The Okanagan is home to 99 wineries and 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of vineyards that produce some of the finest wines in the world. Penticton is located in the centre of this legendary Wine Country of British Columbia that encompasses Naramata, Summerland, Kelowna, Osoyoos, and Oliver where over 80 percent of BC’s wine grapes are grown. Almost all wineries in the Okanagan are less than an hour’s drive in any direction from Penticton.
The Okanagan Wine Country boasts a climate conducive to nurturing quality red and white grape vineyards that produce some of the most sought after and award-winning ice wines, white wines, fruit wines and red wines in the world. In fact, the Okanagan Valley has become a major destination for wine lovers travelling to Canada from far reaches of the world.
Many of the wineries in the Okanagan’s Wine Country feature unique architectural styles paralleling those found in California’s Napa Valley. Visitors can sample many types of wines in the tasting room, shop for wines, and in select Okanagan wineries, dine at their establishments while surrounded by scenic views of plush vineyards that seem to go further than the eye can imagine!
Penticton, BC Wineries
Penticton and the Naramata region are home to many quality wine makers. Some of these wineries are the Black Widow Winery, Blasted Church, D’Angelo Estate Winery, Elephant Island Orchard Wines, Hillside Estate Winery, Howling Bluff Estate Wines, La Frenz Winery, Laughing Stock Vineyards, Maple Leaf Spirits, Mistral Estate Winery, Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery, Pentage Winery, Poplar Grove, Red Rooster Winery, Soaring Eagle Winery, Spiller’s Estate Winery, Stonehill Winery, Therapy Vineyards, Township 7 Okanagan Winery, and Zero Balance.
Only 5 years ago, Penticton, BC and the Naramata Bench only had 12 wineries. Today, there are 22 Penticton wineries!
Okanagan Wine Country Wineries
Other reputable wineries that are within a short drive from Penticton in neighbouring Kelowna, Oliver, Osoyoos and Summerland include 8th Generation, Adora, Burrowing Owl Vineyards, Calona Vineyards, Cedar Creek Estate Winery, Dirty Laundry, Dunham & Froese, Gehringer Brothers, Grey Monk Cellars, Hester Creek Estate Winery, Hijas Bonitas, Hollywood & Wine, Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards, Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate, Mission Hill Estate Winery, Nk’Mip Cellars, Quail’s Gate Estate Winery, Road 13, See Ya Later Ranch, Silkscarf, Sleeping Gaint, Sonoran, Sumac Ridge Estate Winery, Summerland Pyramid Winery, Thornhaven, Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, amongst several other well known wine brands.
For your next romantic or weekend getaway, step off the world and enter the wonderful world of wine in Penticton & Wine Country.
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