Our Philosophy

From the earth, gentle and tended to.

At the heart of Terravista Vineyards on the Naramata Bench is the desire to be outside, make and share great wine with friends and have fun! We primarily grow white wine varieties, including Albariño and Verdejo, but are now producing some small-lot reds including Canada's first planting of Mencia and Syrah, Cinsault, Cabernet Franc with En Terre Wines. 

We are interested in simplifying viticulture practices and reducing our footprint. One might call it sustainable practices, but we are learning from our vineyards and our land about what stewardship and sustainability means. We are adding alternative energy sources to our homes, reducing consumption and reducing interventions in the vineyards as much as possible. What does this translate into: 4 Solar Arrays installed at En Terre Vineyards, Electric utility vehicles when possible, manual canopy management, manual hedging and weeding, livestock integration, reducing pesticides and herbicides. 

We are proud to announce that our three Naramata Bench Vineyards in BC are 100% Certified Organic as of Fall 2025 including our livestock integration, cover cropping and intentional pest management, we are continually learning about farming in this beautiful area in the South Okanagan. 

Our Vineyards

Our home vineyards are in the Sub GI Area known as the Naramata Bench with over 50 wineries in the area as our neighbours. 

Our Estate Vineyard, Lone Hand Ranch, is the home to the wine we call "FANDANGO". Spanish varietals, Albariño and Verdejo, typically grown in northwestern Spain and Portugal, were planted here in 2008. The southwestern slope of till sediments and stony soils of this vineyard above Naramata Road are optimal conditions for these aromatic whites with crisp acidity.

En Terre Vineyards is the home of our En Terre Syrah, as well as an acre of Pinot Noir planted in 2019 and a small replant of Chardonnay planted in 2024. En Terre Vineyards is below Naramata Road and is characterized by mostly silt loam soils. Red wine varieties were carefully selected to suit the soil characteristics and higher average temperatures of this vineyard. 

Naramata Outlook, established in 2021, spans roughly 6 acres of planted vines sloping towards the cliffs that frame Okanagan Lake. Spanish varietals, Albariño and Verdejo were planted here, alongside Grenache and Mencia (a first here in Canada). We also planted a small block of Marsanne.

Our three vineyards benefit from the temperature moderating influence of Okanagan Lake which results in longer frost-free periods on the Naramata Bench and their aspect allows for excellent air drainage and the ability to hang fruit for ideal ripening making for beautifully intense, balanced wine. 

Finally, we have added a very unique vineyard under Peach Cliff in OK Falls to our program in 2022 - which includes mature plantings of Cabernet Franc, Cinsault, and Riesling. Upcoming releases in 2024-2026will reflect these small-lot offerings for members under our new label  - En Terre. 

Grapes purchased from a select few dedicated growers on the Naramata Bench allow for the production of the other white wines; like a delicious blend of the grape varieties Roussanne, Viognier and Marsanne. We call this blend: "FIGARO"! We also produce a single varietal Viognier with fruit sourced the Naramata Bench.

Our People

In Spring 2019, Terravista Vineyards was handed over to locals, Eric and Dallas Thor. Together our team released our first award winning vintage in Spring 2020 and with Nadine Kinvig in the Cellar - now coming up on our 7th vintage. Every special place has a story, and ours would not be possible if not for long time industry favourites and Okanagan wine pioneers Bob and Senka Tennant.

Eric and Dallas Thor, Proprietors and Jack and Jill of all things grape farming and winery business.

Nadine Kinvig, Winemaker
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Erin Korpisto, General Manager
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Laura Dunn, Vineyard Supervisor & Wine Grower
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Lena Stelkia, Wine Grower

Glenn Ottas, Tractor Operator and Equipment Manager

We hope that you can experience this beautiful place we are so lucky to farm by sipping our wine at a favourite local restaurant or visiting us at our tasting room on the Naramata Bench. Click here to find our wines or contact us at info@terravistavineyards.com.