may be transported to the Peace
River area during the summer to
to fast-forward her business plan.
forage. long history; it was probably the first
She points out that mead has a
b
Barta has 18 years of experience in alcoholic beverage on the planet.
the wellness (she's also a registered
usiness development, specializing in
massage therapist) and wine
mead, from a dry table wine, to a
There are many different styles of
industries. She has built and sold
sweet nectar-like dessert wine, but
several businesses, among them The
sulphites are not required as they are
Mermaids Boat Cleaners.
in making grape wines.
marketing side of the winery
Her background includes the calls ‘eco-consumers’ with the purest
Her focus is on attracting what she
business, but she has always wanted
version of meads and wines, and
to start her own winery. The current
she’ll have organic honey and
licencing glitch has meant she’s had
beeswax products such as candles
available as well.
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HIGHL Y DESIRABLE SOUTH EAST EXCELLENT REVENUE PROPER TY ,
KELOWNA LOCA TION. SEKID water F ANT ASTIC LOCA TION! 9.09 acres,
rights on 47 acres. Fantastic building including over 7 acres of profitable
sites with panoramic lake, city & valley staccato cherry orchard . Located in the
views. There has never been a home heart of East Kelowna, right across the
Judie Barta built on this site! The land is almost com - street from community store, neighbour -
pletely arable with good soil. W ell suited
certified organic honey was not
Unfortunately, she found that
hood pub and golf course. Close to nature
to cherries and possible vineyard for a
readily available in B.C., so she
trails for walking & cycling. W ell suited for
portion of the land. If you are looking for
obtained her honey for these first
Agri-tourism as property includes 6 R V
the convenience of one large parcel to
wines in Alberta.
pads, fully renovated 4-plex, heated in-
develop a large scale modern orchard, ground pool, and a very large family home.
this is it!!
that in order to conform to the type
However, she recently discovered
Rare find and in a superb location.
$3,495,000 MLS ® 9213460
of licence Kalala has, she needed to
$1,925,000!! M L S ® 9 2 2 3 9 0 5
get her honey in B.C. so she now had
to sell her current stock into Alberta
instead of locally.
land to build a winery to get a license
And, she needs to buy her own
to distribute in B.C., instead of
producing wines under Kalala’s
licence.
2 H O M E S , M O D E R N O R C H A R D , F R U I T S T A N D ! !
winery must make all its wine from
Under the land-based licence, a
LIFESTYLE, VIEW , LOCA TION and 2 beautiful 5 & 6 bedroom homes on a 6.12 acre
B.C. agricultural products, (grapes,
orchard: Fruit stand & modern high density soft fruit orchard! Picturesque surroundings,
fruit or honey) and it must have a
amazing lake views, B&B potential. This is a superb business opportunity with an
certain level of agricultural
excellent central Oyama location!
production at the winery site.
$1,495,000! MLS ® 9222361
or fruit wines must have at least two
For example, those making grape
acres of fruit growing on-site and for
honey wine, there must be at least 50
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TEAM GEEN
hives on-site.
www .OkanaganFarms.com
WE SELL F ARMS!
rented out for use in orchards in
Barta says those hives would be
JERR Y GEEN GERALD GEEN
spring for pollinating blossoms and
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