Church & State Wines (Coyote Bowl)

Church & State Wines' South Okanagan home sits at 4516 Ryegrass Road near Oliver, in the sun-soaked southern stretch of the Okanagan Valley that has earned the area its reputation as the wine capital of Canada. This is the company's Coyote Bowl property, the vineyard heart of an operation that also runs a tasting room and bistro on Vancouver Island, and it is where the winery's estate fruit grows under some of the longest, hottest growing seasons in the country. Church & State frames its winemaking as a pursuit of place, crafting wines that draw from the terroir to showcase the character and elegance of the region, and the portfolio reflects that ambition with reds, whites, rose, sparkling and dessert wines alongside the cheekier Lost Inhibitions line.

For visitors touring the Oliver and Osoyoos wine country, the Coyote Bowl tasting room makes a rewarding stop among the area's dense cluster of wineries. Guests can taste through current releases with staff who know the vineyards out the window, and the setting itself, surrounded by vines in the arid southern valley, gives a vivid sense of why this corner of British Columbia produces such concentrated, age-worthy wines. The winery's club membership adds early access to new releases and discounts that apply at both the Okanagan and Vancouver Island locations, a useful perk given how many BC wine travellers visit both regions. Oliver itself offers easy access to dozens of neighbouring producers, farm stands and cycling routes along the valley floor, so Church & State fits naturally into a full day of South Okanagan touring. As with most wineries in the area, hours shift with the seasons, so it is worth checking the website or calling ahead, particularly outside the busy summer months.