Hidden Gem Wineries in the Okanagan
Smaller, quieter wineries beyond the big names — intimate tasting rooms where you’ll often meet the winemaker.
How we pick our Hidden Gems
Every Hidden Gem is chosen by hand, one place at a time. We look for spots that are easy to miss: small independents, places off the main strip, or somewhere a local tourism, parks or community source points to as a lesser-known find. Each one has to be worth the trip on its own merits. Star ratings and review counts don’t decide it, and the list isn’t ranked: “Mixed” order changes every day. Every card tells you why it made the cut.
Open Now is based on each place’s listed hours. Hours can change for holidays, seasons or special closures — check with the venue before you go.
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Solvero Wines
Solvero Wines is a newer, terroir-focused Summerland winery tucked into a coniferous forest, specializing in chardonnay and pinot noir.
Why it’s a gem: A terroir-focused Summerland winery tucked into the forest at high elevation.
Patio Kid-Friendly
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Pamplemousse Jus Natural Winery
Pamplemousse Jus Natural Winery is a low-key natural wine producer in Summerland known for pét-nat sparkling wines and rare grape varieties like Léon Millot.
Why it’s a gem: A low-key natural-wine farm winery in Summerland known for pét-nats.
Kid-Friendly Non-Alcoholic Options Great for Groups
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Fox & Archer Wines
Diane Fox and Tyson Archer, a husband-and-wife team, run this small winery on Naramata Road.
Why it’s a gem: A husband-and-wife Naramata winery making small-batch wines from a vineyard they planted themselves.
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Tender Hope Winery
Closed · Opens 12 PM
Tender Hope Winery is in Oliver's District Wine Village, where owner and winemaker Efi pours every tasting himself.
Why it’s a gem: A District Wine Village winery where owner-winemaker Efi pours every glass.
Dog-Friendly Patio Kid-Friendly Live Music Great for Groups
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Fairview Cellars
Closed · Opens 11 AM
Fairview Cellars is a small, tucked-away Oliver winery near a golf course, known for its flagship Iconoclast Cabernet Sauvignon.
Why it’s a gem: A small, tucked-away Golden Mile winery with a cult following for its Iconoclast Cabernet.
Dog-Friendly Patio Great for Groups
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La Casa Bianca Winery
La Casa Bianca Winery is an unassuming Oliver fruit winery that grows its own ingredients on site.
Why it’s a gem: An unassuming fruit and nut winery in Oliver making walnut, apricot and haskap wines with minimal additives.
Dog-Friendly Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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Roche Wines
Closed · Opens 11 AM
Roche Wines is a family-run Penticton winery bringing a French sensibility to Naramata Bench-style wines, poured in a stunning new tasting room.
Why it’s a gem: A tiny family winery where a Bordeaux-trained winemaker brings French style to the Naramata Bench.
Dog-Friendly Patio
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Liber Farms & Winery
Closed · Opens 11 AM
Liber Farms & Winery is a small winery just off Highway 97 in Osoyoos with a beautiful patio.
Why it’s a gem: A small organic family winery near Osoyoos with a lovely patio and homemade apple juice.
Patio
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Rigour and Whimsy
Rigour and Whimsy is a boutique, appointment-only winery in Okanagan Falls specializing in natural, low-intervention wines.
Why it’s a gem: A boutique appointment-only OK Falls winery focused on natural, low-intervention wines.
Great for Groups Open Early
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Baccata Ridge Winery
Closed · Opens 11 AM
Baccata Ridge Winery is a quaint, under-the-radar fruit winery in Enderby pouring honey and blueberry wines you won't find at the big-name estates.
Why it’s a gem: A family-run organic winery near Enderby offering distinctive blueberry and honey wines away from the Okanagan's main wine routes.
Patio
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Echo Bay Vineyard
Closed · Opens 11 AM
Echo Bay Vineyard is a tiny organic, biodynamic winery in Okanagan Falls with resident pigs, chickens and ducks.
Open until Oct 31
Why it’s a gem: A tiny biodynamic OK Falls winery with resident pigs, chickens and ducks.
Kid-Friendly Lake View Great for Groups
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Castoro de Oro Estate Winery
Closed · Opens 11 AM
Castoro de Oro Estate Winery is a down-to-earth family winery just off Highway 97 in Oliver, where owners Stella and Bruno's hospitality sets the tone.
Why it’s a gem: A down-to-earth family winery off Highway 97 known for golf-cart vineyard tours.
Dog-Friendly Patio Kid-Friendly Great for Groups
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The Gallery Winery
Closed · Opens 12 PM
The Gallery Winery is a boutique, sister-owned West Kelowna winery that blends wine with visual art; each label reflects a piece of family history.
Why it’s a gem: A boutique West Kelowna winery pairing wine with art on every label.
Patio Lake View Great for Groups Happy Hour
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Lariana Cellars
Lariana Cellars is a tiny, hard-to-find family winery steps from the US border in Osoyoos, and worth the effort.
Why it’s a gem: A tiny family winery literally steps from the US border, where the owner often pours himself.
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Mocojo Winery
Mocojo Winery is a family-run Naramata Bench winery where the owner hosts tastings personally, with patio seating overlooking the vineyard.
Closed for the season.
Why it’s a gem: A family-run Naramata Bench winery where the owners host you on a lake-view patio.
Dog-Friendly Patio Lake View
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Kettle Valley Winery
Kettle Valley Winery is a family-run producer up on Hayman Road, and it calls itself the oldest single-owner winery on the Naramata Bench.
Closed for the season.
Why it’s a gem: The Naramata Bench's oldest single-owner winery, still run by its two co-founders, who first planted grapes in 1986.
Great for Groups
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Black Widow Winery
Black Widow Winery is a family-run boutique winery on the Naramata Bench with a cozy patio and gold-medal-winning wines.
Closed for the season.
Why it’s a gem: A family-run Naramata winery with an unusual gravity-flow design and a reputation as an underrated stop.
Patio Happy Hour
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Anthony Buchanan Wines
Anthony Buchanan Wines is a small-batch, natural-wine producer in Kaleden where Anthony Buchanan personally guides every tasting.
Closed for the season.
Why it’s a gem: A small-batch natural winery in Kaleden where the owner guides every tasting.
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Scorched Earth Winery
Scorched Earth Winery is a tiny, appointment-based winery on Lakeshore Road in Kelowna, with a patio view of Okanagan Lake.
Closed for the season.
Why it’s a gem: A tiny appointment-based Lakeshore Road winery with an Okanagan Lake view.
Patio Lake View
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CODE Wines
CODE Wines is a petite, appointment-only winery in Okanagan Falls where winemaker Shay pours just three wines: chardonnay, pinot noir and syrah.
Closed for the season.
Why it’s a gem: A petite appointment-only OK Falls winery where the winemaker pours just a few wines.
Dog-Friendly
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Bonamici Cellars
Bonamici Cellars is a small, Italian-influenced family winery near Okanagan Falls where the owners pour every tasting themselves.
Closed for the season.
Why it’s a gem: A small Italian-influenced winery near OK Falls where the owners pour for you.
Dog-Friendly Patio
All places on this page, A–Z (92)
- A Touch of Austria
- Anthony Buchanan Wines
- Baccata Ridge Winery
- Beat Patisserie
- Bertram Creek Regional Park
- Black Widow Winery
- Bonamici Cellars
- Brigade Trail & Priest Camp Historic Park
- Buffalo Rouge Brewing Co.
- BX Creek Trail & BX Falls
- Castoro de Oro Estate Winery
- Cedar Creek Park
- Chabendo Gelato
- Chaibaba
- Chill&Go Tacos
- CODE Wines
- Controlled Entropy Distilling
- Cools Pond Park
- Dickinson Family Farm
- Echo Bay Vineyard
- Fairview Cellars
- Farming Karma Fruit Co.
- Father Pandosy Mission Heritage Site
- Fox & Archer Wines
- Gellatly Heritage Regional Park
- Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park
- Glen Canyon Regional Park
- Gratify
- Hardy Falls Regional Park
- Hidden Chapel Winery
- Hidden Lake Recreation Site
- Hidden Vines Family Estate Winery
- Inkaneep Provincial Park Campground
- Kalamoir Regional Park
- Kaleden Hotel Park
- Kaloya Regional Park
- Kasugai Garden
- Kettle Valley Winery
- Kickininee Provincial Park
- Kingfisher Interpretive Centre
- Kitchen @ Ve Oh Lay Acres Honey Wine & Farm
- KJ Coffee Bar
- Kopje Regional Park
- Kuipers' Peak Mountain Park
- La Casa Bianca Winery
- Lariana Cellars
- Liber Farms & Winery
- Lumby Golf Club
- Mabel Lake Golf & Country Club
- Mackie Lake House
- Manitou Park
- Maude-Roxby Wetland (Bird Sanctuary)
- McKinley Mountain Park
- Mill Creek Regional Park
- Mocojo Winery
- Mount Conkle Park
- Munson Pond Park
- Naramata Creek Park Waterfall Trail
- Nuyens Park
- Okanagan Falls Museum (Bassett House)
- OKGN To Go
- One14 Coffee Co.
- Osoyoos Oxbows Trail
- Pamplemousse Jus Natural Winery
- Penticton Ikeda Japanese Garden
- Powell Beach Park
- Raymer Bay Regional Park
- Rigour and Whimsy
- Roche Wines
- Rock Ovens Park
- Rocky Ridge Park (Turtle Mountain)
- Rotary Beach Park
- Rustlers Table
- Sarsons Beach Park
- Scorched Earth Winery
- Shannon Lake Golf Club
- Shuswap Cider Company
- Solvero Wines
- Sparrowgrass Field & Flower
- Summerland Ornamental Gardens
- Sunset Ranch Golf & Country Club
- Teassential
- Tender Hope Winery
- The Bistro - by Intermezzo
- The Flealess Hound Pub
- The Gallery Winery
- The Ridge Pub & Restaurant
- Thomas Hayes Ecological Reserve Trails
- Trepanier Creek Greenway Regional Park
- Vaseux Lake Provincial Park
- White Lake Grasslands Protected Area
- Yuki Sushi
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