Wineries
Noble Ridge Vineyards
About Noble Ridge Vineyards
Oliver Ranch Road is one of the routes that leaves the highway corridor and climbs onto the benches near the south end of Skaha Lake, and the number to watch for on the way up is 2320, where Noble Ridge Vineyards sits.
Elevation and aspect count for a great deal in this part of the valley. A few dozen metres of height, or a slope facing a different direction, changes when fruit ripens, which is why two properties within sight of each other can taste nothing alike. It also makes a tasting stop worth more than a shelf in a shop, because you can ask where a block sits, what the season was like, and what actually separates two bottles that look nearly identical. Treat the answers as an invitation to compare rather than a pitch, and never feel obliged to buy at every stop you make.
For hours, bookings and anything a group needs arranged in advance, use 250-497-7945 or nobleridge.com. Bench roads in this district are best treated with respect outside summer, when overnight frost, loose gravel and the odd washboard corner make a drive slower than the distance suggests, and a low car takes them gently. Sightlines from up here run a long way, taking in the water at the foot of the lake and the bluffs across the valley, so leave a few minutes to stand still rather than turning straight around and heading back down.
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