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Viticulture: Grapes for Icewine are harvested at -8° Celsius or lower, and often by moonlight.

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

Botrytis: A fungus that attacks grape skins. In favourable conditions, it dehydrates grapes, allowing the production of intense dessert wines.*

Sales: British Columbia VQA wine sales have doubled in the last six years to more than $155 million annually.

Meritage: Rhymes with heritage. A term created in California to identify blends made with Bordeaux grape varieties.*

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

 
 
  Hester Creek Estate Winery
   
SERVICES PROVIDED:   WINERY HOURS:
         
 
WINERY
TASTING ROOM
VINEYARD
PICNIC AREA
FOOD SALES
SPECIAL EVENT
GIFT SHOP
HANDICAP ACCESS
   

SUMMER:

Daily: 10:00AM - 5:30PM

WINTER:

Daily: 10:00AM - 4:30PM

CONTACT:
 

Hester Creek Estate Winery
Road 8
Oliver
British Columbia, Canada
V0H 1T0

Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Website:

(250)498-4435
(250)498-0651
info@hestercreek.com
www.hestercreek.com



 
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