NEWS

  • 2014 Icewine harvest – earliest ever for Tantalus!

    We are thrilled to report we have officially crossed the finish line for this year’s harvest after bringing in the last of our fruit for icewine at 4am on November 13th. The juice is tasting gorgeous – pure and fresh … Continued

  • Fall/Winter Hours start November 1st!

    We’re shifting to fall/winter hours starting November 1st. Come on in for a cozy wine tasting this season! Now open Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 5pm.

  • Tantalus Riesling in WA and OR Whole Foods!

    Tantalus is pleased to be selected for the inaugural launch of BC Wine in Whole Foods Markets of Washington and Oregon! Our 2012 Riesling will be featured in Pacific Northwest US locations alongside 7 other featured wineries of the Okanagan Valley. For more … Continued

  • Fall Wine Festival at Tantalus – #tastetantalus contest details!

    Fall Wine Festival at Tantalus Vineyards: We are open DAILY from 10am – 6pm from October 3 – October 13 Enjoy complimentary tastings* overlooking our spectacular vineyard and lake views. Tag your Tantalus wine festival moments with #tastetantalus online** or … Continued

  • 90 points and “Icon Status” for 2013 Riesling from Anthony Gismondi

    90 points – September 2014 A lovely review from the Vancouver Sun’s wine critic Anthony Gismondi: “If there is an icon label in BC, and I hate that moniker, its Tantalus Riesling with its signature acidity that provides a foundation … Continued

  • 2012 Clone 93 Pinot Noir – “A Wine to Rock Your World”

    Thanks to wine writer Kurtis Kolt for including us in his inaugural piece as The Georgia Straight‘s new wine columnist where he dishes on our Clone 93 Pinot Noir project from 2012. “While many Vancouverites admire Kelowna’s Tantalus Vineyards for … Continued

  • Top scores for 2011 and 2012 Chardonnays from Wine Align.com

    2011 Chardonnay – 93 points – Michael Godell “The immediacy of this Chardonnay is felt in perfumed poise, in palate roundness, in a velvet wrap of texture. A finely balanced and over-achieving elegance from out of a single vineyard, specifically … Continued

  • Rieslings that Shine

    Wine columnist for the Georgia Straight, Jurgen Gothe, dishes on our 2014 Spring release Rieslings.. “Today, Riesling continues to shine in this province, and the wineries in Kelowna that market themselves as part of the Lakeshore Wine Route are proving … Continued

  • 2011 OVR – Essential Okanagan Wine in Western Living Magazine

    Our 2011 Old Vines Riesling was hand selected as one of 12 “essential Okanagan wines” by Western Living Magazine’s food editor Neal McLennan! “Tantalus Old Vines Riesling Year in, year out, the Okanagan’s greatest expression of this noble grape and … Continued

  • Winemaker David Paterson in MACLEAN’S Magazine

    Tantalus winemaker David Paterson has just been named “One to Watch” by Maclean’s in their annual “Wine in Canada” publication – a cross-Canada, behind-the-scenes look at what’s happening in the Canadian wine industry. “Paterson wants to raise the bar on another cool-weather varietal, pinot … Continued