In Osoyoos at Banee!

The view coming down the pass that links the Similkameen Valley to the Okanagan Valley.

I am in Osoyoos this weekend for Culinaria and Banee, a double-slam weekend of wine events which celebrate the wineries of the South Okanagan. I've never been to these events before, so I don't know exactly what to expect. Culinaria sounds like a high energy, roving wine and food event, and Banee itself is a winemaker's party -- a wine event for people who live and breathe the wines of the South Okanagan.

My honey and I drove down this morning with Mark Shipway -- left Vancouver at 8:30 AM and hit Osoyoos nearly exactly four hours later. The traffic was light to non-existent, the weather was beautiful, and we must have seen no fewer than 25 deer grazing along the side of the road along the way. Fantastic!



A portion (only a portion!) of the view from our unbelievably palatial suite at the Watermark Beach Resort in Osoyoos.

The three of us had a delicious (And inexpensive! Arctic char for $14!) lunch at the Watermark wine bar, now I've retired to our suite to chill out for a bit and enjoy the luxury. Good god, this suite is bigger than our Vancouver condo. In about an hour we're all heading out to the media reception and then to Culinaria.

Here's a list I've made of media at Banee -- your source for Banee tweets.