Gray Monk Estate Winery
Exclusive offer for passport guests:
Complimentary Tasting Experience with Purchase
Location Includes:
Walk-ins welcome, when available or call
Restaurant
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About WINERY:
The Heiss family moved to the Okanagan Valley from Europe via Edmonton, Alberta with dreams of owning a successful vineyard. In 1972, George & Trudy Heiss were at the front of the line presenting their request to be allowed to make (and sell) wine from their own grapes. That began the Estate Winery program - which many believe was the turning point for British Columbia Wines. The name Gray Monk comes from one of the first grape varieties they produced - Pinot Gris. In Austria and Hungary, this grape is called ‘Grauar Mönch’ hence the translation to ‘Gray Monk’. The grape has a very distinctive blue-gray colored berry.