Tantalus Winery

 

Tantalus Vineyards winery is located in the Lower Mission area of Kelowna perched on a hill looking out over the vineyard and Lake Okanagan. Rolling up on the winery took us down a long gravel driveway to a stark white modern building.

The clean and mildly austere lines of the recently built LEED certified building made me feel like I was at a secret Volvo design facility. The design of the building is very modern and very Scandinavian, and to be honest — I love it.

Inside, the tasting room is airy and spacious, and makes great use of negative space. The room is basically empty, allowing you to focus your attention on the two most important aspects of this place — the view, and the wine.

Despite the modern elements, I didn’t feel anything pretentious about this place. It’s just really well designed. It’s slick without being gaudy, and that aesthetic extends itself to the wine packaging and graphic design. Everything is clean, simple, modern, and tells a good story. I like it.

The nice thing about Tantalus is that it’s not all marketing driven hype — the wine here is excellent.

Their Old Vines Riesling has an excellent reputation, and on first taste, it lives up to the hype. This is a true Riesling lover’s Riesling. Big petrol on the nose combined with a nice tart apple taste. This one is meant to age.

Other notables from Tantalus are their upper tier Pinot Noir and their Rosé which is a blend of Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir.

You can find Tantalus Vineyards at:

1670 Dehart Road
Kelowna, British Columbia, V1W-4N6
Phone 1.877.764.0078
Fax 250.764.0771
Email info@tantalus.ca
www.tantalus.ca

Summer Hours: Daily Noon to 5PM. No appointment required.