CedarCreek Estate Winery

Wine tasting in Kelowna, Canada

About

What It Is

CedarCreek Estate Winery is a working estate winery located at 5445 Lakeshore Road in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada ^[1]. Founded in 1987, it produces cool-climate wines from its Home Block vineyard, a sloping site with varied soils and a distinct aspect ^[1]. The winery operates with a sustainable farming philosophy, integrating cover crops, animals, and bees into its vineyard management ^[1].

Activities & Experiences

Visitors can book wine tastings, vineyard tours, and food pairings at the winery's stone-faced contemporary farmhouse ^[1]. The on-site Home Block Restaurant, led by Chef Neil Taylor, offers lunch and dinner menus built around a wine-first philosophy, drawing on Okanagan Valley produce ^[1]. The winery also hosts private events and weddings, and offers two wine club memberships: the 50 Acre Club and the Aspect Club ^[1].

Practical Access

The winery is open daily from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with the last experience beginning at 5:00 pm (as of 2026) ^[1]. The Home Block Restaurant serves lunch from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm and dinner from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm; table reservations are available ^[1]. Tastings and experiences require advance booking through the winery's reservation system ^[1].

Restrictions

No specific restrictions noted in the sources.

What Makes It Distinctive

CedarCreek has been producing wine since 1987 and emphasizes that each vintage is unrepeatable, positioning its bottles as authentic records of a specific season in the North Okanagan Valley ^[1]. The winery's holistic ecosystem approach is unusual, employing Scottish Highland Cows as vineyard gardeners, falcons for pest control, and bees to support vine health ^[1]. The combination of an estate restaurant with a wine-first culinary philosophy and structured vineyard experiences sets it apart from simpler tasting-room operations in the region ^[1].

Sources

1. CedarCreek Estate Winery: Award Winning North Okanagan Wines

• Open year-round
• Best months: May–October
• Typical duration: 2h

Things to do

• dining — lunch & dinner (chef: Neil Taylor · restaurant: Home Block)
• food and wine pairing (booking: required)
• private event hosting (types: weddings, corporate)
• vineyard tours (booking: required)
• wine tasting (venue: stone farmhouse · booking: required)

Amenities

• on-site restaurant (name: Home Block Restaurant)
• online wine shop (free shipping threshold: CAD $200+)
• wine club membership (tiers: 50 Acre, Aspect)

Events & seasons

• summer song series concerts (window: summer)

Features

• cool-climate wine focus (region: North Okanagan)
• estate winery (founded: 1987)
• holistic sustainable farming (elements: cover crops, cattle, falcons, bees)
• home block vineyard (character: sloping, varied soils)
• on-site herb garden (use: restaurant kitchen)
• operating since 1987 (first vintage: 1987)

Good to know

• address (city: Kelowna, BC · street: 5445 Lakeshore Road)
• reservations required (applies to: tastings, experiences, restaurant)
• restaurant dinner hours (seating: 17:00–20:30)
• restaurant lunch hours (seating: 12:00–14:30)
• winery hours daily (open: 12:00 · close: 18:00 · last experience: 17:00)

Catalog identifier: AVIA-RWDD-H20JW

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