Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl Winery
Photo by Jeff
Up to the Okanagan in British Columbia, there are amazing vineyards and wineries. We took a visit to the Burrowing Owl vineyard, and looked around. The Wine Shop at Burrowing Owl is the same building where they are adding apartments to stay in. Kind of a bed and breakfast, except that you might be inclined to help out working the grapes!
Inside the Tower
Photo by Jeff
Opposite the Wine Shop are the restaurant, tower and winemaking facilities. Inside the tower is a staircase that leads you up to amazing views of the valley and the rest of the property. The staircase includes a self-guided tour of the the various aspects of winemaking, including windows into the different stages of the operation itself.
Valley View
Photo by Jeff
You may notice in the above picture a slight hue to the sky. In fact, smoke from the recent forest fires in Washington state drifted northward across the border into the Okanagan, causing the sky to become dark at times, with falling ash that coated anything left standing outside, even for just 5 minutes! Heavy falling ash, of course, led to the following observation:
BUGS!
Photo by Jeff
Ah, yes, my favourite. Bugs. June bugs. Is this one as big as the last one I saw in Las Vegas?!