A couple good suggestions.....and a couple really, really bad ones in here
Okanagan whites are usually pretty decent. Places like Quails gate, Summerhill are ok, but beware of the "big box" vineyards like Mission Hill or Jackson Triggs, who put more into marketing than they do winemaking. Probably 2 of THE most over rated vineyards I've ever been to.
A few good ones from the Okanagan:
- La Frenz (the best chardonnay you will ever drink)
- Le Vieux Pin (full bodied reds)
- Little Straw (If you ever find their Tapestry buy the case, it's excellent)
- See ya later Ranch (good bubbly)
- burrowing owl (more good whites, you can't go wrong here)
- Summerhill gewurtztraminer
For reds I would look at something from California, their vines are a lot more developed than the Okanagan, and for around 30 bucks you can find a pinot that kicks ass on anything found in BC. Try:
- Hitching Post (ever seen the movie Sideways? They stay there)
- Brewer Clifton (best pinot I've ever had)
- If you ever see a Skimmerhorn Autumn Tryst buy that. Sooooo good. It's a white
I'll post a few more if I remember them.