Oliver Area Wine Tour

7.15 km - about 0 hours 13 min

From Oliver, drive west on Fairview Road to the old Fairview townsite. All that remains of this once bustling gold-mining centre is the cross from a church and pathways through an ecological reserve. An interpretive kiosk tells the story.

Drop by the log house tasting room of Fairview Cellars, the most northerly winery on the Golden Mile. Backtrack a short distance to 123 Street and continue south through cherry and peach orchards to Tinhorn Creek for a self-guided tour of the demonstration vineyard.

11.41 km - about 0 hours 14 min

From here pick up Highway 97 and carry on southward, stopping at wineries along the way. Turn east at #22 Road (note: map shows #22 Road as 246 Ave) and cross the Okanagan River.

At the junction with Black Sage Road, stop for a look at the ruins of a house and barn that date to the time when cattle ranching was king in this area. The buildings belonged to Val Haynes, son of the colourful Judge John Haynes who was a law-and-order peace officer, the first customs official at the Osoyoos border crossing, and a cattle baron. Visit the Osoyoos Museum for details on the tragic family story.

24.42 km - about 0 hours 33 min

Now driving north through the antelope brush and sage grasslands on Black Sage Road, visit wineries like Burrowing Owl, where the restaurant is open for lunch and dinner; Silver Sage, which also makes fruit wines, and Quinta Ferreira, a Portuguese-style winery. Continue on past Tuc-el-Nuit Lake to Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate before reconnecting with Highway 97 and the short run south to Oliver.