Deep Roots Winery

Deep Roots Winery wears its name honestly: the family behind it has farmed the land around the winery for a century, spanning four generations on the Naramata Bench. That continuity is rare even in the Okanagan, and it shapes the whole character of the place, a genuinely family-run winery where visitors are invited not just to taste the wines but to meet the people who grew them. The property sits on the distinctive clay bluffs overlooking Okanagan Lake in the heart of Naramata wine country, a setting that pairs big lake views with some of the valley's most distinctive vineyard soils.

The portfolio spans red and white wines crafted in Naramata, available through the winery's online shop year-round and poured in person when the tasting room is open, which runs seasonally with a spring opening in early April. The atmosphere is personal rather than polished-corporate, and the winery puts its wine club at the centre of that relationship: members join the family, as the winery puts it, with wines delivered conveniently to their homes or picked up on a visit. For travellers, Deep Roots slots perfectly into a Naramata Bench day. The village of Naramata, the Kettle Valley Rail Trail and a dense string of neighbouring wineries are all minutes away, and the bench's combination of lake, orchard and vineyard scenery makes it one of BC's most rewarding wine drives. Visitors who time their trip for the open season can expect an unhurried tasting with a side of family farming history that stretches back a hundred years on this exact ground. Checking the website for current hours before visiting is recommended, especially in spring and fall shoulder seasons when schedules can shift.