tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17941410.post115449685268220178..comments2023-10-26T06:42:02.337-07:00Comments on an acceptable time: our trip through the okanaganRWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11391821500572006905noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17941410.post-1154759506190438922006-08-04T23:31:00.000-07:002006-08-04T23:31:00.000-07:00So lovely Ramona.So lovely Ramona.kimberley francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367687222800690815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17941410.post-1154661530768013192006-08-03T20:18:00.000-07:002006-08-03T20:18:00.000-07:00Yes. Those are my photos. Just took me a while t...Yes. Those are my photos. Just took me a while to get them off the camera. The landscape shot is taken at Lake Breeze Winery... fairly typical of the view over the lake - and the colours are similar throughout the south okanagan.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391821500572006905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17941410.post-1154650895641482532006-08-03T17:21:00.000-07:002006-08-03T17:21:00.000-07:00are those pictures new? yours?they're gorgeous.are those pictures new? yours?<BR/>they're gorgeous.Kassiannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761629509670296037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17941410.post-1154576898881279942006-08-02T20:48:00.000-07:002006-08-02T20:48:00.000-07:00the fruit wines are quite sweet. they're more of a...the fruit wines are quite sweet. they're more of a dessert wine and not something you would want with a meal. they are a totally different experience. <BR/><BR/>you're probably right about the VSO thing. i probably have my facts wrong but i do remember one of them saying, i think it was the mr., that he was a former minister. he kept on making all these jokes about "getting saved" and what not.Enthymemosishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178573270247251221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17941410.post-1154551180001994162006-08-02T13:39:00.000-07:002006-08-02T13:39:00.000-07:00I visited those Naramata wineries back in 2002, I ...I visited those Naramata wineries back in 2002, I think it was. <BR/><BR/>Hillside and that Elephant one are both amazing. I love how they just pour you four glasses of wine as soon as you appear at their door. <BR/><BR/>Beautiful Okanagan hospitality. <BR/>And those fruit wines were amazing, particularly the cassis. A little bit of that in Champagne is a very cool summer drink.Matthew Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646158961694008254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17941410.post-1154539086878622882006-08-02T10:18:00.000-07:002006-08-02T10:18:00.000-07:00Victoria,We shall have to plan a trip together - o...Victoria,<BR/>We shall have to plan a trip together - one summer -or they also have an Okanagan Fall Wine Festival around the first weekend in October. That would be a good time to go... <BR/><BR/>Matthew,<BR/>That is interesting - I remember that they moved to the Okanagan from Vancouver... I thought one of them played in the VSO - their winery is definitely a lifestyle. They make what they make; obviously don't have a problem selling it - they have a beautiful view. <BR/><BR/>Have to say that the fruit wines don't immediately appeal to me.... but I recognize that if I just put them into another beverage category and not compare to the traditional wines - are they sweet? Are they like dessert wines? Hmm. <BR/><BR/>The other place we went was Poplar Grove - they make homemade cheese as well as wine. We enjoyed our cheese immensely.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391821500572006905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17941410.post-1154528246952894522006-08-02T07:17:00.000-07:002006-08-02T07:17:00.000-07:00I have never been to a winery (many breweries... a...I have never been to a winery (many breweries... a story for another day) but after seeing sideways, I really want to.<BR/>it's given me a new appreciation for wine.Kassiannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761629509670296037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17941410.post-1154519444784699402006-08-02T04:50:00.000-07:002006-08-02T04:50:00.000-07:00I went to Nichol Vineyards 2 years ago with my par...I went to Nichol Vineyards 2 years ago with my parents. The propietors have an interesting sense of humour. They are both former ministers - one was Presbyterian and the other United I believe - and many of their jokes had a not so subtle religious tone.<BR/><BR/>I bought a delicious pinot noir from there. But actually my favourite place on the Naramata Bench was "White Elephant" ... I think that is its name. They make all kinds of fruit wines ranging from pear to crab apple to cassis. A different experience than traditional red or white wines and should be placed within an altogether different category altogether but it is a worthwhile experience.<BR/><BR/>Next time you're on the Naramata Bench, give them a try.Enthymemosishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178573270247251221noreply@blogger.com