Wine tourers have a good chance to be served by the founding couple or their children at Black Widow, a small yet underrated family-owned and operated winery on Naramata Road.
The tasting room is built into a steep hillside and features Meditterean-style architecture, resulting in the interior being cool on hot days.
Surrounded by vineyards, the compact patio outside the tasting room looks out across the road to Okanagan Lake and the mountains beyond.
Black Widow is a terroir-driven winery, with all of the grapes used grown on the Naramata Bench. The winemakers have a low intervention philosophy and often use gravity to move wine around the five-story winery.
The winery’s name is accredited to the black widow spiders common in the vineyard and throughout the Okanagan Valley.
At a Glance
Tasting info: Reservations are recommended, reservation needed for group over 6
Tasting style: Tasting at bar, standing, 20 minutes
Tasting cost: $15, waived with purchase/pp, $25, (non refundable)tour with wine maker
Wine club: Yes
Food/restaurant: No
Accommodation: No
Child-friendly: No
Pet friendly: No
Weddings and private events: No
Contact Information
Phone: 1-250-487-2347
Address: 1630 Naramata Road, Naramata Bench
Website: blackwidowwinery.com