Anthony Gismondi: B.C.'s wild, windy Similkameen Valley offers up wines that turn heads
Vancouver Sun [Unofficial]
June 20, 2026
It's been 20 years since a small group of wine lovers made an unlikely bet on the Similkameen Valley, believing the wild, windy, sunbathed, rocky valley could produce wines that would turn heads. In 2006, they founded Clos du Soleil Winery, the "vineyard of the sun," bringing a focused Old World sensibility to a New World frontier, somewhat reminiscent of early pioneers who bet on finding silver and gold nearby. Read More
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