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Anthony Gismondi on Wine
Friday, September 22 2017

Penticton Lakeside Resort

By: Anthony Gismondi
Centrally located, locally-focused and sustainable

The Penticton Lakeside Resort is our preferred hotel when staying in the central Okanagan.

It's located at the southern tip of Okanagan Lake within walking distance to Penticton city restaurants and the formidable Saturday morning Penticton Farmer's Market. Its central location is perfect for wine lovers touring the valley with almost any of the Okanagan’s best wineries less than an hour's drive, north or south, not to mention the more than 40 wineries that dot the Naramata, Penticton and Skaha benches all but a few minutes drive from the hotel. You can also hop on, or off, the Canada Trail on foot or by bike within blocks of the Lakeside.

If you just want to hang out and catch some sun there are over 130 local wines at the resort's main restaurant, The Hooded Merganser. Chef Chris Remington's solid menu is built on fresh ingredients grown at the resort's dedicated farm nearby. The farm project is a big part of the sustainable goal the resort has set for itself along with electric charging stations in the parking lot and best of all, the recently completed west wing expansion. It's a one-of-a-kind building in British Columbia, constructed entirely with specially-engineered wood and built by local Okanagan construction companies. The new units boast outstanding views, modern amenities complete with full-sized chaise lounge chairs on every balcony. It’s the Penticton Lakeside Resort we have been waiting for. 

You can check out The Hooded Merganser and the new west wing in our videos below.

More about Penticton Lakeside Resort

Photo credit: Mark Yuen Visuals

Written By: ag
Anthony Gismondi
Anthony Gismondi

Anthony Gismondi is a Canadian wine journalist and one of North America's most influential voices in wine. For over 30 years, he has been the wine columnist for The Vancouver Sun. The twice-weekly column is distributed across Canada through the Postmedia Network to millions of readers. In addition, Anthony hosts the BC Food & Wine Radio Show, broadcast in 25 markets across B.C. and available as a podcast on major platforms. He launched Gismondionwine.com in 1997, attracting one million monthly users from 114 countries. It continues to be a valuable resource full of tasting notes, intelligent wine stories and videos for the trade and consumers. Conversations with wine personalities are available on his  YouTube Channel.