Saxon Estate Winery — Attraction in Peachland

We visited here during the Light up the Vines event. Immediately after getting out of our car we were greeted by a saxon man yelling for all to come and see the firing of the trebuchet. Intrugued we followed, noticing that he was dressed in a leather tunic with steel plates riveted on and a small leather hemlet. A small walk to a large field brought us to his 1/6 scale trebuchet where helpers were preparing the ammunition that was to be fired.

A squash with glow sticks taped to it.

With much pomp, fanfare, declarations of the war against squash, and a very thorough safety check, the weapon was fired. The weights dropped, the squash was flung through its arc where is exploded upon release. Glow sticks and chucks of squash flying out into the field. A very fun and well timed arrival indeed.

Oh yeah, the wine is really really...

Great little winery. Our hostess was great and very knowledgeable. We really liked the rose and the white port. The wire port is even better with tonic. Try it. The owner greeted us as we were leaving and such a nice gentleman. Asked if we enjoyed our self and thanked us for coming. Oh yea, the have a sparkling rose that comes in smaller bottles, perfect...

Jayne and Paul were amazing! They were very down to earth and made the wine tasting experience much more engaging. The best winery we’ve been to in the Okanagan region!

5/5 would recommend and will definitely be returning. Exceptional service and even better wine. My personal faves were the English Rose and...