We took to the opportunity to catch up with a diverse selection of wine folks at the recent annual Lifford Grand Tasting at the beautifully renovated Stanley Park Pavilion near the park’s famed Rose Garden. In all we selected 18 wines, one from
It goes without saying that any winery that controls its fruit sources is a winery with all the tools required to make serious wine. Today Okanagan Crush Pad Winery owners Christine Coletta and Steve Lornie moved to secure their fruit sources by adding
The British Columbia wine industry just hit a major home run on the international wine stage and it has nothing to do with gold medals. It’s much bigger than that. Phantom Creek Estates, yet to release a single bottle of wine, has signed a long-term
The Symington family officially stated its intention to declare 2016 as Vintage Port year across its acclaimed properties in Portugal’s, Douro Valley. It's only the fourth time the company has issued a vintage declaration since 2000 and its first
You don’t often get the chance to taste first growth Bordeaux. To have it served with Chinese food is even rarer here in the west, but that is exactly what is planned for March 12 at Mott 32 Vancouver. Aurelien Valance, deputy general manager
Have you ever heard of the Doe Bay Wine Company? I hadn’t until this week when they sent me note asking how they might be able to help the BC Wine Industry sell some wine during the Alberta boycott and beyond. Every cloud has a silver lining, I
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[Ottawa, ON] Five small BC wineries, intervening on behalf of a coalition of more than 100 BC wineries, had their day in court on Thursday, December 7, during a rare two-day hearing at the Supreme Court of Canada. The wineries were represented by Coulson
Breaking News: Naramata-based Laughing Stock Vineyards cashes out at the top of the market selling to Arterra Wines Canada. It’s the fourth winery sold to an Ontario company this year and joins a large group of wineries and wine enterprises owned
Montreal, November 28, 2017 – Canadians are unequivocal: 89% think they should be allowed to bring any legally purchased product from one province to another, according to an Ipsos poll commissioned by the MEI, the Canadian Constitution Foundation
Very sad news today about the death of Karl Kaiser, a founding father of Icewine. Our thoughts go out to his family. Remembering a Canadian Wine Icon Here at Arterra Wines Canada, we are deeply saddened by the news of the recent passing of Karl
More big news out the Okanagan Valley with word that Phantom Creek has acquired 63-acres (25.49 hectares) of vineyard on the Golden Mile Bench in British Columbia’s south Okanagan Valley. The vineyard, established in 2004 by Chris and Betty Jentsch,
Italian Wine Scholar Unit 1, Northern Italy at Victoria and Vancouver, Two Cities, Same Dates. The most advanced and comprehensive program specializing in Italy, the #1 wine exporting and producing country in the world. As with French Wine Scholar,
VANCOUVER (October 18, 2017) – The BEST OF FOOD AND WINE radio show, featuring popular Vancouver-based hosts Anthony Gismondi and Kasey Wilson, has been added to six Bell Media radio stations across British Columbia. Listeners can
GRIMSBY, Ontario, September 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Andrew Peller Limited announced today that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% of Black Hills Estate Winery and Gray Monk Estate Winery and has entered into a letter of intent to