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Platinum Bench Estate Winery - Oliver, British Columbia

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11U E 314007 N 5442344

Platinum Bench Estate Winery is located in a beautiful area on Black Sage Road. Oliver: Canada's Wine Capital welcomes you and offers over 40 wineries in Oliver and the surrounding areas.

In 2009, Murray Jones and Fiona Duncan came to the Okanagan for a visit and in June 2012 they opened their doors offering some of the finest red wines available in the area.

Fiona, a master baker, decided that they would offer homemade artisan breads. The early afternoon I was there, the bread was completely sold out. Fiona mentioned that customers are usually waiting for us to open to buy the bread.

"Our Okanagan Vineyard
Our vineyards in the Okanagan stretch over 15 warm, sunny acres along the Black Sage Bench. We had our first growing year in 2011.

The Bench

We believe there’s nowhere else in Canada like the Okanagan. Our Olivery winery is built on 300 feet of sand, and sand is enormously good for grapes. Grapevines need less moisture than your lawn, and they don’t like having wet feet. Sand provides a natural drainage system perfect for a vineyard.

Because sand has no nutrients, we created a hydroponic program where we supply the vines with every nutrient they need, natural or microbial, when they need it throughout the season. This provides our plants with everything they need to produce the small, flavour-packed grapes we prefer for making our bold, full-bodied wines.
Source: Platinum Bench