In Salmon Arm there are several wineries. We visited the Larch Hills Winery between Christmas and New Year. Therefore these wineries are in the general region of Salmon Arm which is latitude 50.6 degrees N. (Think of the US-Canadian border which is latitude 49 degrees N.)
The location is the very northern end of the wine growing area which is mainly in the Okanagan Valley. Broadly speaking, this is a fertile valley between the mountain ranges eastward to the Rockies and the ranges of mountains comprising, broadly the Coast Range.
In my day it was all fruit growing but the trees have been pulled out and vines planted (where developers have not built or roads widened in the upgrade from gravel or asphalt to modern requirements).
In my day it was all fruit growing but the trees have been pulled out and vines planted (where developers have not built or roads widened in the upgrade from gravel or asphalt to modern requirements).
The grapes they grow are mainly the type you would see in Germany, i.e. for colder climate. The acreage is not large.
It was a lovely day when Don took us there to sample the wines and buy some bottles.
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