About the winery

Like our vines, the family roots of Volcanic Hills Winery run deep. Back in 1958 Mehtab Gidda came to our "Land of Wonder" with a dream and $5 in his pocket. In 1978, Mehtab’s son, Sarwan Gidda, officially began growing grapes in the Okanagan Valley. Two generations, 60 years, and a lot of hard work later... we are proud of what happens when you pursue a dream. Our vineyard and original orchards are within 10 km of our winery in West Kelowna. Our family’s winery open May 2010, and is situated on the southeastern slope of a 60 million year old dormant volcano – Boucherie Mountain, which inspired the name “Volcanic Hills”. This extinct volcano created a rich layer of soil deep beneath our feet, which our oldest vineyards are benefiting from. This is a land of opportunity, this is the terroir of the Okanagan Valley bottled for all to enjoy. We hope you'll give us a visit and enjoy wines erupting with flavour!

Production Level (cases)

12000

Vineyard Size (Hectares)

26.3

Tour

By appointment

Tasting room

Open daily and open on all holidays. 10 a.m. – 8 p.m May through October; 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., daily, November to April; $5 for 4 wine samples, fee waived with wine purchase.

Restaurant

Blu Saffron Bistro

Distribution

BC VQA Stores, BC Private Liquor stores, BC Restaurant

Wine club

A selection of 6 wines selected by Volcanic Hills family and winemaker and sent to members three times per year. See our website for details and membership perks!

Wine styles produced:

Still

Sweet

Varieties produced:

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Sauvignon

Chardonnay

Gamay

Gewürztraminer

Kerner

Marechal Foch

Merlot

Michurinetz

Müller-Thurgau

Pinot Blanc

Pinot Gris

Pinot Noir

Riesling

Schönberger

Syrah

Viognier

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