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Labrusca: A family of grapes – Vitis Labrusca – native to North America.*

History: In 1931, Calona Vineyards opened as the first commercial winery in the Okanagan.

Geology: Mt. Boucherie (near Kelowna), home to a number of wineries, is an extinct volcano.

Terroir: The sandy soil of the Black Sage Bench near Oliver reaches 300 feet deep in places.

History: In 1859, Oblate missionary Father Charles Pandosy planted the first vineyard at the Oblate Mission near present-day Kelowna.

*Schreiner, John - British Columbia Wine Country, Whitecap Books Ltd., 2003

 
 
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