“Desperately Seeking Sandra” — what next for Tinhorn’s boss? #BCWine2017Top10
#BCWine2017Top10: Number 6 The “Top 10” BC wine stories of 2017 continues… The announcement of the sale of some of BC’s largest wineries last September had one consequence that has reverberated within the province’s wine community — that of the changing role of Sandra Oldfield, founder and CEO of Tinhorn Creek Vineyards. Oldfield’s biography has […]
Naramata Wine Vault announced #BCWine2017Top10
#BCWine2017Top10: Number 7 For a decade, about 4.6 acres of commercial property has sat idle just off the main drag in the tiny Village of Naramata, about 15 kilometres north of Penticton. Many described it as an eyesore, and even some fondly remember it as a hub of the Okanagan’s agricultural past, or a sign […]
The Islands evolve – Sea Star Vineyards acquires Saturna Island vineyard #BCWine2017Top10
#BCWine2017Top10: Number 8 We continue our “Top 10” BC wine stories of 2017 with this report from the Gulf Islands regions of British Columbia. Of all the five currently recognized appellations in British Columbia, the Gulf Islands “geographic indication” (wine speak for the legally recognized boundaries of an appellation) is the one that has, until […]