Summerhill Pyramid Winery
Appearance
Summerhill Pyramid Winery | |
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Location | 4870 Chute Lake Road Kelowna, British Columbia V1W 4M3 |
Coordinates | 49°48′22.61″N 119°30′5.51″W / 49.8062806°N 119.5015306°W |
Appellation | Okanagan Valley |
Founded | 1986 |
Key people | Stephen Cipes, owner Michael Alexander, winemaker |
Known for | Summerhill Pyramid Winery Cipes Brut |
Varietals | Ehrenfelser, Riesling, Merlot, Zweigelt, Gewurztraminer, Baco Noir, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Viognier, Icewines |
Other attractions | Bistro |
Tasting | open to public |
Website | www |
Summerhill Pyramid Winery is a winery company based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1986 by the Cipes family, it is the most visited winery in British Columbia.[1] It was the first winery to be certified an Organic Winery by the Pacific Agricultural Certification Society of Vernon[2] The winery features a bistro which serves organic selections for lunch and dinner.[3] The winery has also been certified as bio-dynamic by Demeter [4][5]
Awards
[edit]- Gold Medal - Summerhill Pyramid Winery NV Cipes Brut - 32nd All-Canadian Wine Championships (Windsor, Ontario) May 13 to 15, 2012[6]
- Gold Medal – Cipes Rose N/V 2011 Pinot Noir Summit, San Francisco
- Best International Bottle Fermented Sparkling Wine – Cipes Gabriel - IWSC, London, England, December 2009
- Gold Medal – Cipes Brut N/V - 2011 WWC, Chicago, Ill
- Gold Medal – 2007 Riesling Icewine - 2011 San Francisco International Wine Festival
References
[edit]- ^ Casey, Christina Melander ; photographs by Janis Miglavs ; foreword by Kathy (2007). Pacific Northwest : the ultimate winery guide. San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle. ISBN 978-0811855297.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Summerhill Pyramid Winery". Bcwine.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
- ^ "Summerhill Pyramid Winery - Sunset Bistro Restaurant - Kelowna, BC". OpenTable. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
- ^ GISMOND, ANTHONY (July 26, 2013). "Brangelina not your typical celeb owners". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ Facing the elements building business resilience in a changing climate : case studies. Ottawa: National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. 2012. ISBN 978-1100204048.
- ^ http://www.winebc.org/press_room/awards/awards_archive_2012/ 2012 BC Wine Institute Members' BC VQA Wine Awards