Revitalizing Vinotherapy
We’re gearing up for one of Kelowna’s most instrumental times of the year: grape harvest. It won’t be long now, and you can almost feel the anticipation in the air at our wineries. My suggestion for calming the souls of winemakers and wine-afficionados alike? Vinotherapy.
All the fixings for a blissful Vinotherapy treatment at Beyond Wrapture Spa
Now, I know what you’re thinking. I can just hear the chuckles as you read this and think I’m referring to the uncorking of a bottle and administration of the vino into a glass. But no, my friends, I’m referring to the antioxidant-rich spa treatment that makes use of wine on the outside rather than on the inside!
Beyond Wrapture Spa, with its 6 locations in the Kelowna-area between Silver Star and Summerland, has pioneered a spa treatment involving local, organic grape skins, juices, pips, and wine. They call it Vinotherapy, and it consists of 3 parts: a Grape Pip Scrub from head to toe, a honey and wine wrap (your choice of red or white wine), and a Vinotherapy Massage (yes, full body). Sheer bliss!
Owner Debra Pender tells me that our temperature extremes from hot summers to cold winters result in higher levels of an antioxidant called Resveratrol in the grapes. This translates into a spa treatment potent with anti-aging characteristics.
Beyond Wrapture has 6 locations: the Coast Capri Hotel, Quail Ridge (by Borgata Lodge), Lake Okanagan Resort, Big White, Silver Star, and Summerland Waterfront Resort. They use these local, organic grape skins and seeds, and the treatment leaves you feeling like you’ve nourished your body and soul. The bonus? A totally and unequivocally Kelowna experience.
