This year香蕉视频直播檚 harvest is bringing a mixed bag of results to Okanagan orchardists.

A summer season marked by a record-breaking heatwave, drought, wildfires and smoke has made its mark, yet it appears to some the climate of the last few months might have been helpful.

Upside Cider co-owner Isaac Potash manages the cidery香蕉视频直播檚 orchard and he said this summer has left many of the apples damaged, cooking the fruit from the inside out, which means he won香蕉视频直播檛 be able to use them for cider or commercial sale.

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Potash said it was the first time it hailed in that area in the 14 years since he had worked there.

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Over in East Kelowna, Kitsch Wines is in full fruit picking season, its grapes unscathed.

Graham Pierce is Kitsch香蕉视频直播檚 winemaker and general manager. He said they were lucky the heat wave hit the region earlier in the summer, well before the grapes started to ripen.

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