A new milestone for Fort Berens winery
Rolf de Bruin (l), Heleen Pannekoek & fellow owners of Fort Berens Winery Fort Berens Estate Winery is the first winery in Lillooet, BC. It is located on a sage-brush covered bench at the base of the Fraser Canyon’s snow-capped mountains. Where is Lillooet, you ask? It is about 300 hundred kilometres due west of BC’s […]
Inniskillin winemaker Sandor Mayer celebrates 20th Okanagan harvest
Winemaker Sandor Mayer Of all the people you meet in BC wine country, few have the true salt of the earth quality of winemaker Sandor Mayer. When we first began our Okanagan wine travels a decade ago with our then 2-year old daughter in tow, it was the Inniksillin Okanagan winery that first made us […]
Discovering Ancient Hill Winery
A business trip took me recently to the city of Kelowna, BC, and with a couple hours to spare before my evening flight I wondered how to pass the time before takeoff. The Okanagan always tempts me to seek out new wines, and I was not to be disappointed in my quest. Just minutes away […]