Author: gavin
Join in on the celebrations for Kalala Organic Estate Winery’s 10th anniversary
The essential ingredient to any great Okanagan celebration? Wine, of course! Kalala Organic Estate Winery’s 10th anniversary celebration is all about amazing wine, so it’s safe to say it’s going to be a good time. Kalala, which is located on the upper bench of the Westside Wine Trail, produces wines that are made with 100% […]
West Kelowna Chardonnay Shines Again on World Stage
A West Kelowna winery has earned one more world-class medal to add to an already impressive record of excellence. At the 2018 Chardonnay du Monde® competition, held in France March 7 to 9, Kalala Organic Estate Winery’s 2016 Chardonnay Icewine won second place among 679 competitors from 39 wine-producing countries. This year’s Chardonnay top gold […]
The Smell of Success
Karnail Sidhu has been an electrical engineer, a new immigrant and a farmhand. The story of how he went from farmhand to winery owner reads as if it came from a brochure selling Canada to prospective immigrants. It also has a curious twist: Sidhu doesn’t drink alcohol. The award-winning winemaker smells and tastes everything he […]
West Kelowna Wine Crowned Best Chardonnay in the World
A West Kelowna winery is feeling proud following their win at the Chardonnay du Monde® competition, held from March 8th to 11th in France. Kalala Organic Estate Winery has placed in the Top 10 twice before (2010 and 2014), but this year marks their biggest win yet. Of the 782 wine samples from 39 countries […]
Award Winning Winery Shares How to Make the Perfect Icewine
Kalala Organic Estate Winery makes icewine a little differently than others in the Okanagan Valley. Recently the West Kelowna winery brought home the award for “best Chardonnay icewine in the world”, and KelownaNow wanted to know what it takes exactly to make the best icewine.
West Kelowna winery deemed top in the world for Chardonnay Icewine
WEST KELOWNA — The best in the world. That’s the honour West Kelowna’s Kalala Organic Estate Winery received for its Chardonnay Icewine at this year’s Chardonnay du Monde Competition in France. “Oh, it’s feeling great,” says Karnail Singh Sidhu, owner of Kalala. His 2013 vintage Chardonnay Icewine stood up to 300 international expert judges and went up against […]
World’s best Chardonnay
A West Kelowna winery is on top of the world. Kalala Organic Estate Winery’s Chardonnay was named best in the world at the Chardonnay du Monde competition in France. Kalala has placed in the Top 10 twice before (2010 and 2014), but this year marks its biggest win yet. Of 782 wines from 39 countries, Kalala’s 2013 Chardonnay […]
West Kelowna Winery Wins ‘Best Wine in the World’ Award
A West Kelowna winery has the best wine in the world. Kalala Organic Estate Winery recently won top spot in the Chardonnay du Monde competition. The competition took place in France from Mar. 8-11. Back in 2010 and 2014 the West Kelowna winery placed in the top ten, but this year was the year they finally […]
Prestigious award for West Kelowna winery
A West Kelowna winery has added a feather to its wine vintage hat after winning a wine judging competition held in France earlier this month. The Kalala Organic Estate Winery had placed in the Top 10 twice before in the Chardonnay du Monde contest (2010 and 2014). But this year, of the 782 wine samples from […]