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NEWS & EVENTS

Our tasting room/art gallery is open April 1 to October 31st, daily, from 10am to 6pm. From November 1st to March 31st we are open by appointment. Call us at 250-499-2649.

Sample our award winning wines or have a glass of wine and a picnic in our new picnic area overlooking the Similkameen River

Come to the Similkameen Valley and experience our Exotic Tree Fruit Wines,      including our new vintages.

Glass Mosaic Art and Jewelry in the Gallery and Local Organic Products

Great News!  Forbidden Fruit Wines are now available at the following Fine Stores and Restaurants:

FORBIDDEN FRUIT WINERY WINS 12 MEDALS IN 3 SPRING WINE COMPETITIONS

For the second year running, Forbidden Fruit’s 2007 Pomme Desiree , Iced Apple Wine, won Best Varietal, in the Okanagan Wine Festival’s Best of Varietal Competition. Receiving the only other medal awarded in this category was the winery’s 2007 Plumiscuous Plum Mistelle.

In the All Canadian Wine Championships, gold medals were awarded to the 2006 Caught Apricot Mistelle, and the 2007 Plumiscuous Plum Mistelle. Silver medals were awarded to 2007 Pomme Desiree Iced apple, and the 2006 Ice Lady Apple Mistelle.

For the third year in a row, the winery picked up six medals in the Northwest Wine Summit Vino Challenge in Mt. Hood Oregon. The 2007 Impearfection Asian Pear dessert wine was awarded gold. Silvers went to the 2007 Pomme Desiree Iced Apple and the 2007 Plumiscuous Plum Mistelle, and capturing Bronze medals were 2007 Pearfection dry pear, 2007 Cherysh Cherry Rose, and the 2006 ice Lady Apple Mistelle.

Forbidden Fruit Winery Wine Awards

Best of Dessert - 2006 Springtime Wine Festival- Impearfection Asian Pear Wine

Gold Medal -2006 North West Wine Summit- Ice Lady Mistelle Apple Apertif

Silver Medal- 2006 North West Wine Summit- Adam’s Apple  Dry Apple table wine

Silver Medal-2006 Rossland Winter Wine Festival Adam’s Apple  Apple table wine

Silver Medal-2006 North West Wine Summit- Cerise D’Eve  Cherry Port

Silver Medal- 2006 Rossland Winter Wine Festival – Cerise D’Eve- Cherry Port

Silver Medal- 2006 North West Wine Summit- Pearsuasion -dry Pear table wine

Silver Medal- 2006 North West Wine Summit- Crushed Innocence- white peach dessert wine

Silver Medal-2006 North West Wine Summit- Pomme Desiree- Iced Apple wine

Bronze Medal- 2006 North West Wine Summit- Impearfection- Asian Pear Wine

Bronze Medal- 2006 Rossland Winter Wine Festival- Impearfection – Asian Pear wine

Gold Medal- 2007 Rossland Wine Festival – Ice Lady Mistelle

Silver Medal- 2007 Rossland Wine Festival – Pomme Desiree / Iced apple

Bronze Medal- 2007 Rossland wine Festival – Caught Apricot Mistelle

Award  - Winery of the Year 2007 Rossland Wine Festival

Silver Medal – 2007 North West Wine Summit – Cerise D’Eve, red cherry port

Silver Medal – 2007 North West Wine Summit – Pomme Desiree, Iced Apple wine

Bronze Medal – 2007 North West Wine Summit – Adam’s Apple, dry table wine

Bronze Medal – 2007 North West Wine Summit – Crushed Innocence, white peach dessert wine

Bronze Medal – 2007 North West Wine Summit – Cherysh, cherry rose wine

Bronze Medal – 2007 North West Wine Summit – Bliss, fortified white cherry wine

Best of Class – 2007 Spring Okanagan wine Festival – Pomme Desiree, iced apple wine

Gold Medal – 2007 All Canadian Wine Championships – Ice Lady Mistelle, fortified apple wine

Silver Medal – 2007 All Canadian Wine Championship – Pomme Desiree, iced apple wine

Bronze Medal – 2007 All Canadian Wine Championship – Cerise D’Eve, red cherry port wine

Gold Medal – 2007 Creston Wine Festival – Caught Apricot Mistelle, fortified apricot wine

Silver Medal – 2007 Creston Wine Festival – Pomme Desiree, iced apple

Bronze Medal – 2007 Creston Wine Festival – Cerise D’Eve, red cherry port wine

Silver Medal – 2007 Creston Wine Festival – Cherysh, cherry rose wine

Bronze Medal – 2007 Fall Okanagan Wine Festival – Impearfection, asian pear dessert wine

Bronze Medal – 2007 Fall Okanagan Wine Festival – Pomme Desiree, iced apple wine

Bronze Medal – 2007 Wine Access Canadian wine Awards – Cherysh, cherry rose wine

Bronze Medal – 2007 Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards – Caught Apricot Mistelle, fortified apricot wine

Silver Medal – 2007 East Kootenay Wine Festival, Fairmont Hotsprings – Cherysh, cherry rose wine

Gold Medal - 2008 Northwest Wine Competion - Imperfection

Best of Class - 2008 Spring Okanagan Wine Festival - Pomme Desiree

Silver Medal - 2008 All Canadian Wine Competition - Pomme Desiree

Silver Medal - 2008 Northwest Wine Competition - Pomme Desiree

Silver Medal - 2008 All Canadian Wine Championship 2008 - Ice Lady Mistelle

Bronze Medal - 2008 Northwest Wine Competition 2008 - Ice Lady Mistelle

Bronze Medal - 2008 Northwest Wine Competition - Pearsuasion

Bronze Medal - 2008 Canadian Wine Awards - Caught

Gold Medal - 2008 All Canadian Wine Championship - Caught

Bronze Medal - 2007 Canadian Wine Awards - Cherysh

Silver Medal - 2007 8th Annual East Kootenay Wine Festival - Cherysh

Bronze Medal 2008 Northwest Wine Competition - Cherysh

Gold Medal 2009 All Canadian Wine Championship - Plumiscuous

Silver Medal - 2008 Spring Okanagan Wine Festival - Plumiscuous

Silver Medal - 2008 Northwest Wine Competition - Plumiscuous

Gold Medal - 2008 Creston Wine Festival - Cerise D'Eve

Bronze Medal - 2008 Creston Wine Festival - Cherysh Cherry Rose

Be Sure To Join Us At These Events….

Oct. 4, 08 “

Indulge in Sweet Temptations”

Dare to taste The Forbidden Fruits! Join us in celebrating the fruits of our labour by tasting our in season Certified Organic fruit transformed into mouth watering desserts and sinfully paired with Forbidden Fruit Wines. Heavenly pleasures await! 1-4pm / at the winery / $15.00 a person / call winery for info at 250-499-2649.

Oct. 5th, 08

“Festival of the Grape”

It’s that time of year were we start thinking about the 12th Annual Oliver Festival of the Grape. This event has become one of the most popular events of the Okanagan Fall Wine festival with record numbers of participants. As always, there will be live entertainment, lots of food, wine & fun! 1pm to dusk / Oliver Community Park

Oct. 10 & 11, 08

“American Express Grand Finale Consumer Tastings”

Come and join Forbidden Fruit Winery at this oldest and largest event of the fall wine festival. This is a wine tour under one roof. 6 - 9pm / 273 power St., Penticton, Penticton Trade & Convention Centre / $50.00 / Ph: 250-860-1470