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Enter to win a VIP experience at
Liquidity Wines ($3,250 value). Prize
includes: 2-night stay for four in the
exclusive luxury suite, chef’s dinner at
Liquidity Bistro, a VIP wine tour
in a private limousine and a
$250 Esso gas card
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TOP: LIONEL TRUDEL; RIGHT: COVERT FARMS
Prepping for dinner at award-winning Liquidity Bistro
patio, soak in views of lakes Vaseux
and Skaha. Then head to the bistro for
Pacific Northwest dishes made with
ingredients freshly cut from chef Rob
Walker’s own garden. The bistro was
recently rated by Open Table as one of
the top 100 restaurants in Canada.
After a sip and a bite, make your way
to Liquidity’s indoor-outdoor gallery
of sculpture and paintings. The winery
hosts an artist lecture series, bringing
some of the world’s top artists to the
area to discuss their work—over a glass
of wine, of course. Winemaker dinners,
art exhibits and music events make
Liquidity a total cultural experience.
Before destination wineries like
Liquidity moved in, Okanagan Falls
was an international rock-climbing
haven. Now with better access and
parking, Shaka Bluffs Provincial Park
is a 489-hectare playground for climbers, hikers and mountain bikers. On
well-marked hiking trails, we pass by
groups ascending sheer rock faces,
happily chatting away in German,
Spanish, French and English.
Oliver & Osoyoos
“Laverne! Shirley! Tonta! Patrick!”
Derek Uhlemann calls the herd of
shaggy-haired Highland cattle lum-
Resident Highland cattle greet
visitors at Covert Farm
bering toward him. He’s handled these
beauties since they were babies, but I’m
still glad to be on the other side of the
fence of these gentle giants. Uhlemann
is an affable guide for Covert Farm’s
Signature Series Experience farm tour
(300 Covert Pl., Oliver, covertfarms.
ca). From the back of a 1952 Mercury
pickup, guests explore the picturesque
organic farm, U-pick and vineyard at
the foot of McIntyre Bluff. It’s the perfect blend of South Okanagan history,
culture and tastings.
The Okanagan has been home to
the Interior Salish Syilx people for
thousands of years. A great way to
learn about the cultural history, flora,
fauna and geography of the area is at
the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre (1000 Rancher Creek Rd, Osoyoos,
nkmipdesert.com). The Osoyoos
Band are pioneers in aboriginalowned and operated wineries, with
award-wining vintages made at
Nk’Mip Cellars (1400 Rancher Creek
Rd., nkmipcellars.com)