We had a long drive and wanted to stop someplace nice for lunch. We found this winery and decided to try it. The wines were good and the food was nice as well. The view is very pretty so it turned out to be a good place to stop and relax for a little bit. Everyone was very nice and helpful as well. The tasting room is large and also has lots of cute gifts inside can also buy. Very nice place. read more

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Beautiful spot to stop for some wine or even a full meal. Didn't try the restaurant myself however, Service at the tasting room was impecable with helping us select something we would really enjoy. The wine we selected in the end was great and we got to enjoy a nice sunny day at this stunning location read more

Monte Creek Winery - Vines - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Monte Creek, British Columbia

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Lovely location for a Christmas artisan & craft market. You feel like you walked into a Hallmark Christmas movie. Mulled wine being sold for a fundraiser. People greeting each other happily. Piano being played at entrance. Lots of beautiful gifting options (my friends & I found both gift items & things to enjoy for ourselves). Definitely a ton of neighbourly Christmas cheer when taking to the various business owners about their art, jewelry, woodworking, stained glass, etc. I found the access to be very friendly for me as a mobility limited person. One could be dropped off near either of the buildings. Lots of parking space that's on a slope going up to the main building. Washrooms are nearly on the backside of the winery. It's well signed & very good ramp slope down (I didn't feel like I needed to zig zag down or up for my knees). When you open the door to that area, you'll be hit with the most amazing wine aroma. Individual washroom spots that are for any gender. Follow the ramp back up to the parking lot or turn to go into the shop & tasting room (many of those shopping in the market went for samples at the wine room). Some of the items inside the shop were actually in the market area, so that was really neat to see the collaboration of local business. As it's winter already, the landscape was already covered with snow in Dec. but honestly the views from this area would be worthy of a stop along the drive. Looking forward to making a stop here in warmer weather as I can only imagine the views are even more stunning. read more

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Our group ordered lunch from a small menu & the meal was excellent. Paired it with the perfect wine. Nice view looking at the river & hills. Staff was friendly & helpful. After lunch, we went inside & tasted wine. Again, very helpful & knowledgeable staff. Some good wines as well. read more

Overlooking the Thompson river, just east of Kamloops on the Trans-canada sits the Monte Creek Ranch, now known as the Monte Creek Winery. We can recommend the Cab. Franc (excellent red, even when a young 2022) and a limited produced Frontenac Gris (wonderful when chilled!) The smallish restaurant is called the Terrace. While you won't need reservations before noon, you will after! My love had the Tuna Caprice, with home made fried tortillas and said that it was very good. I had the turkey panini and it was excellent. They also serve various pizzas and other items. We will be returning! read more

This was a great stop among the Kamloops wineries. It is the largest and most like what you would find in Northern California. It had a beautiful view of the mountains. You stand at a counter for the tasting. There is an outside patio to dine on. We had a trio dip/bread plate. It was all fresh. The wines were flavorful. It is $5 for 4 to 5 wine samplings. If you buy a bottle the $5 goes towards it. They also have a $10 tasting with more elite wines. There is plenty of parking in the attached lot. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. read more

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This place is really on the " grow " , from 250K bottles of wine per year to 500K ! We love our wine !!! Good selection. Good prices. Give this product a taste. Easy to find right on Trans Canada Hwy. read more

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I don't' see it. You're supposed to look out the window, across the highway to the distant hill, and see a lion there. Not a real one, that would be crazy; it's a geographical feature at one of the vineyards. Nope, don't see it. I saw the right colors of that dress, but I can't make out a lion shape on a hillside. I knew Monte Creek Ranch Winery previously from a bottle acquired from a friend. It was distinctive given it came with meat. That wasn't a metaphor; it came with meat. I appreciated the gift, but I ended up staring bewildered at a bottle with a vacuum-sealing package a meat hanging off its neck. Yes, I am being flippant; it was jerky. This was a ranch first, but that didn't change that for a long time, we just referred to Monte Creek as the "jerky wine." My girlfriend and I were on our way back from Kelowna, taking a route through Kamloops when I glanced at my map and realized we were nearing two wineries. It was off a major highway so I was initially concerned how we would merge back to head west. They compensated for that, so all good. I convinced my girlfriend that after visiting 66 wineries since August 2016 we could stand to take in two more. It was in the afternoon, but given it was March, we didn't expect it to be busy. And it wasn't; we thought they were closed. Of course, the advantage is that we held the hosts' undivided attention. This also meant the restaurant was closed. I still don't see it. The most important aspect of Monte Creek Ranch...wait...can I just call it Monte? Oh my God, I can. Often, I condense long winded winery names to sound funny, but in this case, I can actually call this place Monte. Monte's most important attribute may not be its wine selection as much as it's latitude, being the most northern winery still utilizing grapes in Canada. The only other wine I know about is the most northern winery period, Northern Lights in my home town. Monte does utilize fruit, but there are grape varietals that grow in this unique climate. Prospective regions are given a score indicating how successful they can grow grapes. Kamloops squeezes in, but the climate is changing, and the potential growing potential is expanding. How long will it be before grapes become sustainable at higher and higher latitudes? They're already growing in Norway. No joke, it's called Lerkekåsa. Climate change is reshaping the reach of viticulture, and I await when my local winery starts planting grapes. And when other wineries reach up to compete around Kamloops, Monte will be there, already ahead of the game. And they sell meat. It's weird, isn't it? I mean at the winery, they don't hang meat from their bottles, though it's offered at the store. The winery is shockingly impressive. I was expecting a corrugated steel siding on a barn, not a bell tower and glass walls. This place looks amazing, almost like a miniature Mission Hill. It was strangely ominous being the only vehicle there, walking along paths seeing not a soul. We expected a locked door. The tasting was successful--I was impressed with Monte's selection, with or without complimentary meat. Okay, I'll put the joke to bed--it's a ranch; there are cows. Pure grass bred Angus beef, and the jerky is good. So is the wine, now that I think about it. When I told Doug Bell of Northern Lights that I had been to Monte Creek, he praised the quality of their Blueberry Wine, which so happens to be one of my acquired bottles. The bottle that came with the jerky was a 2015 Hands Up Red. The other two bottles we picked up the location were the 2014 Reserve Pinot Noir Icewine and the truly brilliant 2014 Frontenac Gris Late Harvest, a bottle they apparently no longer offer. The host was memorable, especially when she continually tried to help me spot that stupid lion on the hillside. Still nothing. The wine shop offers a lot of novelties, but I didn't feel Monte was trying to sell their brand more than their wine. I appreciate what Monte is doing; it's succeeding brilliantly. Along with Northern Lights, Monte is a trailblazer offering something unique in a province under threat of repetitiveness. Don't get me wrong, I love my Chardonnay and Riesling, but few are offering a Frontenac Gris, probably because they feel they don't need to. Well, they are missing out, and so are you if you don't visit. Where is that lion? read more

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Unreal views, tasty wines and decent food. My colleague and I stopped by Monte Creek Ranch after some recommendations since we were in town and wanted something to do. We did a wine tasting first and all of the baristas were super sweet and extremely knowledgable about the wines and the facility as a whole. Both of us ended up purchasing a bottle each and a bottle to go with lunch. We shared the meat and cheese board and the turkey sandwich. You can't really go wrong with the meat and cheese board, all of which is sourced from local suppliers in the area and Vancouver Island. The turkey sandwich however was on the dry side - if they included some sort of spread it would've been perfect. We decided on the rose wine that was delicious - it was quite juicy with great floral scents. Will definitely come back to take in the beautiful views and try other things on their menu. read more

Monte Creek Winery - Meat & Cheese Board, Turkey Sandwich - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Monte Creek, British Columbia

I got six bottles of spoiled blueberry wine. I contacted them and they told me when I was coming through again to stop by for a replacement. I informed them when I was passing through and they said they won't replace the bottles. They denied it was spoiled, which is indirectly calling me a liar. They also did not tell me that I had to save the bottles and bring them for an exchange. So, I drove 500 km to get the replacement for the spoiled wine. I have been purchasing cases of wine from them on a monthly basis since last year. I have been promoting their wine, raving about them with friends and family and giving away a bottles to try. This is very disheartening that they would treat a long standing customer. I will not be supporting them anymore and I will be I forming others of their poor customer relations, unacceptable business practices and poor confidence in their products. read more

Well! Monte Creek happens to be my favourite winery. The rose truly is amazing! The Hands Up red is great! (I've only ever tried this red, as I do enjoy whites for the most part) All of the whites are spectacular! I think you get my drift....I love their wine. I have always received wonderful service when I come to the location! Friendly and knowledgeable staff, delicious wines and scrumptious food. I did have some trouble getting started with the wine club but after some emails and phone calls with the amazing staff, they were able to get me set up and even PERSONALLY hand delivered my wine! (THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!) I would absolutely recommend Monte Creek Ranch and Wine Club! read more

This place was very nice, and left me impress with the great customer service. Since we were the only ones doing the wine tasting, our host gave us extra information of all their wines, a little tour to their barrels and extra tasting. Everything tasted great! End up buying one of their bottles. The tasting of 4 wines plus one dessert wine is $5 but is you buy a bottle then the tasting is free. This is new facility that just open June of this year and some weekends they have especial events to bring the public to taste. I believed this is the first Kamloops' winery and they wine was delicious! A must try if you are in Kamloops. Had so much fun and learn a lot! read more