Naramata Bench: Private Wine Tour & 5 Winery Tastings

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Duration5h

GroupPrivate

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PickupAt your hotel

Five wineries, one afternoon, without driving between them

You visit five Naramata Bench wineries in one afternoon with a private driver, tasting at Poplar Grove, Nichol Vineyard, and three boutique operations. Lunch is reserved for you mid-day. Water and tastings are included; you arrange and pay for your meal separately. Pickup from Penticton or Summerland.

Step-by-step itinerary

Private wine tastings on Naramata Bench

Guided tasting of five Poplar Grove wines
Portfolio tasting of latest releases
Private wine tasting session
Visit Nichol Vineyard and learn grape quality
Seated tasting at boutique winery

The Experience

You're standing on the Naramata Bench with a glass in hand and the lake visible between the vines — that's the moment this day settles in. The rolling hills around you aren't accident; the soil changes every few hundred meters, and the microclimates shift enough that Pinot Noir thrives on one slope while Chardonnay peaks on the next. A private wine tour of the Naramata Bench means you stop at five wineries without worrying about the route, the timing, or whether you've had enough to safely drive. Poplar Grove comes first, where you taste five signature wines in a guided setting. Then Nichol Vineyard, one of the three pioneering wineries that started this whole region, still operating small and focused on what happens in the glass. The other three stops vary — you can request alternates — but they're all boutique operations on the Bench itself, the kind of place where a seated tasting means you're not standing at a bar but sitting down with the wines and the person pouring them.

The day moves at the pace of tasting, not tourism. Each winery gets time to breathe; you're not rushing from one parking lot to the next. Chilled bottled water and sparkling water travel with you, which matters more than it sounds when you're tasting through reds and whites across five stops. The driver handles the route, so the conversation stays on the wine — what the terroir actually tastes like, why a Merlot from here tastes different from one fifty kilometers away, what the winemaker is trying to do with the latest release. Lunch happens mid-day, and the tour operator books the reservation for you; you just show up and eat. The cost of lunch isn't included in the tour price, but knowing where you're going and that a table is waiting removes one decision from the afternoon.

Pickup runs from Penticton or Summerland, which are the towns at either end of the Naramata Bench. If you're staying outside that zone, there's a transportation surcharge added to the base price. The full day is built around the wineries' hours and your own pace — you're not on a group schedule, which is the whole point of private. Tasting fees at the wineries are included; some offer upgrades to premium or limited-production pours, which cost extra but let you go deeper into what each place makes.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel or accommodation pickup from Penticton or Summerland, private transportation between five wineries, guided tastings at each stop with tasting fees covered, chilled bottled and sparkling water throughout the tour, and a lunch reservation made in advance (you pay for the meal itself). Tasting upgrades at select wineries are available at extra cost.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availableNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by Sagebrush Tours

Is this one for you?Right for wine travelers who want to taste across the Naramata Bench without managing the drive between stops or the logistics of reservations. Expect a full day out — that's what lets you linger at each winery instead of rushing through them.