The first vineyard planted in the Okanagan was at the Oblate Mission in Kelowna in 1859 , planted by French Catholic priest Charles Pandosy .
The first vineyard planted in the Okanagan was solely intended for the production of sacramental wine for the celebration of the Eucharist .
The first vineyard planted in the Okanagan was at the Oblate Mission in Kelowna in 1859 , planted by French Catholic priest Charles Pandosy and was solely intended for the production of sacramental wine for the celebration of the Eucharist .