No Peaches... but... something much better!

Sandy has been hearing some distressing stories... that people are dismantling old orchards (possibly peach ones!) and planting... grapes!

 Now Sandy has nothing against grapes... they can be beary yummy too but... why get rid of the peaches??

Well... apparently, the dry, rocky soil here is good for these grapes. It is beary similar to the soil and climate in... France!

 And what is so special about the grapes in France?? Or the grapes in the Okanagan for that matter? Well... they make wine with them!!! ...

Sandy blinks thoughtfully for a minute and then wonders what is so special about wine... what makes it so much better than peaches??? Well... wine is...

• very yummy to drink!! (Sandy is not impressed)
• great to cook with! (Sandy yawns)
• beary yummy to drink! (Sandy examines his claws and buffs them on his puffy coat)...

• Well, there is a wine made out of honey too... it's called Ambrosia! (Sandy is all attention!!!)

So with a bit of coaxing, Sandy went on a few winery tours... This one was called the Burrowing Owl... which seems rather odd (because owls fly and don't burrow)... until you realize that there is actually a small owl that does burrow in the ground. Anyhow... Sandy didn't get to sample any Ambrosia... but he did taste an Icewine (almost as good as honey!!).