Our fifth and final winery stop was at Summerhill Pyramid Winery. They’re a 100% organic winery and have a restaurant attached, Summerhill Pyramid Bistro.
This was the busiest winery we went to all day (they were also hosting a wedding reception outside).
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Tastings are free and we were able to sample 4 pours each. We decided to try 8 wines and do our own side by side comparison. Appreciate you can pick from their huge selection (total of 21 options consisting of sparkling, white, rosé, red and dessert wines).
Bottles are in the $20.00 to $100.00 price range.
They have three specialty dessert wines that are even pricier ($95.00 to $188.00).
Our pourer was fantastic; knowledgeable, relaxed and had a perfect tempo.
Cipes brut nv and Cipes blanc de blanc 2012
The cipes brut sparkling was a little sweeter. We preferred the cipes blanc de blanc; more rounded and balanced.
2021 Biodynamic grüner veltliner and 2020 Ehrenfelser
The grüner our my favourite of the 8 wines that we tasted. Smooth, soft and earthy. The ehrenfelser smelled like apricot but was a bit too sweet for our liking.
We were told that the 2018 ehrenfelser ($20.00) was more balanced so we bought a bottle to try.
2016 Spadefoot toad syrah and Keter nv
Syrah was a medium-bodied red with black pepper and leather notes. Keter nv was full-bodied red with berry and mocha notes.
NV chalice – this was described as being pecan pie in a glass. Tasted more like a dry fig. Couldn’t drink too much of this one.
2011 Second press syrah
Our favourite of the two dessert wines. Balanced sweetness with some minerality.
Better organic wines than we expected at Summerhill Pyramid. Don’t let the tourist stigma deter you from checking this winery out.
Summerhill Pyramid Winery
https://www.summerhill.bc.ca/
4870 Chute Lake Road
Kelowna, BC
(250) 764-8000
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