VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Next year, Canada will celebrate its 150th birthday, and 60 wineries from British Columbia will be in the spotlight at the Vancouver International Wine Festival. The 39th annual wine and food festival runs Feb. 11-19, opening with the Bacchanalia Gala at the tony Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and including the four International Festival Tastings at … [Read more...] about Vancouver International Wine Festival to gather 60 BC wineries
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Judges nominations grow for Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - It’s not the easiest judging to organize, but the standards for next week’s annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition are simple. If one of 20 West Coast wine influentials is a fan of a particular Pacific Northwest wine and includes it among their list, then we send a note to the winery informing it that one of the judges nominated their wine … [Read more...] about Judges nominations grow for Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
Vancouver International Wine Festival to feature record number from Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The 2017 Vancouver International Wine Festival will celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial by spotlighting more than 70 Canadian wineries alongside the 15 visiting countries pouring at the 39th annual event. Organizers said the nine-day festival, scheduled for Feb. 11-19, plans to assemble 100 international wineries and pour 1,600 wines in downtown … [Read more...] about Vancouver International Wine Festival to feature record number from Canada
Deep Roots Winery 2014 Syrah wins All Canadian Wine Championships
PICTON, Ontario - Deep Roots Winery on British Columbia’s Naramata Bench and Arrowleaf Cellars in Lake Country north of Kelowna took top honors as wines from the Okanagan Valley dominated the 36th annual All Canadian Wine Championships. Bev Carnahan, director of the event, bills the judging as Canada’s oldest and largest wine competition and reported 1,322 entries, with 807 … [Read more...] about Deep Roots Winery 2014 Syrah wins All Canadian Wine Championships
British Columbia wines dominate Los Angeles International Wine Competition
POMONA, Calif. - Forty Pacific Northwest wines earned gold medals or better at the "granddaddy of all American wine competitions." The 77th annual Los Angeles International Wine Competition took place in mid-May at the Los Angeles County fairgrounds, drawing more than 3,000 entries from around the world. Some 17 wines from British Columbia, Washington and Oregon earned … [Read more...] about British Columbia wines dominate Los Angeles International Wine Competition