#BCWine adventure 2012: images of one of our favourite #wine trips

Among the thousands of photos, web posts, tweets and other documented experiences of our BC wine experiences, are the many Flickr albums we have assembled over the past 13 years, including those in our BC Wine Lover albums, and those in this collection from 2004 thru 2008. In this retrospective post we look at our wine adventure of August 2-11, 2012. While every one of our BC wine trips is special to us, this one represents a true turning point in our relationship with some of B.C.’s real wine leaders in the Okanagan and Similkameen Valley.

Our trip began by driving along Highway 3 through Hope to Manning Park, then past Princeton then to Keremeos. We stopped at several wineries in the Similkameen Valley, including Seven Stones, Orofino Winery, and Eau Vivre. We continued south along the highway and into Osoyoos, where the smell of sage and desert grass fills your senses. We began visits at our favourite stops in the south Okanagan, OK Falls, Naramata Bench and Summerland.

Here is a sample gallery of the people we spent time during those days. See the larger Flickr gallery below for more images of our BC wine travels of August, 2012.

The August 2012 Flickr album is viewable below, or by clicking this link.

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Author

  • Mike Klassen is a Vancouver city councillor, communications professional, and long-time advocate for British Columbia’s wine industry. He co‑founded BC Wine Lover in 2007 with his wife Stacey, sharing stories from their travels through the province’s wine regions and spotlighting the people and places that make B.C. wine distinctive.

    In 2015, Mike led the BC Wine Appellation Task Group, guiding a province‑wide consultation that produced recommendations—later endorsed by industry plebiscite—that strengthened B.C.’s appellation standards and helped establish today’s sub‑GIs.

    His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, Huffington Post, and Daily Hive, blending history, policy insight, and personal experience. Alongside his work on Vancouver City Council, Mike continues to explore vineyards across the province, champion local producers, and celebrate the evolving culture of B.C. wine.