BC Winery makes deal with “The Devil”
A cute story hit the newswires recently about an Okanagan entrepreneur who hit the big time by cutting a deal with the Rolling Stones to produce an exclusively branded ice wine. They're labeling it Sympathy for the Devil Ice Wine. It's believed that Ronny Wood mistook it for bottled water and swilled back a case […]
Facebook campaign seeks to reduce taxes on imported wine
The Import Vintners & Spirits Association of British Columbia (IVSA) have taken up a campaign to lower taxes for alcohol in BC. There is a good case to be made that we are supremely overtaxed here, especially on wine. For example, BC wines sold in the neighbouring province Alberta are up to several dollars cheaper […]
Water to Wine
We attended the South Vancouver Rotary Club's Water to Wine event, which was held at The Butler Did It catering company. There was a fairly extensive selection of wines to try, and some delicious appetizers to go with them! The wines we tried included Wild Goose Winery's 2006 Pinot Gris, Lake Breeze Vineyards' 2006 Pinot […]