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Terroir: The Okanagan Valley has five officially recognized sub-regions — Kelowna, Naramata, Okanagan Falls, Golden Mile, and Black Sage/Osoyoos.

Varietals: 49% of British Columbia’s wines are white. 51% are red. In the last acreage survey conducted, 97.1% of the yield was from vinifera grapes and 2.9% from hybrids.

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

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

Terroir: Borrowed from the French, this term encompasses the entire environment–soil, climate, aspect–that makes a vineyard special.*

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

 
 
  Van Westen Vineyards
  Private tastings can be arranged by appointment only. All wines are grown, produced and bottled by Van Westen Vineyards ("from grapes to glass"). Boutique, 600-case production released in 2006. Only 400 cases released in 2005, but we are raising production to 1100 litres for release in 2007.
SERVICES PROVIDED:   WINERY HOURS:
         
 
 
   

Private tastings by appointment only

CONTACT:
 

Van Westen Vineyards
RR#1 850 Boothe Rd.
Naramata
British Columbia, Canada
V0H 1N0

Phone:
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Website:

(250)496-0067
(250)496-0067
vanwestenvineyards@shaw.ca
www.vanwestenvineyards.com



 
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