The rolling fields at Baccata Ridge winery are filled with carefully tended plants, whose fruit will produce wine.

But these are not fields for growing grapes. They produce blueberries.

The berries, which were planted in 2013, are sold as fruit to eager local buyers during the peak season. But much of the harvest is now being made into two unique varieties of fruit wine.

Sam Verbeek, manager of the winery and head wine maker, says they decided to get into blueberry wine as a way to prolong the value of the berries, which have a short season.

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The blueberry farm operation is a family business, owned and operated by Robertson Mountain Harvest, which also produces beef and honey. So to delve into wine, the family also purchased Baccata Ridge Winery from their neighbour and Verbeek began training as a winemaker for both grapes and blueberries.

They currently produce two blueberry varieties, three red wines, one white and one blush. As far as the blueberry goes, they produce a blueberry wine which is more dry.

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The second variety, the Blueberry Reserve, is more of a traditional sweeter, fruit wine.

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Blueberry wine is also particularly rich in anti-oxidants, making it one of the healthiest wines to drink. There91裸聊视频檚 three pounds of blueberries in each bottle.

Another plan is to produce a blueberry wine and mead combination, dubbed, Blueberry Buzz, which will come from the operation91裸聊视频檚 local beehives.

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Currently Baccata Ridge Wines are sold at the Village Green Liquor Store in Vernon, the Mara Foodliner, Mayberry General Store in Grindrod and Mellors Store in Ranchero.

Baccata Ridge Winery has a rustic log-built tasting cabin with beautiful vistas of the hills and mountains, as well as a picturesque outdoor patio with a view of a pond and the blueberry fields. It is located at 184 Monk Rd., Enderby and is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, but by appointment only after Oct. 2.