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MaP e. kOOTenayS winebc.com SOUTH okanagan Valley Touring Tips
CLIMATE DESIGNATED DRIVER The Okanagan Valley, the largest appellation in British Columbia, lies in Wines should be consumed responsibly. DO NOT taste and drive. Each winery will a rain shadow between the Coastal and Monashee mountain ranges. offer you several samples over the course of This results in very low annual average rainfall. The area between Oliver a tour, and it is easy to consume too much and the border is the northernmost tip of the Sonora Desert, which wine to be able to drive. Plan ahead and stretches north from the Baja Peninsula in Mexico through the USA choose a designated driver before you begin up into BC. Summers are generally very hot: average temperatures in your tour. July and August are warmer than in the Napa Valley. Summer daytime temperatures can reach the upper 30’s, and are often above 30°C for STRATEGIZE several days in a row. Summer daylight hours are extraordinarily long Give your tour some focus and decide to and the light is extremely intense due to the northerly latitude. This taste reds or whites only. Or be even more results in prolonged daytime photosynthesis and grape ripening. specific and taste Merlots only. That way you’re SOILS comparing apples to apples and can explore Mapping of the soils, vineyards and local climates of each area shows how a wine changes from vineyard to vineyard, widespread differences throughout the valley. The southern part of the winemaker to winemaker. valley around Osoyoos has deep sandy soils, while the northern area EAT around Kelowna is alluvial and volcanic with nutrients laid down over a period of 50 million years. Many wineries have restaurants. Take advantage of one to break up your tour and, TOPOGRAPHY more importantly, to enjoy a spectacular Several lakes run along the valley floor, the biggest of which is Lake meal. If you’re more of a do-it-yourself type, Okanagan. It is over 750 metres at its deepest point and is the source bring along a picnic lunch as some wineries of much-needed water for irrigation. Higher-altitude vineyards, some of have picnic areas. which are planted on slopes, mark the Okanagan Falls area. From Oliver to Osoyoos, the valley fans out with flatter land in the Golden Mile BUY and Black Sage Road areas. Many of the region’s grapes and wineries are Many of the wines you’ll taste at a winery located here. won’t be available anywhere else, so if you like one, buy it right then and there. Most GRAPES GROWN wineries will happily loan you an empty Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Chardonnay, Syrah and others. case to put in the trunk of your car to store your purchases. Similkameen Valley bc VQA Wine Stores CLIMATE BC WINE INFORMATION CENTRE The average annual number of degree days from 1998 to 2003 was 1,360. 553 Railway Street Penticton, BC Winters in the Similkameen can be colder than the Okanagan Valley 250-490-2006 because of the absence of a lake to moderate the temperature. Due to the high mountains on both sides of the narrow valley, and the radiation of heat from adjacent rock faces, summer heat is held in the valley long You can get to any British Columbia after sunset. The valley is warm and arid with persistent winds that can winery by following the wine route signs. reduce the moisture in the vines and the soil. If you lose your way, keep your eyes open for the signs and you’ll get back on track. SOILS Various soil types, including stony, gravelly, and silty loams from glacial rock formation. 100% BC TOPOGRAPHY A long narrow valley with spectacular, steep mountainsides with the Similkameen river running throughout the long valley and into Washington State. GRAPES GROWN Merlot, Gamay Noir, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and others.
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