Ciao Bella
West Kelowna's popular Ciao Bella winery is expanding, thanks to growing sales of their Italian-styled wines.
Formerly a small, boutique winery, Ciao Bella has recently completed a new Norsteel building for producing their wines, and Famiglia Inc. (Italian for 'Family Incorporated') is also putting in 1,100 more vines for Pinot Gris, which will be ready for wine production in four years.
Their acclaimed winemaker Jim Faulkner also says the company is now able to help other small winemakers. "We’re in a position to grow our own winery and also help other small wineries who may not have full facilities, as we have three-phase power, a wine press, filtering and so on."