okanagan wine tour

We started off at See Ya Later Ranch (formerly Hawthorne Mountain) and enjoyed some surprisingly good local bubbly along with some lunch. Of course, we ordered a whole bottle so I was a little buzzed after. The view from up there was beautiful:

I sampled a typically Canadian sub-par Pinot Noir and then we decided to hit the road for Burrowing Owl. By then it was really starting to roast outside:

Yep, that really says 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit for my American friends). Remember that I’m now a West Coast boy and I’m not used to such heat. I was a huge sweaty mess just from walking to the winery from the truck and I had to go towel off in the washroom. Burrowing Owl is a nice place, though:

Unfortunately, the available selection in their wine store there was kinda disappointing. All they had for (red) tasting was a young Merlot and they were only selling their 2004 Pinot Noir in addition to that. I think it was just bad timing because their web site says they’re releasing a bunch of their 2005 reds this summer (but when?). Anyway, I’m sure the Pinot is good so I bought a bottle of that to try out.

Then it was off to Summerland to get some fish and chips at a place that was supposed to be good. It was great food, but I felt like such a grease ball after. Seriously, did I eat it or rub it on my face? (shamelessly stolen from Jim Gaffigan)