Lake Breeze Vineyards Tasting Room

My experience at the tasting room was beyond exceptional. Candace and her wine tasting staff were extremely professional and courteous. They made sure my experience was incredible. Everybody was awesome! The wines I tasted were delicious and I purchased a bottle for the family. Please do yourself a favour and stop by the tasting section and savour what the winery has to offer!

Came to this winery twice and both times we were refused at the door. They say they're open for tasting between 11-5pm but don't be surprised if you get there at 420pm and they tell you they "closed early" or "had their last tasting at 415pm". Staff weren't overly welcoming. As mentioned, we tried to go twice throughout the week and don't know how the wine tastes because the customer service was sub par.

Lake Breeze as always provides a friendly informative tasting of their wonderful wines. Following that, your only option for what to do next is enjoy lens on the patio with the wonderful view of the lake and they are not kidding about the Lake Breeze it's cool even on a hot day.

It’s a boring name—let’s get that out of the way. Most wineries follow the pattern of sushi restaurants, completely lacking originality in their names. There are exceptions—Burrowing Owl, Silver Sage, Kraze Legz, but for each of those, there’s a Road 13 (literally located on Road 13), Hillside, and Lake Breeze. My girlfriend and I were on vacation through Okanagan wine country. Over six days, we visited sixty wineries. That’s sixty wineries, not an exaggeration. We ended the trip with 120 bottles acquired. Lake Breeze is one of the larger wineries in Naramata, matching the size of Poplar Grove or Hillside, but of those three, I enjoyed Lake Breeze the most. Yes, there’s a bit of a corporate feel for it. Employees sell you more than the owners or winemakers directly. But the winery itself is stunning…when you disregard the actual tasting room. It’s shockingly small for a building this size, with only a few feet of clearance between the bar and the wall. A $3 tasting fee is lower than most others that ask for $5. It’s well made with ample selection of merchandise and related products; it’s just a surprise the actual room is so small. The premises are vast, with several unconnected buildings inviting a fleeting if not enjoyable stroll, a rarity for the region where real estate is apparently rationed and rival winery tasting rooms are literal stone throws apart. Lake Breeze features signs to guide between locations; the most recommended being the Patio restaurant. Annoyingly enough, for some reason, the majority of review sites have split the entries for Lake Breeze and its onsite restaurant, only known as the Patio restaurant—way to follow that theme of original and thought-out names. Dealing exclusively with the winery, it’s still more than worth the visit—I’d only recommend going early to avoid a crown, because if there’s one, good luck squeezing in that tasting room. Lake Breeze is another great location in a region already profuse with praise. Just ignore its drab bottles and uninspired name. Seriously, we took our friends on a wine trip a few weeks ago, and they elected to avoid Lake Breeze judged exclusively on how boring the name was. It’s still a great winery…that’s just what happened. The Patio restaurant, is unbelievably, a patio. I know…you braced for some Mennonite Shyamalan-like twist there, like the patio was upside-down and people hung from swings or something. Wow…that’s actually kind of awesome thinking about it. Regardless, it’s a patio, but an attractive one, offering shade vital given the encroaching heat associated with Climate Change. We enjoyed a slight breeze on our lunch between other wineries, one flowing from the nearby lake, a…Lake…Breeze…if you will. The menu was obviously changed since last there as we have photos of an impressive charcuterie no longer offered on their menu. I know, right. What modern, trendy restaurant does not offer a charcuterie or antipasto plate? I thought for winery bistros, it was mandatory. It might have been a special that day, but its exclusion now is bizarre. What was also bizarre was the dog chained up nearby that only occasionally acknowledged the crowd that constantly tried to get his attention. I mean that was weird—a dog near a patio restaurant not interested in the food. Maybe he was one of those prole dogs that only enjoys barbecue. I did enjoy the food, but the view was the real draw, more than worth the pause in a wine journey. Sit back, enjoy, and then move on. Of all the restaurants in Naramata wine country, the Patio is one of the best for lunch.

There is a reason this place gets such good ratings. Very beautiful views. We had lunch here before the wine tasting and it was fantastic. Some decent wines here too.

Beautiful winery!! Staff was amazing and friendly. Terri made the whole experience memorable and wanting us to come back. Thanks Terri

We had a wonderful tasting with Stephanie. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. Of course the wine was amazing!

A lovely place to visit, enjoy their wines and if time permitting, lunch on their patio. We did all of the aforementioned. I was hesitant at first as it looked like a trendy thing to do. I don't do trendy, I do quality. I'm happy that I was convinced to go as it turned out to be a pleasant afternoon and I was wrong on the trendy part. Our server was Avalon, professional and engaging. We had ordered food ahead (7 of us for a birthday party) and she asked if there was any changes when we were seated. Nice that we could do this. The salads were fresh and crisp. The other appys were equally as good. I switched to the Swordfish (something new for me) from Lamb. I should have stayed with the lamb. The swordfish was flattened to a quarter inch and while it was tasty with the sauce, I felt a tad overdone. In fairness to the chef, swordfish was new to me however several others tried it and no one seemed to be overly enthused. The lamb was cooked to perfection. I tried it, yummy. One of our family tried the duck, he would order it again. The desserts were great. I recommend the cheese cake. It was a lovely birthday event and I recommend the experience to everyone. No birthday, no worries, just go and enjoy. I'm sure all of the servers are great but we really liked ours. She evidently likes her job and her enthusiasm shows it. A wonderful afternoon regardless of the smoke and inability to see the lake. A minor inconvenience and hopefully for all, especially residents fearful of the fires, it will change to clear conditions soon and the view from their patio will be lovely again.