Wineries
Sleeping Giant Fruit Winery
About Sleeping Giant Fruit Winery
Fruit wine is its own craft, built on cherries, berries and tree fruit rather than grapes, and it belongs in this valley given how much of Summerland's history runs through orchards. Sleeping Giant Fruit Winery operates from 6206 Canyon View Road on the Giant's Head side of town, sharing its address with another business at the same site.
Working with orchard fruit sets a different rhythm from grape growing. Harvest windows are short and staggered across the summer, from the early cherries to the late apples, and what is available to taste or buy shifts accordingly. Sweetness levels, dessert styles and fortified products are all common in this line, and range varies from producer to producer, so the toll free number, 1-800-577-1277, is the quickest way to check what is pouring and whether tastings need booking. Ask about shipping too, since fruit wines often travel to customers outside the valley.
Canyon View Road climbs away from the lower town toward the mountain, with the lake behind and orchard country ahead, and the shared site means a single stop can cover more than one errand. Visitors coming from Penticton should budget for the drive around the water and the climb up off the highway. Summer weekends bring the heritage steam train and the beach traffic that goes with it, so an earlier arrival is calmer. More about the operation is set out at sleepinggiantfruitwinery.ca.
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