Riverbank Vineyard
and B&B

Home and Vineyard next to river
sausage and eggs

Bed & Breakfast

At Riverbank Vineyard we offer a special place to stay in the heart of B.C.’s wine country where travellers to the Similkameen are welcomed as guests in our home and treated to homemade, seasonal breakfasts each morning.

We also grow Merlot, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay grape varietals, which we sell exclusively to Orofino Winery.

seasonal fruit in British Columbia

Living with the Seasons

A love letter to the landscape and its people.

I write about life in our rugged part of British Columbia, seasonal food and medicine that grows here and how I prepare and preserve it with particular attention to the old ways.

In a world that sometimes feels like it’s moving too fast, slow living and slow food are good therapy.

Jessica Johnson and family Riverbank Vineyard

Hi, I’m Jess.

I left a good job in a big city in 2021 and set off for the country. My husband and I started by growing grapes for making wine. Then we got some chickens and things escalated quickly from there. Now, I’m a proud B&B maven and learner of the old ways in British Columbia’s rugged and rustic Similkameen Valley.

I’ve learned a lot since the safety wheels of my life came off and am enjoying every minute of it… even the punishing, wild, uncomfortable ones.