There will be more posts, to do with other aspects of the vacation, but here's the first one!
One of the things for which the Okanagan is known is wines. Most BC wines are unavailable in Ontario, sadly, so I got to try various new things. Here are the ones I tried in restaurants:
( wine, wine wine... )
Also, I visited a few wineries on the Naramata Bench, and brought home a bottle from each, arranged in the picture from North on the left to South on the right:

(Click the picture for a larger version!)
The two big bottles are reds, and the smaller three are dessert wines. I tried more than I bought, of course. I'd have brought back more, but I didn't want to risk breakage in the checked luggage!
( more wine-ing... )
Most of these folks are willing to ship cases out our way, so I may be looking for "help" in that, as people taste what's on offer. I might well be interested in sharing cases with a few people.
One of the things for which the Okanagan is known is wines. Most BC wines are unavailable in Ontario, sadly, so I got to try various new things. Here are the ones I tried in restaurants:
( wine, wine wine... )
Also, I visited a few wineries on the Naramata Bench, and brought home a bottle from each, arranged in the picture from North on the left to South on the right:
(Click the picture for a larger version!)
The two big bottles are reds, and the smaller three are dessert wines. I tried more than I bought, of course. I'd have brought back more, but I didn't want to risk breakage in the checked luggage!
( more wine-ing... )
Most of these folks are willing to ship cases out our way, so I may be looking for "help" in that, as people taste what's on offer. I might well be interested in sharing cases with a few people.