A. J. Thompson and Andrea Duckett have a little fun tasting their wine at the Penticton Convention Centre on the weekend for the finals of the Valley First Grande Finale Consumer Tastings.

A. J. Thompson and Andrea Duckett have a little fun tasting their wine at the Penticton Convention Centre on the weekend for the finals of the Valley First Grande Finale Consumer Tastings.

Tasting the Okanagan’s best wines

A. J. Thompson and Andrea Duckett have a little fun tasting their wine in Penticton.

Residents of Penticton and visitors from across the province made their way to the Penticton Convention Centre on the weekend for the finals of the Valley First Grande Finale Consumer Tastings offered by local wineries.

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