A Family
Destiny
From the farmlands of Punjab to six hundred acres in Oliver: three decades of work, family and faith in the land.
Kismet
ਕਿਸਮਤ
When the Dhaliwal family arrived in British Columbia in the 1990s, they started where so many newcomers do: working the land for others. Brothers Sukhi and Balwinder planted and tended vineyards for some of the Okanagan's best-known wineries, learning every row and every season.
Year by year they bought land of their own. Their grapes became sought after across the valley, and in time the family decided to bottle the very best of it themselves. They named the winery Kismet: fate, destiny.
Through the years
Meet our people
Sukhi Dhaliwal
FounderBalwinder Dhaliwal
FounderNeelam Dhaliwal
General ManagerManpreet Dhaliwal
Head WinemakerGagan Dhaliwal
Vineyard ManagerThree decades
of history
A new beginning
The Dhaliwal family leaves Punjab for Canada. Sukhi finds work in agriculture, and his brother Balwinder soon joins him in British Columbia.
Land of our own
After years of planting and tending vineyards for some of the Okanagan's best-known wineries, the brothers buy their own land in Oliver.
The first bottle
The family makes its first wine, a Cabernet Sauvignon blend, shared with family and friends.
Kismet is born
Kismet Estate Winery opens in Oliver, named for destiny, with a grand opening celebration the following spring.
The Wine Club
Our first club members join the family, with pickup parties, tastings and first access to every release.
A new hand in the cellar
Manpreet Dhaliwal becomes head winemaker, bringing innovation and tradition into the same glass.
Manzil opens
Our restaurant brings regional Indian shared plates to the estate, made to pair with Kismet wines. Manzil means home.
Roop Nivas
Ten private suites and an eleven-bedroom Estate House open among the vines, named in honour of our late grandfather, Jagroop.
600 acres, one family
From roughly 200 acres in 2014 to 600 today, the family still farms every row. Only the finest ten percent becomes Kismet.
KISMETESTATE WINERY