Great Northwest Wine Magazine selected Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley as the 2024 Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year. Wines by Walter Gehringer, most of them from estate vines tended by his brother, Gordon, were awarded five Platinum Awards during the 2023 Platinum Awards. Last year, the Golden Mile Bench producer became only the second … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine names Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery as Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year
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Great Northwest Wine chooses Van Westen Vineyards as British Columbia Winery of the Year
Great Northwest Wine Magazine has selected Van Westen Vineyards on the Naramata Bench as the 2024 British Columbia Winery of the Year. Rob Van Westen continues to team with winemaking Mike Sutherland and American expat Tom DiBello to produce a dazzling array of red and white wines. Last fall, Van Westen merited a trio of Platinum Awards from Great Northwest Wine’s 24th … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine chooses Van Westen Vineyards as British Columbia Winery of the Year
Great Northwest Wine chooses Garnet Valley Ranch as British Columbia Winery to Watch
Great Northwest Wine Magazine has selected Garnet Valley Ranch in Summerland as the 2024 British Columbia Winery of the Year. This fascinating project is the latest pioneering effort by Christine Coletta, husband Steve Lornie and their team, led by Okanagan Crush Pad winemaker Matt Dumayne. Our profile of Garnet Valley Ranch, written by Penticton journalist Allison M. … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine chooses Garnet Valley Ranch as British Columbia Winery to Watch
British Columbia wine industry prepares for widespread replanting
The winter kill that swept through the British Columbia wine industry late in 2022 will result in an estimated crop loss of 54% for the 2023 harvest and prompt the replanting of as much as 29% of the province’s vineyards, according to Wine Growers British Columbia. Miles Prodan, the group’s President and CEO since 2010, sent an update to membership on Thursday that framed … [Read more...] about British Columbia wine industry prepares for widespread replanting
Hester Creek Estate Winery: 2023 British Columbia Winery of the Year
OLIVER, British Columbia — A remarkable passion project that began in 1968 spread vines across 76 acres of what is now Canada’s Golden Mile Bench, which makes Hester Creek Estate Winery a living museum for wine lovers in the Pacific Northwest. British Columbia businessman Curt Garland purchased the historic property in 2004, and he approached it as a curator and steward as … [Read more...] about Hester Creek Estate Winery: 2023 British Columbia Winery of the Year