The 2021 BC Lieutenant Governor's Wine Awards were announced last week by The Okanagan Wine Festivals Society. We cannot express enough our gratitude for the three medals Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery has received.The BC Lieutenant Governor's Wine Awards recognizes excellence in winemaking for all licensed British Columbia wineries. Produced by the Okanagan Wine Festivals Society, it is the oldest wine judging competition in the Province. These awards offer the BC wine industry the opportunity to have their wines judged by 15 highly-respected judges from across Canada and abroad.Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery took home two of only twenty Platinum medals awarded...

Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery is delighted to announce their donation to the Villa Cathay Rejuvenation project. The winery will be donating $30,000 to the development of a 224-bed complex care home. We look forward to watching the progress of the development and eventual benefits to our seniors in the community. About the development: Seniors today live longer, often well into their 80s and 90s, resulting in care needs that are more diverse and much more complex. As a simple example, in 1978, only eight Villa Cathay residents required the use of a wheelchair to address mobility issues. In contrast, four...

Other than the camera angle, can you spot the difference?👈🏼The left side was the old way, only spring 2019. Remove competition from the vines through chemical or mechanical intervention so that all water, heat and nutrients only feed the grapes.👉🏼The right side is the current way that we manage the vines and the soil and ecosystem in which they reside. Encouraging and feeding ground cover to keep the heat from drying our soils leads to less irrigation, especially as we are in a current drought. These “weeds” also capture some of the nutrients that may otherwise leech out of the...

Best of Kelowna - Silver Award - Best SteakA huge congratulations to our counterparts upstairs at the Modest Butcher Kitchen + Market for their silver medal in the Best Steak in Kelowna category! A considerable achievement after just one (extremely unpredictable) year in operation. Thank you to all our fantastic friends and guests who took the time to vote and support us over this last year. You are all indeed the most important and rewarding part of our business!We'd also like to give a massive shoutout to the other nominees in the Best Steak category, and of course, The Keg...