Established in 2015 and purchased in 2020, family owned and operated is located in area steeped in local history dating back to the days of prohibition. The winery is located on Jones Flat Rd. 鈥� the same road where an entrepreneurial orchardist covertly served up wine in his cellar in a time when it was prohibited from enjoyment.

Today, Back Door Winery produces amazing wines rich with flavour, from grapes grown in the summer sun and soil of the Okanagan.

鈥淲e offer a full menu of wines with all of the top Okanagan Valley varietals, including whites, reds and ros茅s,鈥� says Jesse Gill, owner of Back Door Winery. 鈥淎nd now we have selected products available in convenient packaging, including our Bag in Box and 250 ml cans.鈥�

5 things you need to know about Backdoor Winery:

1. Now offering box wine

Their (Riesling, Pinot Gris & Gewurztraminer) and (Cabernet Franc, Pinot Gris, Riesling) are now available in 3 litre boxes 鈥� more economical and better for the environment!

2. Bubbles in a can

Back Door winery now has two everyday sippers in a can with white and ros茅 sparkling wine 鈥� both with a lovely floral nose and hints of fruit on the palate.

鈥淥ur Giggle Juice line of bubbles in a can is definitely a favourite,鈥� Gill says. 鈥淲e thought it would just be a summer thing, but it鈥檚 doing well all year round.鈥�

3. National Wine Awards of Canada Silver Medalist

Their won silver at the National Wine Awards of Canada in 2019, where more than 1800 wines were entered from 259 wineries in Canada. Aged 28 months in French Oak with a medium toast, which yields integrated tannins with vanilla and star anise, the Bootlegger Merlot offers notes of stewed fruit, ripe blackberries, currants and black cherry.

4. Exclusive offerings through the Wine Club

Features two Member鈥檚 Choice shipments per year (November and May), with an option for an additional 12 bottle shipment in July as well as optional increase to case orders. Includes early access to new releases and special vintages before they鈥檙e added to the Wine Shop, complimentary tastings and 15 per cent off wine club orders (10 per cent off all other orders.) No membership fee, free to cancel after one year and complimentary shipping for November and May.

5. Easy to find at Save-On-Foods and private liquor stores

Back Door Winery鈥檚 lines of Secret Stash White Blend and Secret Stash Ros茅 Blend, as well as their Giggle Juice white and ros茅 sparkling wine in a can are now available at all 21 BC VQA wine store locations throughout B.C. Find their products at 85 private liquor stores throughout B.C., and look for them to expand to others in the months ahead.

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