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The next vintage of our most premium wine, the 2018 Altitude is here. This full-bodied and rich Bordeaux-style blend makes a wonderful special occasion wine. As we always say, sometimes the wine IS the occasion and this Altitude is certainly an occasion in and of...

Free Shipping: 2017 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon We are proud to announce the release of our latest vintage of prestigious Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. This big, bold red is made from grapes which are sourced entirely from our sustainably farmed Estate vineyard....

Two years ago, we decided to vinify the Chardonnay from our own Upper Bench Vineyard separately, producing another wine for our exclusive ‘Estate Grown’ series.  As many of you will know, our Chardonnay has been our most awarded wine and this...

We are incredibly proud and honoured to announce that our 2019 Riesling has been awarded the highest honour possible at this year’s British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Wine Awards: Wine of the Year. Not only that, but our 2016 Estate Merlot...

We have just released our 2018 Zweigelt to the public. For those of you who don’t know Zweigelt, it is a lighter red which is naturally low in tannins and histamines (a great choice for those who get headaches from red...

The sale on our wildly popular Merlot ends tomorrow, June 30th at midnight. This is your last chance to purchase this incredible wine at $20 before it goes back to its regular price of $28. This Merlot is so well-loved that we sold the...

The wait is finally over… Our 2019 Rosé is now ready to be released. This year’s is, as always, dry, fruit-forward and made from 100% Merlot grown on the Naramata Bench. Nose: wild strawberries, raspberry, fresh-pressed apple juice, rose-hip Palate: grapefruit, cranberry sauce,...

As the days warm up and the sun begins to shine after the strangest of winters, we are very much enjoying this time in the vineyard. There is an abundance of life: the vines have awoken, buds are bursting and Gavin...

As we are now getting settled into this “new normal”, we at Upper Bench have noticed that a lot more people are finding us and ordering our products online. From the very beginning, when we were first advised to stay...