Hillside Winery
Hillside Winery
AboutHillside Winery
Hillside Winery grew from Vera and Bohumir Klokocka’s move to the Okanagan in 1979 and their decision to replace an old apricot orchard with vines in 1984. The couple later helped press for British Columbia’s farmgate winery policy.
Twenty acres of densely planted terraces surround the winery, with selected neighbouring vineyards supplementing the estate fruit. Since the 2013 vintage, Hillside’s wines have been made entirely from Naramata Bench fruit. Small lots are handled separately, with cool fermentation for whites and open-top fermentation followed by barrel ageing for reds.
Hillside Winery 2025 Gewürztraminer
Canadian White
$29.99
Exotic fruit, tangerine, lychee and ripe pink grapefruit appear with fragrant spice. The wine has an off-dry style, with freshness balancing its ripe fruit. Gewürztraminer is grown on the Naramata Bench within the Okanagan Valley. It can be served cool as a patio pour or alongside a favourite curry or another spicy South Asian dish.
Hillside Winery 2017 Mosaic Naramata Bench
Canadian Red
$76.99
The blend is thirty-three percent Merlot, twenty-five percent Cabernet Franc, eighteen percent Malbec, seventeen percent Cabernet Sauvignon and seven percent Petit Verdot. It matures for eighteen months in French oak, forty-two percent new. The tannins are mostly dispersed, leaving a silky, dry texture. The fruit comes from vineyards on Naramata Bench in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley.
Hillside Winery 2020 Heritage Collection Malbec
Canadian Red
$44.99
Rich dark fruit meets warm spice-cake notes in a concentrated but composed Malbec from a sunlit Naramata site. Extended French-oak ageing brings structure and savoury depth, while the fruit retains aromatic freshness and well-ripened tannins. A distinctive Okanagan red for braised beef, grilled lamb, smoky vegetables or firm aged cheese.