In a giant-size deal Vancouver-based Select Wine Merchants has reached into the heart of Ontario and purchased Lifford Wines & Spirits. The acquisition brings several outstanding producers into the Select fold and should improve the reach and distribution
Richter Bai, founder of Phantom Creek Estates, a highly anticipated new winery located on the Black Sage Bench of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, is pleased to announce the appointment of Santiago Cilley as chief executive officer and Francis Hutt
Gismondi on Wine is expanding. This month we welcome two new contributors to help us better cover the world of wine. Increased travel, a burgeoning local scene, and as many of you know, an almost incomprehensible retail market has caused us to widen our
Big news from Okanagan Crush Pad (OCP) as they have earned a slot in Decanter Magazine’s prestigious year end list of the Most Exciting Wines of 2018, placing in the top 10. In the just released January 2019 issue, Decanter's experts from around
In a brief release today Von Mandl Family Estates, founded by Anthony von Mandl, announced it has acquired Road 13 Winery from the Luckhurst Family. The acclaimed south Okanagan winery founded by Pam and Mick Luckhurst is the 2018 National Wine Awards
This year, Victoria lost a key support, mentor and friend in the culinary scene, founder and editor of EAT Magazine, Gary Hynes. Hynes leaves behind a legacy of encouraging new food writers, celebrating local bounty, and just being a sincere and lovely
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
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