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Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards
Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards
Road 11
Oliver, BC, V0H 1T0
Canada
(250) 498-6663
http://www.inniskillin.com/en/
info@inniskillin.com
Winery Ratings
Staff: 7.00
Wines: 7.67
Ambience: 6.00
Architecture: 5.44
Overall: 6.53
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Inniskillin established an estate winery in the Okanagan in 1994, commemorating 20 years of Inniskillin's first crush. The labels were designed by a local artist, and great care was taken to ensure that the labels reflected the Native heritage. The label inspired the naming of Inniskillin's estate vineyard: Dark Horse Vineyard. Featured prominently on the label is the famous McIntyre Bluff, known in Indian legend as the Chief. The Okanagan Valley climatic region is much drier than Niagara and is unique as a grape-growing region in western Canada. The valley is at the same latitude as the Rhine Valley in Germany and the Champagne region of France. The region stretches for 130 km, from Lake Osoyoos, on the 49º north latitude, just north of the Canada/US border, to the northern tip of Okanagan Lake. The lakes moderate the valley's temperatures throughout the year. Intense sunlight and minimal rainfall allow the grapes to ripen to full maturity, while cool nights help them retain high acidity. These climatic conditions, along with a unique soil structure, produce wines that are full-bodied and highly flavoured with good acidity.

Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards reviews
Mary
Richmond, BC
2007-11-28
Tucked up and away from the highway behind ever present orchards that abound in the area, Inniskillin is a treasure indeed. Lovely staff directed us to the little store where we purchased our tour tickets and were greeted by our pleasant and welcoming guide. After some very knowledgeable questions from our host, we were given a brief history of the area, a tour of the vineyard where we learned a good deal about the grapes, growing conditions and the wine maker. Our knowledgeable guide then showed us the part of the wine making facilities open to guests and back to the start to taste several different wines each paired with a little nibble of an excellent accompanying food. Very tasty indeed and a wonderful way to complete a lovely tour. The entire experience was welcoming, unassuming, non pretentious and we felt like we were the most important people in the world at that moment. I would highly recommend Inniskillin wines, and the Oliver winery tour. It was the best of the bunch we sampled on our trip!


 
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