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Well it isn’t the Naramata Bench if you don’t do a little wine tasting, now is it?

We did slip away to see a few wineries… our favourite that we tasted at was La Frenz - everything was good. Somebody there obviously knows what they are doing.  And the prices were great. Kettle Valley had respectable wines… I came home with a few bottles, including a viognier which I have had several times before. Hillside had a sirah we liked, but that was it. It had a nice cafe, though… Jrock and I enjoyed our meals but the girls felt their pastas were too bland. Probably the first time a chef had a kids meal sent back for blandness, but heck – they were right. Marichel is doing exclusively Cotes-du-Rhone varieties, which is a bit limiting, but they had a viognier/sirah blend which was interesting. And Therapy was, well, terrible. Not on the recommended list.

The other reason we go wine tasting is the AC! Seriously, when it gets hot as hell camping out in the semi-arid desert, it’s a good idea to take the dogs and kids to the wineries.   The dogs are welcome anywhere there isn’t a restaurant, as long as, just like the kids, they are well-behaved. Which they are. And the kids like the occasional treats like slushies and cheese and other tidbits they get along the way.

Enjoy the pictures!