Unlocking the secrets of Okanagan terroir

Poor little EhrenfelserWhy is Okanagan wine so good? Academics at the UBC Wine Research Centre are on a quest to discover the answer.

"WineGen" is a $5M joint research project being conducted by the centre, in partnership with the New Zealand Foundation for Research Science and Technology Wine Program at the University of Auckland.
Hennie van Vuuren, founding director of UBC's Wine Research Centre, wants the research to help "maximize the potential" of grapes grown in a BC environment. He likens his situation to a dream job, where he gets to match his twin passions for wine and scientific research.

My own post-secondary relationship with alcoholic beverages was considerably less legitimate than what they're doing at UBC today. Oh, I can only imagine the heights I would have reached if Sipping 101 had been on my course curriculum.