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 […]
A new #BCWine generation emerges #BCWine2017Top10
#BCWine2017Top10: Number 9 We continue our “Top 10” BC wine stories of 2017 with this report featuring the new faces of BC wine. Feature photo above Julie Powell and Zachary Brown, Alderlea Vineyards Starting a winery is not for the faint of heart. From what I have observed over the years, is that it takes every […]