La Frenz in Naramata, British Columbia, won two best-in-class awards and seven gold medals at the annual All-Canadian Wine Championships. CedarCreek Estate Winery in Kelowna won two best-in-class awards and three gold medals. Lang Vineyards won the trophy for best Canadian white wine for its 2011 Farm Reserve Riesling, while Mission Hill Family Estate in West Kelowna won … [Read more...] about British Columbia wines shine in All-Canadian Wine Championships
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Jackson-Triggs makes history with start of British Columbia wine grape harvest
OLIVER, British Columbia — Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate Winery began Tuesday night what is believed to be the region's earliest harvest of vinifera grapes in the history of British Columbia wine. Harvest for the Oliver winery started with Sauvignon Blanc from its estate Bear Cub Vineyard in Osoyoos, just north of Oroville, Wash. Constellation Brands representative Lori … [Read more...] about Jackson-Triggs makes history with start of British Columbia wine grape harvest
Canada’s WestJet to feature BC wines
KELOWNA, British Columbia - Canadian carrier WestJet and The Okanagan Wine Festivals Society launched a partnership this week to showcase Okanagan Valley wines on summer flights operated by WestJet Encore. Lori Pike-Raffan, OWFS director of public relations, told Great Northwest Wine the program follows the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air model for Washington, Oregon and … [Read more...] about Canada’s WestJet to feature BC wines
British Columbia Wine Institute elects 2 new board members
OSOYOOS, British Columbia — The British Columbia Wine Institute recently added Spencer Massie of Clos du Soleil and David Wilson of Mission Hill Family Estate to its board of directors. Wilson, vice-president of finance at the West Kelowna showpiece, was elected to a two-year term under the large winery category. Massie, co-owner of his biodynamic winery in the Similkameen … [Read more...] about British Columbia Wine Institute elects 2 new board members
Mystic River site produces another award for Wild Goose Vineyards
OKANAGAN FALLS, British Columbia - Wild Goose Vineyards in Okanagan Falls has received a record eighth Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in British Columbia wines, this time for its 2012 Mystic River Vineyard Pinot Blanc. Only 12 wines out of 402 entries were recognized, and no small winery in the province has won as many Lt. Governor's Awards as Wild … [Read more...] about Mystic River site produces another award for Wild Goose Vineyards