Upper Bench Estate Winery
- Features
- Gift Shop, Restaurant, Special Events, Tasting Room, Wheelchair Accessible
- Classifications
- Estate, Family Owned, WGBC Member
- Website
- www.upperbench.ca
- Phone
- 2507701733
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Gavin’s passion for the vineyard and the terroir is expressed through his signature, hands-off, minimalist approach to winemaking. He is known in the industry for his big Bordeaux-style reds and has a distinct way of showcasing a wine’s varietal character.
He arrived in Canada from England in 1997 and was inspired by the burgeoning wine industry in the Okanagan Valley to learn how to grow grapes and make wine.
Like every great winemaker, his education started in the vineyards and moved into the cellar working for many of the established wineries in and around Penticton and the Naramata Bench, notably making award-winning wines for Poplar Grove and Painted Rock.