest Kerner

Winemakers: Roie and Idan Manoff
Philosophy: Our winery is dedicated to making the highest quality wines of limited production while emphasizing personal relationships with our customers.

SLeeping Giant Fruit Winery

6206 Canyon View Road
Summerland, BC V0H 1Z7

The winery is owned by Summerland Sweets that has been in business since 1962. Ted Atkinson is the companies founder. They produce 21 fruit wines. Thirteen table wines and eight dessert wines. Winemaker Ron Taylor spent 22 years making wines at Andres Winery, he left in 1992 to focus on smaller wineries and developed a reputation as a fruit winemaker.

Winemaker: Ron Taylor

Sonoran Estate Winery

5716 Gartrell Road
Summerland, BC

Sonoran Estate owned by Arjan and Ada Smits, is named after the Sonoran Desert, a wide stretch of land that runs the length of North America from Mexico thru to British Columbia.

Smits family moved to Canada from their native Holland in 1982. They spent several years in the florist and greenhouse business in Ontario prior to moving to the Fraser Valley, where they expanded to include the farming of hazelnuts. In 1999, they purchased a gorgeous lakefront property just a couple short kilometres north of the community of Summerland, near Sumac Ridge. The family tore out the old apple orchards to make room for plantings of the first of their grapes, soon sending their youngest son Adrian, to winemaking school. Grapes include Merlot, Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Blanc, Ehrenfelser, Oraniensteiner, Riesling, Malbec and Syrah.

Signature wines: Oraniensteiner table wine, a fabulous dry white, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Desert Morning (a Riesling/Oraniensteiner blend)

Wine consultant: Christine Laroux, with some additional assistance from Gary Strachan

Winemaker: Adrian Smits
Philosophy: We value quality over quantity. It all starts in the vineyards, where the vines are meticulously maintained.

Sumac Ridge Estate Winery

17403 Highway 97
PO Box 307
Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0

Established in 1979 by Harry McWalters (founder of the BC Wine Institute) and Lloyd Schmidt. The winery was sold in 2000 to Vincor International. Production runs about 50,000 cases and is a popular winery to visit. Sumac Ridge Estate Winery was the first Okanagan winery to produce premium sparkling wines, as well as a Port-style wine, from premium vinifera grapes.

The winery is located on Sumac Ridge which was naturally covered in Sumac bushes.Prior to establishing the winery there was a golf course called Sumac Ridge, thus the name of the winery.

At the Summerland winery site, Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Noir grapes are grown. Further south, on a 115-acre vineyard in Oliver (in the south Okanagan) grown are such noble red varieties as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, in addition to a number of white varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc

The winery has British Columbia 's only Sparkling wine cave and produced Canada 's first traditionally made sparkling wine and Canada 's first Sparkling Shiraz. As well as being British Columbia's oldest operating estate winery, the winery was one of the first to embrace the VQA program, the first to create premium Canadian sparkling wine, the first to extensively plant classic Bordeaux grape varieties, and the first to launch Meritage wines. The winery also was the first in Canada to operate a restaurant and promote regional cuisine.

Their award Winning Cellar Door Bistro is open 10 months of the year, March through December 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.

Winemakers: Mark Wendenburg and Jason James
Philosophy: Mark's winemaking philosophy is to harvest at optimal ripeness for each varietal according to the wine it is destined for. Mark's style allows the ripeness of each grape to be fully expressed. Sumac Ridge is dedicated to producing premium wines that celebrate the essence of the Okanagan Valley.

Signature Wines: Gewürztraminer, Steller's Jay Brut, Meritage red, Meritage (white), Pinnacle.
Ice Wine: Gewürztraminer Icewine ~ Pinot Blanc Icewine

Thornhaven Estate Winery

RR #2 S68 C15
6816 Andrew Ave
Summerland BC, VOH 1Z2

A family owned and operated winery by the Frasers, Dennis and Pam along with son Alex and his wife Shawny.

Selected for the southern slope and location the eight and a half acre site was purchased in 1994. The Fraser Family planted the first of two sections of vineyard in 1996. The first section consists of two and a half acres of Pinot Noir, one acre of Chardonnay, and half an acre each of Pinot Meunier and Sauvignon Blanc. The second section was planted in 1998 comprising of two acres each of Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer. In the fall of 1999 viticulturist Valerie Tait was added to the team as a vineyard consultant to improve plant efficiency and fruit quality.

Construction of a 4000 square foot building was started in August 1999 and completed in March 2001, featuring a panorama of Okanagan Lake, distant mountains, and the many orchards and vineyards of the valley floor. Here you can relax and enjoy a wine tasting.

Consulting winemaker: Christine Leroux

Working Horse Winery

5266 Coldham Road
Peachland, BC V0H 1X2

Opened in 2008 by experienced winemaker Tilman Hainle who formerly owned Hainle Winery and his partner Sara Norman. Working Horse Winery is located where the 1st icewine in North America was made by Tilman and his father Walter Hainle in 1978. The vineyards and winery are certified organic and the farm features rare heritage grape varietals nurtured with traditional farming techniques, including the use of draft horses.

Working Horse Winery is named as a tribute to the spirit of the draft horse especially the beautiful, rare draft horses called Suffolks, also a tribute to the heritage of both the vines and early farm settlers. The winery is part of a diverse farm operation dedicated to: sustainable farming using draft horses, organics and the preservation of rare vines as well as heritage varietals of fruits and vegetables.

Winemaking at Working Horse continues to honor the organic principles that master winemaker Tilman Hainle was the first to establish in Canada in 1993. Sustainable winemaking to us means the production of small lots of premium wines made from the vinifera grown on the farm.

The winery itself is still in the planning stages. There will be a Icewine Interpretation Centre. The centre will include historic artifacts and information documenting the birth of icewine in North America, as well as displays that demonstrate how wonderful Canadian icewine is.

Winemaker: Tilman Hainle
Philosophy: Tilman makes the WHW wines to bring out the very best qualities in the grapes based the individuality of the vines and their terroir.

8th Generation Vineyard

6807 Highway 97
Summerland, BC V0H 1Z9

With a passion for winemaking Bernd and Stefanie Schales came to Canada. The Schales family started in the grape business in 1783 in Germany, Bernd and Stefanie Schales are the 8th generation to work with grapes
While Stefanie pursued a career in architectural design, Bernd carried on with his family's craft, and studied viticulture, oenology, and business management at the University of Weinsberg. He worked in New Zealand and South Africa before making the bold decision to move to Canada and the Okanagan Valley to begin their own winery .

They have 15 acres, 11 in Okanagan Falls and 4 in Summerland producing Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Rose', Merlot, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir and Syrah. The winery received 10 medals in the first year of production

Signature wines Riesling, Pinot Gris

Winemaker: Bernd Schales
Philosophy: Clean, crisp wines which shows the character/ flavours of the grapes. No blends - 100% variety - in a simple and expressive way.  Good wine begins in the vineyard where proper attention to the vines produces good wines.