Style meets taste in the vineyard
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Read MorePosted by Paul Byrne | Jun 27, 2013 | Paul's Voice
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CedarCreek Estate Winery’s Vinyard Terrace restaurant opens for the summer season on June 14...
Read MorePosted by Michael Botner | Oct 29, 2012 | Travel, Wine & Food
Kelowna features an array of intriguing wineries in three distinct areas—the west-facing lakeshore...
Read MorePosted by Michael Botner | May 15, 2012 | Wine & Food
A hill overlooking Kelowna International Airport may seem an unusual site for an estate winery, but for Dutch native Richard Kamphuys and his wife Jitske, it’s a perfectly sensible spot to grow quality grapes and make fine wine. When the couple first immigrated to Canada in 1992…
Read MorePosted by Michael Botner | Jan 13, 2012 | Wine & Food
When sub-appellations are named in the Okanagan, the Golden Mile Bench between Oliver and Osoyoos is on track to be among the first (along with the Black Sage and Naramata benches). Highlighting the individuality of the wines, sub-appellations are part of the evolution of a mature wine region—and much coveted by wineries.
Read MorePosted by Laurie Carter | Sep 20, 2011 | Features, Travel, Wine & Food
Not so long ago, Kelowna sat on the periphery of hard core Okanagan wine touring. Sure there were...
Read MorePosted by Michael Botner | May 2, 2011 | 30th Anniversary, Wine & Food, Wine Archives
Stirring the pot comes naturally to Heidi Noble. A graduate of the Stratford Chef School, her career included stints at some of Canada’s top restaurants. Looking for a change, Heidi moved out of the kitchen in 2000 and enrolled in a sommelier program…
Read MorePosted by Editor | Feb 11, 2011 | Wine & Food
Our readers have voted. Download a PDF of the 16th annual Okanagan Life Best Restaurants Readers’ Choice Awards.
Read MorePosted by Editor | Feb 11, 2011 | Wine & Food
Editors Paul Byrne, Laurie Carter and Karen Slivar have come up with an eclectic menu of dining favourites from up and down the Okanagan Valley. Download a PDF of the full story.
Read MorePosted by Editor | Feb 10, 2011 | Wine & Food
Cool climate Viognier from Hillside Estate Winery on the Naramata Bench … Delicious with seafood and curried pork or beef.
Read MorePosted by Michael Botner | Jan 7, 2011 | Wine & Food
Glacial remains and long hours of summer sunshine make this bucolic strip of land on the east side...
Read MoreOn a snowy winter morning, a small stream of luscious deep red wine flows into Jim Perwal’s glass as he stands at the bar. Peering out the expansive window overlooking Okanagan Lake,
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