Featured Lake Country winery
50th Parallel Estate Winery
50th Parallel Estate is a Pinot Noir-focused winery on 61 acres above Okanagan Lake in Lake Country, BC. Founders Curtis Krouzel and Sheri-Lee Turner-Krouzel planted the first vines in 2009. Today it has a tasting room, guided tours into its wine cave, and Block One, a wood-fired restaurant with an outdoor dining room looking down the lake.
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The story
Curtis Krouzel and Sheri-Lee Turner-Krouzel hand-planted the first vines in 2009. The estate now has more than 55 acres under vine on its 61-acre property, with Pinot Noir as the main focus, alongside Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Chardonnay, a traditional-method sparkling wine and a dry Pinot Noir rosé. Winemaker Matthew Fortuna has led the cellar since 2013.
The modern winery buildings, with their glass walls and covered patios, are part of the experience, and the estate offers guided tours down into its underground wine cave. The winery ships wine across Canada and runs a wine club, the Unparalleled Club.
Source: 50th Parallel: Our Story
Hours
| What | Hours posted by the winery |
|---|---|
| Tasting room | Open 7 days. Thursday to Monday 12 to 7 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday 12 to 6 p.m. Appointments get priority over walk-ins. |
| Block One | Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Sunday brunch 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday to Monday: lunch 12 to 3:30 p.m., happy hour 3:30 to 5 p.m., dinner 5 to 8 p.m. |
Hours change with the seasons, and the winery's pages showed different fall tasting-room times in October 2026. Check the official Contact & Hours page or call the tasting room at (250) 766-3322 before you go.
Block One restaurant
Block One is named after the estate's first vineyard block, planted in 2009. The kitchen is built around a wood-fired oven, and the outdoor dining room sits under a large cantilevered roof with views over the vines to Okanagan Lake (it moves indoors for winter). Reservations are strongly recommended through OpenTable, for parties of up to 10. For something special, the Granite Room hosts a five-course chef's tasting for up to six guests.
What's on the menu
The dinner menu is organised into seafood, meat and poultry, vegetarian and small plates. Recent dishes have included char siu-style octopus, scallops with Panang curry and corn, halibut with prawn bisque, an oyster trio, a dry-aged pork chop, lamb sirloin with heirloom beans, Wagyu chuck with a beef cheek dumpling, carrot mezzelune, and charcuterie and cheese boards.
See the current Block One menus
Menus change by season. Dishes above are from the winery's posted Summer 2026 menu; prices and availability may have changed.
Tastings and tours
| Experience | What it is | Price posted |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Tasting | 30 minutes, five wines in the tasting room, up to 8 guests | $15 per person + tax |
| Seated Tasting | 45 minutes, five estate wines in the Gravity Lounge with lake and vineyard views | $35 per person + tax |
| Seated Tasting with Cheese | 45 minutes, five wines with three artisan cheeses, 2 to 6 guests, prepaid | $50 per person + tax |
| Grape to Glass Tour | 45-minute walk through the vineyard and winery, then five wines | $45 per person + tax |
| The Granite Tour | 60 minutes, ending in the wine cave with five exclusive wines and a charcuterie board | $70 per person + tax |
| Wine Cave & Library | Private estate tour and a 10-course dinner in the Wine Library, 6 to 10 guests | $500 per person + tax and gratuity |
Tastings are booked by email or phone; see the Tastings & Experiences page for details and current prices. There's a dog-friendly outdoor tasting spot, weather permitting, and only some experiences are open to guests under 19.
Weddings and events
The estate hosts weddings and corporate events in several spaces around the winery, from the patios to private rooms. Enquiries go through the Weddings & Events page.
Living near the wine route
50th Parallel sits above Okanagan Centre, close to the Camp Road wineries that make up much of Lake Country's Scenic Sip wine trail. If you'd like to live near the vineyards, see the Lake Country wine route guide, the Lake Country neighbourhoods and Lake Country homes for sale, updated throughout the day. Buying next to a working vineyard? The water, septic and rules guide covers farm noise and right-to-farm rules.
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Sean Phillips, REALTOR®, Coldwell Banker Executives Realty, Vernon, BC. 50th Parallel Estate is featured as a local business; this page is not sponsored. Details from the winery's official website as of October 6, 2026.