While you’ll find a wide array of both red and white wines produced throughout the Naramata Bench, you’ll soon realize that some varietals are more prevalent than others. Chardonnay is perhaps one of the most popular wines chosen by Naramata growers, as the grape does particularly well in the soil and climate of Naramata. In celebration of National Chardonnay Day on May 26th, here are 3 of our favourite Naramata Bench Chardonnays:
Bella Wines has been nominated for USA Today 10 Best Winery Tour reader’s choice award - and is the sole Canadian winery on the list. If you’re unsure which wineries to visit on your next trip to Naramata, be sure to include Bella and see what USA Today is talking about!
As the days get shorter and the nights feel darker - nothing is more welcome than the glow of Christmas lights.
In an effort to infuse some joy and festivity into the ….. unusual…. season that is Christmas this year, Discover Naramata has teamed up with NaramataSlow and MyNaramata to create a Naramata Bench-wide Christmas competition!
No one loves Naramata’s public beaches more than the locals - after all, that’s a big perk to living here! So, when the news broke that we had a chance to prevent Centre Beach from being sold for development, leave it to the locals to open their wallets make things HAPPEN! We’re featuring ALL the Discover Naramata Members who are helping to save Centre Beach, one green ribbon at a time.
Local community group NaramataSlow is spearheading a public appeal for crowdfunding, with the goal of saving Centre Beach as a public park, rather than allowing it to be sold to private developers. The project needs $850,000 to be pledged by October 31st — and they are over half way to the goal!
A recent article in the New York Times (Sept 19, 2020) featured a write up and photo of Daydreamer Wines, in an article about the impressive yet often unfamiliar, BC wine industry.
