Sun Peaks Food and Wine Festivals in Okanagan Wine Country - All Year Round

For wine lovers and foodies, Sun Peaks in Britishplace from January 16 to 24, 2010 and will include
Columbia is a must, with food and wine festivals,seminars, Winemasters' Dinners, the Taste of Sun
vineyards and restaurants catering toPeaks, the Progressive Tasting, along with new
gastronomes from all over the US and Canada.events, such as Mixology.
There are festivals and events throughout theSpring Wine Festival - May
year celebrating the wonderful fruits of OkanaganWith more than a hundred events, the Spring
Wine Country in British Columbia.Wine Festival is a gastronome´s delight.
Fall Wine Festival - OctoberDesigned to blend the unique flavors of both wine
Followed closely by the Autumn Bounty Festivaland food produced in Sun Peaks and surrounds,
(see below), the Fall Wine Festival is a chance tothe festival is a great way to celebrate the
celebrate the grape harvest (and perhaps pitch inbeginning of growing season. The Spring Wine
with some of the work). Vineyard tours, meals inFestival will be held from Apr 29th-May 8th, 2010.
fine Sun Peaks' restaurants, workshops, art andSummer Wine Festival - August
music: All of the finer elements of Sun Peaks'For anyone interested in the wine-making process
cultural life are included in more than 165 events(and in sampling the end product!), the Sun Peaks
over ten days. The Fall Wine Festivals areSummer Wine Festival is a must. As well as
scheduled for Oct 1st-11th, 2009 and Septleisurely events at local restaurants, enjoying the
30th-Oct 10th, 2010.best food, wine and art the region has to offer,
The Autumn Bounty festival - Octoberfestival-goers can attend seminars and workshops
Sun Peaks Resort hosts this year´s thirdthat give a fascinating behind-the-scenes
annual Autumn Bounty, which offers up the bestunderstanding of wine-making, or a crash course
of the region´s art, wine and food in ain wine appreciation. The Summer Wine Festival
three day showcase.also includes activities on the mountain, giving a
As well as sneak peeks of the new vintagesnew appreciation for what is otherwise known as
being produced by local boutique wineries, therea ski resort. Think wildflowers and sunshine - bliss.
are also more relaxed events catering to a youngThe next Summer Wine Festival is scheduled for
professional crowd, with the best in local winesAug 5th-7th, 2010.
being teamed with tapas prepared by some ofSun Peaks Wine and Culture Festival - July
the area's finest chefs. Five-star finger foodHeld over three days, the Wine and Culture
teamed with five-star wines - a must forFestival combines arts, crafts, music and wine in a
unwinding after work. The Autumn Bountypacked schedule of events and workshops. The
Festival will be held October 9th - 11th 2009.main themes of the festival are classical music,
Winter Wine Festiva (Formerly Icewine Festival) -art exhibitions and - of course - tastings from the
Januarybest in regional wines accompanied by tapas. Public
This unique festival blends Sun Peaks spectacularparticipation is strongly encouraged, with chairlift
ski fields with the area´s equally notablerides begin followed by sumptuous banquet
wine-making traditions. Enjoy the region´sdinners, tours of local restaurants where artists
finest blends in the crisp mountain air of aare exhibiting their work and tour guests can dine
snow-covered Sun Peaks Resort, being hosted,and drink their way through some of the areas
guided and taught by some of Sun Peaks' bestfinest, or simply relax to the sounds of the
chefs, sommeliers and wine-makers. The Festivalclassical quartets, quintets and orchestras playing
has also been expanded to a week long event.in the Village Square.
The 12th Annual Winter Wine Festival will take