Road 13 Vineyards - Syrah 2019

The main commitment at Road 13 is sustainable farming, followed by going the extra mile both in the vineyard and the cellar.

Road 13 tends to vineyards in the Okanagan’s Golden Mile and Sage Benches.

Home to a gravel-rich foundation and free-draining dirt we irrigate on demand, the vines on the Golden Mile get a good cooling off period when the sun dips below the Kobau Mountain range in the late afternoon. This drop in temperature allows grapes to retain natural acidity, giving our wines a bright, fresh taste year after year.

On the Black Sage bench, you’ll find rattlesnakes, arid desert air, and a sun that feels bigger and brighter than anywhere else in the valley. Thousands of years of glacial outwash left behind soil rich with deposits of minerals. A jackpot for any grape grower. This is the home to Canada’s sole pocket desert, and there’s no other place like it.

All this work becomes wine that is on offer through 3 distinct lines: Road 13‘s Select Harvest with a focus on the authentic expression of the land and the work put in by the team to produce it; the John Oliver Collection, with wines that show a commitment to sustainability using hand-picked, estate-sourced grapes; and Chenin Heaven, a sparkling crafted with some of the oldest Chenin grapes in North America.