Watermark Resort Anniversary Stay What’s not to love about Osoyoos? There’s the lake, wineries, delicious winery restaurants nearby and great accommodations, including Watermark Resort with spectacular views of Osoyoos Lake, and the surrounding mountains. We did a spring getaway before the lushness of summer colours settled in, but we like it when it’s cooler there…
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Nk’Mip Cellars
Nk’Mip Cellars Celebrates 20 years! National Indigenous Peoples Day is a time to honour and celebrate the cultures and contributions of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Canada, what better day to talk about Nk’Mip Cellars, the first Indigenous-owned winery in North America with the first Indigenous Head Winemaker (Justin Hall, a proud member…
Celebrate Spring at the Osoyoos Oyster Festival, April 19-23
We’re Planning Our Annual Trek to Osoyoos For the Osoyoos Oyster Festival No there are not oysters grown right in Osoyoos, but that didn’t stop the founders of the Osoyoos Oyster Festival, from having a vision to give weary oyster farmers a break from the coast and locals and visiting oyster aficionados something to slurp…
What’s Good In April
What to do in April in and around Vancouver We’ve been busy focusing on the positive in Vancouver with the #VancouverIstay project (you’ve checked it out right?) and looking ahead to April there’s even more reason to love what Vancouver has to offer. Garagiste North – April 17, 2016 First and foremost, wine lovers need to set…
Osoyoos Oyster Festival – Even Oysters Need a Day in the Sun
Osoyoos Oyster Festival Events for 2016 April 20-24 For the fifth year in a row I am heading up to Osoyoos for their annual oyster festival and it’s Michael’s third year! We’re huge fans of bivalves and when they are paired with oyster friendly wines, beers and libations, we love them even more. The oyster festival was…
Oliver/Osoyoos 2nd Annual Oyster Festival- April 17th- 21st
The Oliver/Osoyoos Oyster Festival was created to showcase the sustainable oysters produced by the farmers and guilds of the nearby West Coast together with wines from the Oliver/ Osoyoos Winery Association. Even oysters need a day in the sun! New for this year- Canada’s first Oyster Wine competition, sponsored by Eat Magazine, Walnut Beach Resort…
New Year’s Eve Escape to Wine Country Dec 29 2012 – Jan 1, 2013
Order tickets via Eventbrite: http://nyetobcwinecountry-efbevent.eventbrite.ca/ Spend New Year’s weekend in Winter Wine Country Saturday December 29, 2012 to Tuesday January 1,2013 INCLUDES: 3 nights accommodation in luxury mountain view studio suite with king size bed at Walnut Beach Resort. (upgrades to 1 bedroom can be arranged please message cassandra@goodlifevancouver.com) Transportation from Vancouver to Osoyoos and…
PARAISO EVENTS PRESENT ‘Spectacular! NYE 2013’ #osoyoos
PARAISO Events Inc’s inaugural New Year’s Eve party promises a night of wonder and entertainment for the sophisticated partygoer Osoyoos-based PARAISO Events Inc, the group that redefines high-end parties in the Okanagan, announced their party plans today for New Years Eve 2013. On Dec 31st, 2012, PARAISO Events Inc will host its inaugural Spectacular! New…
O! Osoyoos Celebrates Festival
Time to Shine at O! Osoyoos Celebrates September 14–16, 2012 The community of Osoyoos, at the very southern tip of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, is proud to present the first annual O! Osoyoos Celebrates festival, held from September 14-16, 2012. Honouring the wine, food and authentic culture of this distinctive community, the festival provides the…
And the Winner is: World’s First Wine Commercial Film Festival Kicks Off Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival
A little bit local, a lot of success as Vancouver filmmaker takes top prize Last night the Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival kicked off with “The Vinos”, the worlds first wine commercial film festival and “A Little More Local” by Vancouver filmmakers, Barbara Kozicki, Fiona Mongillo, and Charles Hefferman took the top prize. Over 30 entries…
Orofino Winery’s Spring Events
SATURDAY , MAY 1ST SPRING WINE RELEASE & BBQ KING COMPETITION Spring is a time when many new wines are released and so is the sunlight on our beautiful valley. We invite you to visit us on May 1st for an afternoon of discovering the great wines of the Similkameen and helping us to crown…
June 3 – The Good Life on the Jenn and Joe show
This week on The Good Life we speak with Mireille Sauve, a certified sommelier and president of The Wine Umbrella, a wine consulting company. German Riesling is featured at the BCLDB in June and Mireille is an expert. Attend a Riesling Tasting at the Cambie and 39th BCLDB, and enter to win a dinner for…
A Canadian first- Hollywood Stars to invade Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival!
Osoyoos, British Columbia — Destination Osoyoos, in tandem with promoting sponsor Black Hills Estate Winery and the business community of Osoyoos, are announcing today that Hollywood stars will invade Osoyoos, BC for the first annual Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival from June 12 to 14, 2009. This special weekend is a veritable Meritage of different food…
