Okanagan Crush Pad opened in 2011 to provide a home-base for Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie’s original wine label Haywire, and to serve as a custom crush facility for other wineries.

Today the winery makes its own wines exclusively, under the labels Haywire, Narrative, Free Form, and Bizou + Yukon.

The Okanagan Crush Pad winery is state-of-the-art. It features long banks of concrete tanks, clay amphorae, and large format neutral oak casks. The guest center is built into the heart of the facility, offering visitors a rare glance into the art of winemaking.

When open, the tasting lounge and patio offers a place to sample and buy wines that reflect the region’s unique high mountain, northern desert setting.

Today, the winery owns 375 acres of land on two distinct vineyard sites: Switchback Vineyard and Garnet Valley Ranch in Summerland. Each site is Certified Organic.

On the farming side, Pinot Noir, Gamay Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling are planted, along with eight acres of organic field crops at the Garnet Valley site.

At the winery, you will find winemaker Matt Dumayne at the helm, creating terroir-driven wines made from organic grapes, utilizing wild yeast fermentations and low intervention winemaking, employing varying vessels that combine to bring out the best of Okanagan terroir.

Matt Dumayne joined OCP in 2013 as Chief Winemaker. Matt received his winemaking training in New Zealand and has worked over 30 vintages around the world increasing his knowledge and perfecting his craft. 

Matt is dedicated to creating wines that are textbook examples of what the Okanagan does best – fresh, lively, dynamic wines that celebrate vineyard and vintage. The concrete tanks at OCP allow the wines to be more expressive of the grape variety and terroir they are from while allowing the wine to develop a palate of richness, usually found in oak-aged wines.

Tune in to our November 6, 2024 Facebook and YouTube live show, for an interview with the winery to learn more!