Barrels outside the Stoneboat wine shop.
Stoneboat Vineyards thankfully still remains one of the best kept secrets in the Okanagan Valley. This small, family run vineyard and winery offers some of the best Pinots in the valley and the guest experience is unmatched.
Located just a few minutes south of Oliver, nestled off of the famed Black Sage road, Stoneboat is right in the heart of the most exciting part of wine country.
Stoneboat has a small tasting room that is usually manned by one family member or another. This affords a great opportunity to meet the people behind the wine, and learn a fair bit in the process. There is ample parking.
Jay, the young winemaker at Stoneboat.
Their wines are carried in many Vancouver restaurants and wine shops, but to truly understand and appreciate the wine it’s well worth making the trek to the Okanagan. You’ll have the opportunity to try and fall in love with a much greater selection of their wines and really get a feel for the land and the landscape that influenced and inspired their foray into winemaking.
Note: Rumour has it they are launching online sales this Spring.
More Information & Hours: http://www.stoneboatvineyards.com/
UPDATE: As of May 2010 Stoneboat has made shopping available online. Shipping is available within British Columbia for a flat rate of $20 for the first case and $10 for any additional cases. Currently they have their full Spring Release online.
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I’m quite fond of their white blend, Chorus. It’s one part summer patio sipper one part complex blend. Priced well too.
Visiting their winery bar in person last summer made me want to pack up, move and start a wine bar. Oh the good farm life!
I concur – one of my favourite wineries in the entire valley! Their Chorus is indeed delightful, and I’m also a huge fan of their Pinot Noir.
Stoneboat is now purchasable online. I’ve been buying Burrowing Owl online since way back in the day, I live in Vancouver and can’t make frequent trips to the Okanagan, so it’s nice to see more vineyards following suit. Thanks to SBV for making your wine available to us city folks.
Exciting new! The New York Times has listed Stoneboat as one of three wineries to visit in the South Okanagan! Great work guys! http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/travel/06journeys-1.html