Kalala In The Media

Award-winning winemaker knows it all starts with growing good grapes

The importance of growing quality grapes was recognized Friday morning as Karnail Singh Sidhu, proprietor, manager and viticulturalist at West Kelowna’s Kalala Organic Winery received the B.C. Grapegrowers’ Association’s inaugural Viticulturalist of the Year award. Read More.

Posted: June 24, 2020 by The Daily Courier

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Sidhu BC’s top grape grower

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Kalala Winery for more than Organic Ice Wine

The story of how Karnail 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 makes – but almost always spits it out. Read More.

Posted: February 12, 2020 by BC Wine Trends

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Kalala Organic Estate Winery’s 10th anniversary

Kalala, which is located on the upper bench of the Westside Wine Trail, produces wines that are made with 100% certified organic grapes. Its name, which means ‘Miracle Place’, symbolizes the winery’s dedication to organic practices, harmonizing with nature and creating amazing wines. Read More.

Posted: June 29, 2018 by KelownaNow

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10 Years of West Kelowna’s “Miracle Place” Kalala Organic Estate Winery

It’s fitting that traditional 10-year anniversary gifts are tin or aluminum, materials symbolizing the “durability and flexibility to sustain a loving union,” according to Wikipedia.

Since officially opening on July 5, 2008, Kalala Organic Estate Winery has captured “the heart and soul of founder and owner Karnail Singh Sidhu, his family and the team he gathered,” says Tibor Erdelyi, winemaker. Read More.

Posted: June 22, 2018 by Food & Wine Trails

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Okanagan wineries shine in global chardonnay competition

Two Okanagan wineries earned world-class bragging rights at the 2018 Chardonnay du Monde competition held March 7 to 9 in France. Read More.

Posted: March 19, 2018 by Kelowna Capital News

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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 makes – but almost always spits it out. Read More.

Posted: July 04, 2017 by The Globe and Mail

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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. Read More.

Posted: March 21, 2016 by KelownaNow and KamloopsNow

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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 entries from all over the world. Read More.

Posted: March 20, 2016 by Global News

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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 Icewine received the highest number of points in the prestigious competition. Read More.

Posted: March 19, 2016 by Castanet

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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 39 countries that entered the competition, the Kalala 2013 Chardonnay Icewine received the highest number of points, granting them the top spot in the prestigious competition. Read More.

Posted: March 18, 2016 by Kelowna Capital News

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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 took home gold. Read More.

Posted: March 18, 2016 by KelownaNow