Okanagan: Sunset at Peak Cellars

The sun sets on the vineyards at Peak Cellars in Lake Country

Another evening was spent at yet another vineyard, this time O'Rourke's Peak Cellars winery, about 25 minutes' drive from our hotel.

Massive fresh salad with greens from the garden

Walking in, on our left is the wine shop and nearby another room where the massive stainless steel tanks are fermenting the grape juice into wine. To the right is the Garden Bistro, where guests can have a close-up view of the vineyards, which straddle both Okanagan Lake and the much smaller Wood Lake.

The menu has many delectable options from salads and poke bowls, to baked brie and a charcuterie board for starters. For mains, there are large pizzas to share, as well as burgers, pastas and seafood.

I shared the Peak garden salad and my was it huge! A massive plate was covered in greens picked from the estate's garden, like lettuce, cucumber, endive, peas, and radish lightly tossed in dressing and some croutons. Three people could have eaten this appetiser!

Large portion of BC salmon with veggies

While the salad was voluminous, it was light and so fresh, pretty soon we had consumed it all down to the last bite of greens.

The spring asparagus soup was delightful, also light from the lemon yoghurt foam, seasoned with crispy lardons.

For mains the BC Kuterra salmon featuring a large fillet with a roasted skin, that came with wilted broccolini, fingerling potatoes, tomatoes and a tarragon hollandaise that was a bit too rich. The salmon was just slightly overcooked, but still acceptable.

Shortcake with cream, strawberries, blueberries

Others ordered the 8oz sirloin steak with fries or salad, but the steak seemed a bit on the tough side. On the other hand the thick cut fries looked tempting...

For dessert, we tried the shortcake that wasn't too sweet, but quite crumbly, and in the middle was cream, strawberries and blueberries. 

This portion was too big for one person. An intriguing one to try was the vegan pot of chocolate with coconut cream and strawberries. 

The dark chocolate was made from cashews and you could taste the texture as it wasn't completely smooth. Nevertheless it tasted rich without the fat and was quite filling too!

By the time we finished our meal the sun was setting behind the hills and it made for wonderful pictures and memories of the place.

Vegan chocolate made from cashews

O'Rouke Peak Cellars

2290 Goldie Road

Lake Country, BC

(250) 766 9922