Sunny, spectacularly beautiful, and bountiful with food and wine, the Okanagan Valley is one of my favourite places in the world – and every time I visit I discover something new and wonderful.
To read more about my adventures in the Okanagan, check out:
- The Province – Road Trip: BC’s sustainable wineries, September 2013
- BCLiving.ca – Thompson Okanagan Road Trip: Eating and Drinking from Vernon to Osoyoos, November 2011
Below are some of the best places I’ve been to. Click the titles to visit their respective websites.
Stay: Manteo Resort
Stay: Sparkling Hill Resort
Stay: Spirit Ridge Vineyard, Resort and Spa
Stay: Summerland Waterfront Resort and Spa
Stay: Watermark Beach Resort
Eat: Bogner’s of Penticton
Eat: Eldorado Hotel’s Lakeside Restaurant
Eat: Local Lounge and Grille
Eat: Miradoro at Tinhorn Creek
Eat: Sunset Organic Bistro at Summerhill Pyramid Winery
Eat: Terrafina at Hester Creek
Visit: LaStella Winery
Visit: Le Vieux Pin Winery
Visit: Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
Visit: Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre and Nk'Mip Cellars
Visit: Okanagan Crush Pad
Visit: Summerhill Pyramid Winery
Visit: Tantalus Vineyards
Visit: Tinhorn Creek Vineyards
(All images: Aaron Barr & Catherine Roscoe Barr)