Savard Vines
41 km
Great winery. Road was twisty and tight getting down but totally worth it. Lady there...
Reviews
Fabulous wine's. Great host's incredible views to sit and enjoy your 🍷
8 years ago (25-12-2017)
Wonderful little 3 year old winery, every sample, red white and rose were delicious
8 years ago (22-09-2017)
Nighthawk Vineyards
Having visited over 100 wineries in the Okanagan region over the course of a year, I hope my opinion carries some weight by saying Nighthawk Vineyards has the best view in the entire Okanagan. There’s a valley with a lake sitting at the base. Vineyards crawling up to the winery. A solemn log house fringing freshly cut grassy hills—look, I got photos, just check those out.
It’s a narrow margin, I will admit. I mean, when you consider Bench 1775 or Arrowleaf, second place is not that far behind. But at the end, I must admit that Nighthawk takes the top prize. We would have remained longer if we hadn’t enjoyed a picnic at See Ya Later Ranch the hour previously or if it hadn’t been hotter than the surface of Venus that day. Yes, I am exaggerating; it was like 32 degrees, but I am from Northern Canada, so there.
Nighthawk is further out than See Ya Later, so a further diversion down a road you probably were unsure about being on. You certainly cannot drive past it. It’s a destination. My group and I had figured since we were out this way, we might as well hit up another one. And you should to—this place is incredible. Admittedly, there is bias—we were the only ones there that time, so we had the grounds to ourselves as well as the host’s undivided attention. The wine was good as well, obviously a requirement. While my friends bought wine, I scored a 2016 Late Harvest “Gew”.
Yes, “gew”. A host referred to a Gewurztraminer as a “gew” and I’ve been doing that ever since. Yes, it annoys people, and I don’t care, like whenever I laugh my head off each time I refer to a Crate & Barrel as “Craate and Baarrel” (long story). If you ever need help pronouncing it, just remember “girls are meaner.”
Nighthawk is a great place and if you are coming out here for See Ya Later Ranch, another must-see location, making it two, justifying the diversion even more.
8 years ago (18-07-2017)
We loved every wine we tried.
we will defently be back