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About 50th Parallel Estate Winery - Tasting Room
Curtis Krouzel and Sheri-Lee Turner-Krouzel created this wine destination 15 minutes from the Kelowna airport, hand-planting the first 10 acres of vines in 2009. The 61-acre property now has more than 55 acres under vine producing international award-winning Pinot Noir and aromatic wines in a state-of-the-art gravity flow winery. Pinot Noir makes up about 35% of production and is the only red wine produced, with white aromatic wines including Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Chardonnay, sparkling wine and Pinot Noir Rosé. Winemaker Matthew Fortuna has been with 50th Parallel since 2013, and Block One Restaurant focuses on regional-seasonal ingredients.