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	BC Wineries in the Okanagan Valley - the wines and the wine region
		Lake Okanagan is the largest body of water in the Okanagan Valley.
		The Okanagan Valley is British Columbia's oldest and main grape-growing region.
		Although it lies on the same latitude as the northern German and French vineyards, the Okanagan Valley is not all classified as a "cool-climate" growing region.
	www.winesnw.com /okanagan.html (915 words)

	Okanagan Valley Wine Region
		The Okanagan Valley is a 200 km (124 mile) long trough that extends north from the 49th parallel into the central southern interior of British Columbia.
		The soils were mostly deposited in the valley during the last ice age and they vary in texture and depth, which influence their water and nutrient holding capacity and may influence rooting depth and availability of water and nutrients to roots.
		While the Okanagan Valley has received international acclaim for its sparkling and table wines, the region is widely recognized as one of the world's leading producers of Icewine, which was first made in the Valley in 1973.
	www.avalonwine.com /Okanagan-Valley.php (1715 words)

	Inniskillin - Vineyards - Okanagan
		The valley is at the same latitude as the Rhine Valley in Germany and the Champagne region of France.
		In the warmest part of the south Okanagan Valley is a pocket of dry grassland dominated by bunchgrasses, the wind, and the scraggly dark branches of antelope-brush.
		On the east side of the Okanagan Valley are moderately sloping terraces and benches (Osoyoos Lake Bench) that lie between the northeast side of Osoyoos Lake and the steep, rocky mountain slopes to the east.
	www.inniskillin.com /en/vineyard/vineyardsOkanagan.asp?location=vineyard&secondLocation=vineyardsOkanagan (782 words)

	Map of Okanagan/Shuswap Valley Resorts and Regions of British Columbia Canada
		Lake Country Accommodations - Located in the heart of the Okanagan Valley, between Kelowna and Vernon, this area is home to four lakes; Okanagan Lake, Wood Lake, Duck Lake, and Kalamalka Lake.
		Okanagan Centre Home Rentals - Located in the heart of the Okanagan Valley between Kelowna and Vernon.
		Okanagan Falls Holiday Houses - Located at the south end of Skaha Lake, Okanagan Falls is small community in the South Okanagan.
	www.ownerdirect.com /map/ca/bc/okanagan-map.htm (1706 words)

	Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
		The Okanagan Valley, stretching from Osoyoos at the US border north to Vernon, is laden with orchards, making it especially appealing in spring when the fruit trees are in full bloom.
		Okanagan Falls is a charming town best visited for its tasty pleasures: it's home to the increasingly famous chocolate factory Snowy Mountain Chocolate; the largest ice-cream cone seller in the valley, Tickleberry's; the world-famous fruit-snack producer, Okanagan Dried Fruit; and two prestigious wineries, Wild Goose Vineyards and LeComte Estate Winery.
		On the east side of Lake Okanagan, Kelowna is the largest and liveliest of the Okanagan cities, with some noisy nightlife, a bit of culture (an art museum and summer theatre), a range of continental and ethnic restaurants, a big regatta in July, and an interesting historical preserve at Father Pandosy's Mission.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /regions/towns/?townID=3986 (1552 words)

	Okanagan Accommodations British Columbia - Kelowna Accommodations - Penticton Accommodations -
		The Okanagan Valley stretches nearly 250 kilometers from Enderby to Osoyoos.
		The Similkameen extends from the sun-drenched hills of Osoyoos to the historic gold rush heritage town of Princeton 100 kilometers to the west.
		The Okanagan is an all season destination, home to three exceptional destination ski resorts - Silver Star Mountain Resort in the Vernon area, Big White Ski Resort just south of Kelowna and Apex Mountain Resort near Penticton.
	www.bctravel.com /okanagan (408 words)

	Tourism BC \| Thompson Okanagan
		The history and culture of the Thompson Okanagan region is tied to the land.
		Today, the Thompson Okanagan region is famous for its orchards and vineyards as well as the wildly varied landscape.
		Penticton is situated in the Okanagan Valley, between Okanagan Lake to the north and Skaha Lake to the south.
	www.hellobc.com /en-CA/RegionsCities/ThompsonOkanagan.htm (832 words)

	Adventure Okanagan Cooperative
		The dry grasslands and open pine forests of the Okanagan serve as a vital landscape corridor between the Columbia Basin and the Grasslands of the Thompson and Nicola valleys.
		The Okanagan Valley is a deep, glacially scoured valley carved into the rounded uplands of the Thompson Plateau on the west and the Okanagan Highlands on the east.
		The Similkameen Valley is bounded on the west by the Okanagan Range of the Cascade Mountains.
	www.adventureokanagan.com /info/index.php (334 words)

	Okanagan Valley Winery - Mission Hill Estate
		Nestled between the snow-capped Coastal Mountains to the west and the Monashee Mountains to the east, the Okanagan valley extends north from the Canada-US border for about 160 kilometres (100 miles).
		The southern end of the valley, near the US border, receives roughly 12 inches of annual precipitation, a small amount of which is snow.
		Most of the vineyards are planted on benches above the valley floor; on varying degrees of slope that assist with air drainage, improves frost protection and increases the amount of sun the vines receive.
	www.missionhillwinery.com /estate_wines/okanagan.html (149 words)

	Okanagan Lake, BC
		Okanagan Lake, home of Ogopogo, is the largest lake in the region and located close to the centre of the Okanagan Valley.
		Lake Okanagan Resort - The best things in life are here, a resort for all seasons nestled on the shores of Okanagan Lake, minutes from downtown Kelowna.
		Nestled on the sparkling shores of Lake Okanagan, and surrounded on all sides by mountains and lush vegetation, our condominium is right at the doorstep of some of the finest recreation activities and past-times available.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/explore/ok/mabel/okanagan.htm (565 words)

	Okanagan Valley British Columbia
		At northern tip of the valley, above the agricultural center of Vernon, is Shuswap Lake and the neighboring towns of Salmon Arm, Chase, Sorrento and Sicamous.
		The cities of Kelowna, Westbank and Peachland lie at the center of Okanagan Valley.
		Known as the valley’s entertainment capital, Kelowna hosts a variety of events during the region’s seasonal wine festivals and serves as a major commercial center for much of the Okanagan.
	www.gonorthwest.com /BC/okanagan/Okanagan_Valley/Okanagan_Valley.htm (362 words)

	Golf Canada: British Columbia's Okanagan Valley
		The Okanagan Valley in the western Canadian province of British Columbia is pronounced as follows: Think of the popular southern vegetable okra.
		The central city in the Okanagan Valley is called Kelowna, which merits yet another brief pronunciation guide.
		Built in a huge valley that was once rangeland, the 1,200-acre property is a mile wide and a full two miles long.
	www.golfcanada.com /golf-features/british-columbia/okanagan-valley-golf-815.htm (1720 words)

	VIA Online: Okanagan Valley: Canada's Best New Wine Region
		But in the last decade, the Okanagan has emerged as something more than a bucolic lake community: It has become one of the world's most vibrant wine regions, a place where vintners are experimenting with many different varietals.
		Since the valley's abysmal wines could never compete with those of France or California, the government paid people to replant their vineyards with vinifera.
		But the Okanagan's true rising star is pinot gris, a creamy, fruity white varietal also produced in the Alsace region of France.
	www.viamagazine.com /top_stories/articles/okanagan_valley02.asp (1004 words)

	Okanagan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The regional districts that include the Okanagan are shown in red.
		The Okanagan (IPA: [o kə ˈnɑ ɡn̩]) is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
		In 1811 came the first non-natives to the Okanagan Valley, a fur trading expedition voyaging north out of Fort Okanogan, a Pacific Fur Company outpost at the confluence of the Okanagan and Columbia rivers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okanagan_Valley (756 words)

	Okanagan Wine at Domaine Combret Estate Winery
		In the Okanagan Valley, from December through February, snowfall varies from 60 to 80 cm annually depending on the site but there is rarely more than 20 cm of snow on the ground, enough to protect the vines from winter damage.
		Comparing the Mediterranean climate, which is sub-humid, the Okanagan Valley is semi-desert with the relative humidity during the growth period up to 30% in the morning and 5% by the end of the day.
		The Okanagan Valley is revealing itself more and more as the best terroir in Canada and probably one of the best in the world.
	www.combretwine.com /vineyard.htm (824 words)

	Okanagan-Shuswap Valley Accommodations - British Columbia Holiday Homes, Apartments and Condo Vacat
		From lakeside to mountain peaks the entire Thompson Okanagan is a year-round paradise for nature lovers, adventurers, and recreationalists.
		The Thompson Okanagan welcomes you to share in the beauty and the diversity that continues to delight many travellers.
		Okanagan Lake provides the valley not only with excellent swimming but is also a spectacular backdrop to the
	www.ownerdirect.com /lodging/canada/britishcolumbia/okanaganshuswap.htm (835 words)

	Okanagan Valley - Appellation America
		The Okanagan Valley DVA, with 4,000 acres under vine, covers various microclimates, although dry sunny conditions prevail in the lee of the Coastal Range.
		The southern Okanagan, where 70% of the Valley’s wine is produced, is the northern end of the Sonora Desert (the only classified desert in Canada!).
		Aside from aridness, the Okanagan Valley DVA is really two regions in one, with such marked differences that further appellation division may be warranted.
	wine.appellationamerica.com /wine-region/Okanagan-Valley.html (600 words)

	: Canadian Geographic Magazine - Travel - Snapshots
		The name Okanagan is the English reference given to the Interior Salish First Nations tribe who first settled in the valley.
		Lying 400 kilometres east of Vancouver along the Canada-U.S. border, the famous Okanagan Valley stretches approximately 20 kilometres by 250 kilometres in the B.C. Interior.
		The valley's four main centres, from north to south, are Salmon Arm (in the north Okanagan),Vernon, Kelowna, and Penticton.
	canadiangeographic.travel /travel/tourism/snapshots/Okanagan_valley (296 words)

	Okanagan Valley BC Canada - Okanagan BC Travel Guide
		The Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada region follows a chain of fresh water recreational lakes through a valley of rolling hills, backed by mountains, forests and desert country.
		The Okanagan Valley also attracts adventure enthusiasts who enjoy mountain biking, cycle tours, rock climbing, snow skiing, water sports, hiking, walking trails and golf courses.
		Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada offers the traveller anything and everything from wilderness eco-sports to relaxing days on the beach to strolling a vineyard enjoying a wine tasting.
	www.okaccommodations.com (330 words)

	EnviroZine - Features - Is the Okanagan Valley Drying Up?
		Located in southern British Columbia, the Okanagan Valley is one of the warmest regions in Canada — picturesque with its lakes, rolling hills and abundant agriculture.
		The Okanagan Valley is predominantly semi-arid, in some places a desert, making it one of the driest agricultural regions in Canada and highly dependent on irrigation.
		Environment Canada is working with Okanagan communities to encourage greater water conservation measures and sustainable growth, and the Government of Canada will continue to encourage all Canadians to reduce personal and industrial greenhouse gas emissions to help reduce the impacts of climate change.
	www.ec.gc.ca /EnviroZine/english/issues/51/feature3_e.cfm (596 words)

	Find Okanagan Valley Vacation Rentals
		Nestled in the beautiful okanagan valley, Hakuna Matata Vacation Rental provides the nature lover with plenty of deer watching, as well as other wild life.
		This luxury home is in the middle of the okanagan valley golf and vineyard areas.
		Location Canada>British Columbia> okanagan valley> Mabel Lake Description: This luxurious 3200+ square foot townhome is located adjacent to the beautiful Mabel Lake Resort & Airpark with the wonderful Nine hole (Les Ferber designed) Mabel Lake Golf Course within walking distance.
	rentalo.com /d/okanaganvalley (1090 words)

	Okanagan Wine Festivals Homepage
		The Okanagan Spring Wine Festival has been described as "one of Canada's best small festivals" and it is no wonder that its success continues to grow.
		Autumn in Okanagan Wine Country is the perfect time to watch the grapes ripen in the sun and indulge yourself in the harvest celebrations.
		For ten days in early October enjoy over 165 events throughout the valley which are focused on wine, food, education and the arts in one of North America’s most spectacular settings – the Okanagan Valley.
	www.owfs.com (535 words)

	Okanagan information page.
		The Okanagan Valley starts at the U.S. border near Osoyoos and stretches north to the Vernon area.
		A typical Okanagan beach, this one is near Summerland.
		For the ski enthusiast, the Okanagan area is famous for dry, deep, powder snow.
	www.bakerservices.com /tour/okanagan.htm (313 words)

	The Timeshare Beat: It's Your World; Blessed by the Sun- the Okanagan Valley
		Right in the centre of southern British Columbia, Lake Okanagan and the Okanagan Valley are blessed by the Sun - and two tidy cities, Kelowna and Penticton are its major beneficiaries.
		Cradled within tree trimmed mountain slopes and dramatic clay cliffs, bordered by Okanagan and Skaha Lake, with the climate of a semi-arid desert, Penticton enjoys its warm sandy beaches, parks and golf courses.
		Okanagan accommodation, in both town and country, ranges from luxury resorts to condos’ by the golf courses, through the spectrum of hotels, motels, BandBs, guest ranches and a number of spas.
	www.thetimesharebeat.com /yourworld/okanagan.htm (936 words)

	World Vacation Rentals, World Rentals, Condos, cabins, villas, cottages and vacation homes, Africa, Asia, Australia & ...
		Okanagan Valley Vacation Rentals may feature Condos, cabins, villas, cottages and vacation homes.
		Okanagan Valley British Columbia Vacation Rentals offer access to activities that will keep you entertained.
		Okanagan Valley Condos, cabins, villas, cottages and vacation homes in British Columbia are an affordable vacation lodging option.
	www.a1vacations.com /Okanagan-Valley/s/7596/fa/find.squery (187 words)

	Kelowna Real Estate and Area Information - Okanagan Lifestyles
		In addition, there are countless smaller lakes in the surrounding mountains and valleys.
		The whole Kettle Valley route can be ridden or hiked for several hundred kilometres, in either direction.
		Cruise the lake where much of the shoreline is inaccessible by road and enjoy the solitude of this beautiful area at the north end of the Okanagan Valley.
	www.okanaganlifestyles.com /activities.php3 (841 words)

	Okanagan Life Magazine
		Okanagan Life is the premier source for relevant and entertaining information about life in the Okanagan Valley in the beautiful Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
		Okanagan Life's annual guide to the faces and places that make the Shuswap a magical vacation destination.
		Okanagan Life readers know their favourites and for the 12th straight year, they've cast their ballots for the best in the Okanagan.
	okanaganlife.com (237 words)

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