Wineries
Black Swift Vineyards
About Black Swift Vineyards
Harvest is the hinge of the year on the west side benches. From late August into October the rows above Okanagan Lake fill with bins and crews, and the tasting rooms along the bench see their busiest weeks of the season at the same time. Black Swift Vineyards works from 2345 Boucherie Road in Lakeview Heights, part of that run of properties wrapped around the volcanic slopes of Mount Boucherie.
Visiting a winery well takes a little planning. Pouring arrangements differ from one property to the next, and so do group limits, seated against standing tastings, whether anything to eat is available on site, and how far ahead a weekend afternoon needs to be arranged. Release schedules matter too, since something poured in June may be gone by the time the leaves turn. Calling 778 755 3275 before you set out is the simplest way to line up an afternoon, and blackswiftvineyards.com carries the current range.
The wider geography is both the appeal and the logistics. Boucherie Road threads between the water and the hillside, linking Casa Loma at the south end with Westbank and the beaches of Gellatly Bay, and the whole stretch is a short hop across the bridge from Kelowna. That proximity is exactly why a driver, a shuttle or a booked tour belongs in the plan. Summer afternoons on these slopes run hot and exposed, so water and a shade break are sensible, and the light in the last hour before sunset over the lake is why many visitors time their stop for late in the day.
Visiting Black Swift Vineyards
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In the Lakeview Heights neighbourhood of West Kelowna.
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