Explore Kelowna’s Best Wine Routes: Guided & Self-Guided Tours

Top Wineries for a Self-Guided Kelowna Wine Tour

Do your own Kelowna self guided wine tours? You may have seen a picture or an ad for a winery in a tourism publication that certainly looks like one you wish to visit. Or tasted their wine at home or at friends so want to see where it is made. Also combine your must sees with the wine routes available. This will make the most efficient use of your time.

West Kelowna Wine Trail- Part 3 (Boucherie Road South Slope)

West Kelowna Upper Bench Located close to downtown West Kelowna, the Upper Bench sits among orchards and farms and is home to some of the most unique and interesting wineries in the Okanagan. This scenic route boasts stunning views from benches above the city of West Kelowna and Okanagan Lake. This is Part 4 of...

West Kelowna Tour – Part 4 (West Kelowna upper bench)

West Kelowna Upper Bench Located close to downtown West Kelowna, the Upper Bench is nestled among orchards and farms and home to some of the most unique and interesting wineries in the Okanagan. This scenic route offers stunning views from benches above the city of West Kelowna and Okanagan Lake. This is Part 4 of...

West Kelowna Tour – Part 2 (Boucherie Road)

Boucherie Road South Slope Overlooking Okanagan Lake on the south-facing slopes of Mt. Boucherie, these wineries along Boucherie Road sit in a unique east-west valley in the Okanagan. Spectacular views await on this section of the West Kelowna wine trail, and special micro-climates produce distinctive wines. All wineries here enjoy lake views and vistas of...

West Kelowna Tour – Part 1 (Boucherie Road North Slope)

Boucherie Road South Slope Overlooking Okanagan Lake on the south-facing slopes of Mt. Boucherie, these wineries along Boucherie Road sit in a unique east-west valley in the Okanagan. Spectacular views await on this section of the West Kelowna wine trail, and special micro-climates produce distinctive wines. All wineries here enjoy lake views and vistas of...
Reserve tasting for Red Dog Wine Tours at Quails Gate Winery West Kelowna

Ultimate Map Of Wineries in Kelowna

Kelowna Area Wine Map See Full Screen West Kelowna and Kelowna feature a wide variety of scenic wine routes and unique wineries—all within 30 minutes of downtown Kelowna, BC. Use this Kelowna Area Wine Map to navigate with your phone. Below, each route is grouped with a brief description, key highlights, and links to dive...

The most delightful charm of Kelowna’s Fab Five Wine Trail

KELOWNA’S FAB FIVE WINE TRAIL Camelot Vineyards – FAB FIVE WINE TRAIL At Camelot Vineyards, you’ll be joyfully greeted by their German Shorthaired Pointer. Snap a photo beside the giant sword in the stone outside. The tasting room doors are crafted from 1,000-year-old fir, and the tasting table emulates King Arthur’s round table—perfect for easy...

Frind Estate Beach

Frind Estate  is a beachfront location. certainly unique in Kelowna and North America. It is also on the historic Bennett Property in West Kelowna. It is relatively new establishment but has become very popular with visitors. Enjoy a wood fired pizza and a bottle of wine at a picnic table on the beach. This is an excellent choice if you are to only visit one or two places on your own self guided tour. It is an experience basically unmatched by any other winery. 3725 Boucherie Rd, West Kelowna. https://www.frindwinery.com/

Frind in West Kelowna is one stop on a self guided or guided West Kelowna Afternoon wine tour

The View and Wards Cidery

Doing a self guided wine tour in East Kelowna? This popular vineyard is set in what was once a vintage apple packinghouse, nestled amid orchards and vines. Overall just minutes from downtown Kelowna. Family owned for five generations, this destination offers a surely authentic wine and cider tasting experience. Also enjoy award winning estate wines and ciders in their tasting room or under the old growth apple trees. Open daily. 1-2287 Ward Rd. theviewwinery.com wardscider.com

Picnic in an apple orchard next to The View

Rollingdale

Located in West Kelowna Rollingdale provides an undoubtedly authentic experience behind the scenes, right inside the cellar. It’s a family-owned, organic winery. They guide you through a delicious range of wines, and offer some wine-making insights. Relax and enjoy the spectacular lake views from their picnic area. Located in West Kelowna at: 2306 Hayman Rd rollingdale.ca 250-769-9224

View from Rollingdale winery looking to the north on Okanagan Lake

Mount Boucherie Estate

Visit the new wineshop and tasting room on your West Kelowna adventure. They are proud to be in farm estate vineyards that are some of the oldest in both the Okanagan & Similkameen Valleys. Mount Boucherie Estate’s mission is to express this amazing land by crafting distinctive wines that also draw on low yields. Visit our tasting room to experience these award-winning wines for yourself. Phone: 250 769 8803 mtboucherie.com – 829 Douglas Road, West Kelowna

Volcanic Mt. Boucherie in the beautiful vineyards along Boucherie Rd

Volcanic Hills

This family friendly winery has an expansive tasting counter, patio & indoor bistro. Enjoy the taste of BC VQA certified Award winning “erupting with flavor.”. Sample bubbly, red & white blends, varietals, rose, late harvest and Icewines. Visit the wineries Wine-Club online. 2845 Boucherie Rd West Kelowna with a large shop and patio restaurant on famous route volcanichillswinery.com

Tasting room and restaurant at Volcanic hills overlooks orchards and the lake

the hatch

What, pray-tell, is ‘the hatch’
On a direct level, ‘the hatch’ is a tasting emporium, an emporium the likes not seen before here in The Okanagan. But on a meta-level, ‘the hatch’ is the culmination of dreams had by a group of eccentric grapeophiles. Thereupon who have lived and learned the way of the vine for countless years. 3225 Boucherie Road – thehatchwines.com

The Hatch bottle labels feature art by Paul Morstad

Summerhill Pyramid

Sumerhill is Canada’s most visited location and largest organic vineyard. It also features stunning views, a full service restaurant, casual picnic area, bio-dynamic vineyard. They offer tours throughout the day, and warm hospitality. Indeed, where else can you experience a sacred-geometry pyramid and drink organic wine? Located at 4870 Chute Lake Rd. https://www.summerhill.bc.ca/ Phone: 250 764-8000

The view at BC’s most visited winery, Summerhill Pyramid Winery

The Vibrant Vine

We offer an experience like no other. The Vibrant Vine is home to the Best White Wine in the World 2013- ‘Woops?’. Voted on Tripadvisor as the Number 1 Experience in British Columbia, and Number 2 in Canada! The 3D glasses handed to you at the door will lead you into a 3D Experience from another world. Enjoy a glass on the patio, or our famous Woopsicle while you listen to live music all weekends! https://www.thevibrantvine.com 3240 Pooley Road Ph: 778 478-2176

Unique 3D art on the bottles and in the wine-shop

Sandhill

Discover the difference that a Small Lot single vineyard can make. Visit Sandhill’s Urban Winery in the heart of downtown Kelowna. Open for tastings year round, and Friday Night Happy Hour 5pm-7 pm September-June. Located at: 1125 Richter Street, Kelowna 250-979-4211 sandhillwines.ca

Sandhill located in downtown Kelowna

Gray Monk Estate

The establishment is open for tastings year round, and guided tours in the summer. Come visit “the home of Pinot Gris” while enjoying spectacular views and local cuisine at the Grapevine Restaurant. Open (Apr-Oct) Located at: 1055 Camp Road, Lake Country 1-800-663-4205 or 250-766-3168 graymonk.com

Gray Monk Estate on west facing slopes of Okanagan Lake between Vernon and Kelowna

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