Gargistes North – The Small Guys Wine Festival Okanagan Falls

garagJourney to Okanagan Falls and get familiar with small lot wineries of the Okanagan Valley.

GARAGISTE – (gar-uh-jist-uh) noun, Fr. : The garagiste refers to a group of winemakers in the Bordeaux region of France, producing “Vins de garage” or “Garage wine”. They were renegade small-lot winemakers, sometimes working in their garage, who refused to follow industry laws and protocol. Characterized as “winemaker’s wine whose attributes reflect a disregard for the traditional handling of its particular terroir”.  Their movement went on to achieve cult status with their wines achieving greatness on the world wine stage.

When:             September 14, 2014

Where:            Behind the garage at Meyer Family Vineyards, Okanagan Falls

Time:               1-4 PM

Cost:               $40.  Tickets

Food Truck service will be on site offering gourmet bites with live music on the vineyard to sip along to.

Garagiste North
website: http://garagistenorth.com
Contact:  garagistenorth@gmail.com
250-469-4549