Time is running out on the crowd-funding campaign launched by a Vancouver, British Columbia, footwear company seeking to create carbon-neutral shoes made with used wine corks. SOLE has partnered since 2009 with ReCORK, a wine cork recycling plant in Napa, Calif., for material to create men’s and women’s Cork Flips. Portuguese cork producer Amorim sponsors ReCORK. However, … [Read more...] about Canadian firm hopes to turn used wine corks into new shoes
British Columbia wine
Vancouver International Wine Festival to focus on bubbles
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Vancouver International Wine Festival announced that 178 wineries will participate in next year's 36th annual week-long event, which pays tribute to sparkling wine. Festival organizers pointed out that 25 percent of the wineries entered will be pouring for the first time during festivities headquartered at the Vancouver Convention Centre. … [Read more...] about Vancouver International Wine Festival to focus on bubbles
Gehringer brothers hail vintage despite canopy ‘confetti’
OLIVER, British Columbia — A late summer hailstorm turned parts of his family vineyard into “confetti green,” but Walter Gehringer seems poised to continue making some of the Pacific Northwest’s best wines from British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley in 2013. “I can be optimistic now that 80 percent of it is in the tank — and unless we get a hail storm between now and when we pick … [Read more...] about Gehringer brothers hail vintage despite canopy ‘confetti’
Study indicates BC wine tourism in Okanagan Valley generates $139 million
KELOWNA, British Columbia - The 33rd annual Okanagan Fall Wine Festival begins Thursday in British Columbia, and a recent study indicates wine-related tourism in the Okanagan Valley generates $139 million annually to the region's economy. “Our wine industry contributes more than tourism revenue and jobs - it’s a source of pride,” BC Premier Christy Clark said in a news … [Read more...] about Study indicates BC wine tourism in Okanagan Valley generates $139 million
BC wines gain spotlight in Canlis penthouse
SEATTLE - British Columbia tourism officials knew a delicious way to promote their wine industry in the middle of summer would be to invite Seattle's food, wine and travel media to an invitation-only dinner in the penthouse at the iconic Canlis. Initially, the event was to be capped at the first 40 to RSVP. Organizers soon were favorably overwhelmed by the response, and the … [Read more...] about BC wines gain spotlight in Canlis penthouse