An impromptu trip to Kelowna for two nights to celebrate my Mum's birthday meant we wanted to make good use of our time. And what better way than with a wine tour. This was off season too (Feb) so I wasn't sure if there would be any happening. My friend recommended Experience Wine Tours she mentioned that they had a winter tour and was sure it would be good as the summer version. Huzzah!
I quickly sent off an enquiry via the website and heard from Matt soon after. We booked up and were excited to celebrate my mum's birthday with a visit to five awesome wineries.
On the day, Matt himself picked us up from our accommodation in a very nice vehicle. There was another couple on the tour and Matt introduced us and before long we were all chatting wine and having a lovely time together.
We visited an assortment of wineries from very popular (and grand) Mission Hill, to classy Quails Gate, to boutique style at The Hatch. We had a tour of Quails Gate complete with education on the process and fireside tastings. Including their Ice Wine which was new to me and thoroughly enjoyable! The Hatch was my favourite as I appreciate a quirky biz model and funny marketing campaigns (the wine was also good). The other two places we went to included Summer Hill Pyramid Winery and Cedar Creek. We covered a lot of bases and Matt prepared a lunch with one of the best cheese plates ever created.
On the return journey, Matt recommended a few great local spots for dinner and dropped us of at our accommodation and even organised all the wines we purchased into boxes for us. Wonderful service, great local knowledge, friendly folks and an all round great time. Best birthday my Mum had in a long time. I'll be back in the summer and booking on another tour with Experience - guaranteed. read more