West Kelowna Wine Tour: 4 tastings, no morning rush

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.93 (256 reviews) 95% rated it 5 stars

Free cancellationTravelers' pickLikely to sell out

1/14

Duration4h

GroupUp to 11

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

How do you taste West Kelowna wines without a full-day commitment?

You get picked up from your hotel in the afternoon, skip the morning rush, and visit four wineries with tastings included in the price. A guide handles the route and commentary while you ride in a Mercedes van. No long drives between stops, no tasting fees to pay separately, and you're back by early evening.

Step-by-step itinerary

West Kelowna Wine Route Tour

Afternoon pickup after lunch
Drive to Quails Gate winery
Wine tasting and vineyard stroll
Visit Frind winery and picnic area
Wine tasting at Frind winery
Stop at Indigenous winery
Wine tasting and shop visit
Visit Mt. Boucherie winery
Wine tasting and enjoy lake views
Stop at Volcanic Hills winery
Wine tasting and gift shop visit
Visit Hatch winery
Wine tasting and explore artwork
Stop at Rollingdale winery
Wine tasting at Rollingdale
Visit Ciao Bella winery
Wine tasting at Ciao Bella
Stop at Little Straw Vineyards
Wine tasting and view from slopes

The Experience

"So we just show up at the hotel and you handle the rest?" That's the whole idea. Pickup happens after lunch—no scrambling through breakfast or cutting your morning short. A text comes the night before or that morning with your exact time, and a Mercedes van pulls up to your Kelowna or West Kelowna hotel, B&B, or home. From there, you're on the wine route, and the driving stops being something you have to think about.

The tour runs about four hours, and you'll hit four wineries depending on which route you choose. West Kelowna tends toward the volcanic soil side—Mount Boucherie's an extinct volcano, and the vineyards sit on its slopes with lake views that don't quit. Places like Quails Gate and Mt. Boucherie itself are known for that. The Kelowna route leans into the city views and Okanagan Lake from a different angle, with spots like Summerhill Pyramid Winery doing organic and biodynamic stuff. Your guide picks the stops based on what you're after—whether you want to chase a particular varietal, explore smaller producers, or just see what the region does best. Wine tasting at each place is already in your fee, so you're not doing math at the bar.

The van's comfortable, the guide talks through what you're tasting and why the Okanagan grows what it grows, and you get to actually taste instead of rushing through a list. Some wineries have patios or vineyard walks after the pour—Quails Gate and Little Straw both let you wander the vines if you want. Hatch is the weird one, the kind of place where the labels are genuinely strange and the wines match that energy, housed in an old farm building. If you're into art and wine together, The Vibrant Vine does that too. By the time the van drops you back, you've got a sense of what the valley makes and which bottles you want to hunt down later.

What’s included

Hotel, home, or B&B pickup and drop-off in Kelowna or West Kelowna.
comfortable Mercedes van transport between four wineries.
wine tastings at each winery.
live commentary from your guide on the wines and region.
no tasting fees to pay at the wineries. You'll receive a confirmation text the night before or morning of your tour with your exact pickup time.

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by Red Dog Wine Tours

Is this one for you?Right for wine lovers who don't want to drive or arrange their own tastings, and anyone who'd rather skip an early morning. The afternoon timing means you keep your morning free, and the four-hour length fits into a relaxed day without eating your whole schedule.