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04/15/2026

Happy Tannat Day!! Today, April 14, this unique variety gets its own day to shine.

WhitelyOnWine highlighted in Wellington Times article about Tannat Day that Moon Curser produces a varietal Tannat well worth seeking out.🙏 See link in comments below.

Not heard of Tannat? It’s rarely spotted around these parts.

The Tannat grape is a robust and intense red grape variety that originates in the Madiran region of France and has also migrated into the vineyards of Uruguay. Due to the intense flavour and the high levels of tannin, it has been traditionally used for blending. As a result of a little viticultural (magic) experimentation, Moon Curser was the first winery to plant Tannat in the Okanagan in 2005 at its Home Vineyard on the Osoyoos East Bench. We have discovered the vines respond very well to the microclimate on the Osoyoos East Bench, where our sandy soils mitigate the excessive tannins and create a complex, intriguing and age-worthy single vineyard wine.

We use Tannat in our flagship blend ‘Dead of Night’, a blend of Tannat and Syrah, and we also bottle a very small lot, of single varietal, single vineyard Tannat when the time is right.

🍷 2022 Dead of Night: Bold, rich, age-worthy and so very delicious. One of a kind.
4 X GOLD MEDALS - 2025 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada, 2025 Global Fine Wine Challenge & 2024 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition & DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL - 2025 Great Northwest Wine Platinum Awards

🍷 2022 Tannat will be released this fall, exclusively to our wine club members. It is the only upcoming Tannat we have in bottle!

Want in to the club to get some Tannat? Our Highly Suspicious and In The Know Wine Club members can select the wines they want in their club shipments, receive 15% and 10% (respectively) discount on additional wine purchases, and enjoy free shipping on orders of 6 or more bottles. Yeah, we know; pretty sweet deal. See link in comments below for more details.

04/11/2026

Join us tomorrow, April 11th from 1–4pm for a special afternoon with 1 Mill Road Winery 🌸

We’re celebrating the release of their NEW Rosé with a complimentary tasting, plus you’ll also get to try their Syrah and Grenache.

Come by, say hi, and be one of the first to experience their newest release 🍷

02/25/2026

Craft beer is taking centre ice as the Penticton Vees step into the WHL. To mark the inaugural season, Cannery Brewing has released a Vees-branded Lakeboat Lager — a crisp, German-style pilsner. It…

12/31/2025

As the year comes to a close, we're raising a toast 🍇 to the proprietor of one of the oldest winery properties in the province and offering up some silver and gold adornment for your table.

What lands in the glass is quietly seductive, much like the bottle itself. Presented in a luxury claret Bordeaux shape with silver etching, this wine is elegant on the outside and generous within. Dark plum and blackcurrant lead the way …

Let’s indulge in the wine that bears his name: Garland.

https://trendsmag.ca/golden-mile-farewell-raising-a-glass-to-garland/

Honouring the late Curt Garland with a glass of the wine that bears his name, and a look at the unforgettable beauty, hospitality, and sense of place he built at Hester Creek.

12/24/2025

“Put your best foot forward and don’t forget the bubbles. Life is the occasion.” 🥂
- Pearls Traditional Bubbles

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12/23/2025

12/01/2025

Dec tastings schedule! 🍷🥂🎄
Tasting at the BC VQA Wine Info Centre in Penticton is a bit like stepping into a curated cellar — every swirl, sip and sample happens with the full lineup right at your fingertips. You taste, you fall in love, and the bottle you want is already on the shelf beside you. It’s the easiest kind of discovery, surrounded by the best of what the Valley is crafting right now.

Naramata Bench Wineries
Okanagan Falls I Skaha Lake Wineries Association

Tasting at the BC Wine Info Centre in Penticton is a bit like stepping into

11/29/2025

Hush… it’s only rumours that Millennials don’t love wine!
Hear these stories of the next generation of Canadian wine owners! They are rocking it under the bright and sun. ☀️


Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country
Similkameen Independent Winegrowers
BC VQA Wine Information Centre

11/28/2025

Christmas in the Country is Sip South East Kelowna’s festive, self-guided tasting trail—poured with wine, cider, spirits and a whole lot of holiday cheer, all in support of Kelowna’s Gospel Mission ($30).

Saturday, Nov 29: wander through seven charming sip stops at your own pace, enjoying holiday-inspired pours at each. Along the way, take in twinkling lights, seasonal displays and decked-out tasting rooms. Link through for tix and the locations to visit...

The View Winery
Priest Creek Family Estate Winery
Nagging Doubt Wines
Soma Craft Cidery
Hidden Vines Family Estate Winery

Christmas in the Country is Sip South East Kelowna’s festive, self-guided tasting trail—poured with wine,

11/22/2025

Sippin Pretty: Cross-continental love meets in the mountains of Creston Valley ❤️🍷 -

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