James Cluer at Road 13 Winery, Okanagan
James Cluer, Master of Wine meets Michael Bartier and Mick Luckhurst at Road13 Winery, Oliver - Okanagan, Canada.
Canada Okanagan Winery Trip Part 1: Keremeo, Oliver, Osoyoos, and Hester Creek (Korean Sub)
In April 2019, I visited Okanagan, BC, Canada.
This is Part 1. Part 2 and 3 are coming.
BC Winegrowers - Road 13 Winery - Golden Mile Bench/ Oliver
Sun wine writer Anthony Gismondi discusses legacy with Road 13 proprietor Mick Luckhurst and blending with winemaker JM Bouchard.
ROAD 13 VINEYARDS - NEW RELEASES
From a collection of video shorts produced by Road 13 Vineyards located on the Golden Mile Bench in the South Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Owner Pam Luckhurst, winemaker Michael Bartier and wine consultant David Scholefield talk about the new wines from Road 13 Vineyards. Visit to learn more.
Road 13 Vineyards and their Crystal Cave
The site was originally operated by a partnership between three field engineers who were kicked out of Russia by the communists after the revolution. After irrigation canal water became available inthe early 1920s, they planted tree fruits and ground crops.
The land was next sold to Tim Robin, one of the largest growers in the area, who continued to farm it as an apple and peach orchard.
The property was sold in a derelict state to Hungarian Arpad Pallay in 1961. Arpad (deceased in 2004) planted apples, cherries and ground crops. He was the first farmer in the lower valley to circumvent the growers' co-op and took his fruit direct to Vancouver. As a juicy aside, his daughter Kate married the son of the fruit inspector who has always trying to catch Arpad selling his fruit outside the co-op!
Peter and Helga Serwo purchased the winery site in 1985. Coming to the Okanagan Valley in the late 1960s from Germany, where they worked as vbuilding contractors and grape growers. They continued these callings in Canada and were responsible for a good chunk of the early Golden Mile plantings including the original Tinhorn Creek site. Pam and Mick Luckhurst purchased the land in 2003, when Peter and Helga wanted to slow down after 50 years of viticulture.
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ROAD 13 VINEYARDS - MR. OAKY
From a collection of video shorts produced by Road 13 Vineyards located on the Golden Mile Bench in the South Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Winemaker Michael Bartier and wine consultant David Scholefield have a visit with Mr. Oaky. Visit to learn more.
Albukhari’s Road Trip from British Colombia to Alberta ????????
Our trip started from Vancouver BC to our fisrt destination Hinton AB
We stayed there for 3 nights in Hinton KOA Campground
We went also to Jasper National Park
Then we moved to our 2nd destination which is Canmore AB and we stayed there also 3 nights in Spring Creek RV Parks
We went to Lake Louis and Banff Upper Hot spring at Banff National Park
Also we went to Banff downtown
Then we moved to our Last destination Kelowna BC and we stayed just for one night * I don’t remember the name of the campground ????*
And in the morning we finally returned to Vancouver
On the Road with Anthony Gismondi: See Ya Later Ranch
Learn more about Okanagan Falls Winery See Ya Later Ranch. Vancouver Sun wine writer Anthony Gismondi has a conversation with winemaker Mason Spink about elevation, sparkling wines and SYL Ranch's history.
James Cluer at Joie Farm Winery, Okanagan
James Cluer, Master of Wine meets with Heidi Noble and Michael Dinn at Joie Farm Winery, Naramata Bench - Okanagan, Canada.
BC Winegrowers - Seven Stones Winery- Similkameen
George Hanson takes us on a tour of his Seven Stones Winery named for the legend of the seven rock formations scattered across the Similkameen Valley. Hanson’s love of blended wine and French wine led to his planting of 8.5 hectares of benchland overlooking the Similkameen river with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Petit Verdot and Malbec. An underground cave completes the circle at Seven Stones providing the ultimate cellar to store wine.
Better RV MPG ~ Bringing A Gun Into Canada ~ Apple Beach RV Park ~ S3E48
We spent a few days with our very good friends Savannah and Mandy in Spokane. It has become a staple on our travel to Alaska and love hanging out with them! I begin this video a little outside of Spokane where we began our trip into Canada. We got some great news regarding our MPG. I think it was a combination of not giving the RV so much gas and flatter terrain. Regarding the gun situation. You are able to bring certain weapons into Canada. You can check on their website at I filed the non-resident firearm declaration that costs $25. With that you can enter the country three (3) times without paying the Fee. Both times I had that form from the previous entry I did not get searched. This was the first time not getting searched entering Canada from the lower 48 in 4 years! Then we make our way North to the city of Oliver where we stopped at an rv park to dump our tanks and fill our fresh water. It was called Apple Beach RV park but it has new owners and they be changing the name as I cant find it on Google anymore...
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BC Winegrowers Inniskillin Okanagan (Oliver)
Inniskillin Okanagan’s Dark Horse Vineyard sits on the Okanagan Valley’s newest, and only official appellation, the Golden Mile Bench. According to winemaker Derek Kontkanen ‘Dark Horse’ is an appropriate moniker for the stony bench that is home to Inniskillin’s Discovery Series program. The series features a number of varietal wines that are atypical to the south Okanagan. Join us as we discuss the process of looking for the perfect match between grape and terroir. And speaking of perfect pairings Derek takes us on a tour the new Inniskillin Okanagan tasting room where we match the basic tastes to a bevy of famed Inniskillin Okanagan icewines.
BC Winegrowers - Hester Creek Estate Winery - Golden Mile Bench/ Oliver
Vancouver Sun wine writer Anthony Gismondi discusses some of the features of Hester Creek's winery and their winemaking process with winemaker Rob Summers.
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery
This week's Northwest Winecast features a visit with Walter Gehringer at Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery in Oliver, British Columbia.
We caught up with Walter on Thursday, Oct. 7 at their vineyard along B.C.'s famed Golden Mile.
Walter, and his brother, Gordon, have followed up on research and work done in the 1970s by their father, Helmut, and his brother, Karl. They craft up to 22 wines each year, primarily with fruit from their estate vineyards, which were first planted in 1981. They began producing wines from their Dry Rock Vineyard in 1997.
Each year, Gehringer Brothers ranks among the premier wineries in the Northwest. They have earned 14 Platinums from Wine Press Northwest during the 10-year history of our Best of the Best competition. Only one other winery has won more.
Michael Bartier of Road 13 gives us the dirt on dirt
It was a great treat for BCWineLover.com to be invited to the 2010 South Okanagan Banée, and to be able to visit and learn about wineries like Road 13 Vineyards. In this video we get a moment to hear from winemaker Michael Bartier on the nature of soil in their vineyards.
Okanagan Wine Tour - Day 2
A tour of sixty wineries in seven days through BC's Okanagan. Day 2.
C.C. Jentsch Cellars
Road 13
Gehringer Bros
Tinhorn Creek
Cassini Cellars
Kismet
B.C. Wines
Derek Kontkanen, Winemaker for Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate and Kurtis Kolt, Sommelier and Wine Consultant for the British Columbia Wine Institute join Fiona and Mike to talk and taste some great B.C. wines.
BC Winegrowers - Tinhorn Creek Vineyards - Golden Mile Bench / Oliver
Sun wine writer Anthony Gismondi discusses winemaking and the Tinhorn Creek winery with viticulturist Andrew Moon.
Vanessa Vineyard
Vanessa Vineyard, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada, Winery
BC Winegrowers - Gray Monk Estate Winery
Where is the Okanagan Valley wine culture today? Notable Vancouver Sun wine writer Anthony Gismondi explores the region in a three day road trip almost covering the 200 km long valley from north near Vernon to the south near Osoyoos.
In this first video, Anthony visits George and Trudy Heiss, the founders of Gray Monk Estate Winery.
The government said their grapes wouldn’t work at the site they’d chosen. Three years later, they came back to crib their notes. 40 years later, they are one of the largest producing wineries in the valley and Pinot Gris is the number one planted varietal in B.C.