Local Okanagan Grapes

The Okanagan Valley Harvest has always been an experience of rich abundance to me. Picking of local grapes has begun, with the table varieties available. These are so delicious! They've ruined for me any taste I had for store bought varieties, which to me just plain are 'dead' and tasteless! So I savour every bit of the harvest possible.

Grapes are primarilary grown for fabulous Okanagan world class wines here, which is another story. We also boast world famous Canadian ice wines! The wine grapes are distinct in flavour, giving the varietal wines thier unique bouquets and palate. These are not good eating grapes though.

Table grapes are a minor, but so delicious crop, available in blue, green and red varieties for just a short window of time. I like to freeze some - they make a delicious fresh frozen treat in the middle of winter. I do the same with the last of the season's huge Sweetheart Cherries. Neither freezes very hard because of the sugar content, so are totally and delightfully palatable - great also in a fruit punch.

Here's to the Okanagan Grape!

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