OLIVER, British Columbia – April 29, 2020 – Partners Jan Nelson and winemaker Andrew Windsor are thrilled to announce their purchase of award-winning Maverick Estate Winery from owners Bertus and Elzaan Albertyn. Celebrating their first vintage
Some wine folks are larger than life. They come with an incredible capacity to work, and the best are very humble. Laura Catena is one such person whose return to the family business has seen her father's dream to be among the very best producers in the
COVID-19 has changed the world in ways we couldn't have imagined six weeks ago, and where the wine business will be in six months is impossible to know. For now, we are coping with physical distancing and finding a way to operate GOW with a lot less sociability
An announcement shared with BC liquor retailers today by ABLE BC, the voice of BC's private liquor industry. We are very pleased to announce that, effective immediately, LPs [Liquor Primary] and FPs [Food Primary] currently operating in compliance
The history of time has walked across the Roussillon, so it should come as no surprise that eventually, the ultimate terroir hunter, Michel Chapoutier, would place a wooden stake in the ground here and build a small domain at Latour-de-France. The
March 13, 2020, The BC Wine Institute (BCWI) is closely monitoring the rapidly evolving COVID-19 updates to ensure we're complying with all measures to help reduce the spread. At the direction of the Province and Provincial Health Authority, we have made
The Vancouver International Wine Festival has come and gone, with French producers putting on a reasoned and informative display of why terroir matters at the 42nd wine show. The coronavirus was the talk of the show as international travel and wine shows
Our heartiest congratulations to Black Hills Estate Winery winemaker Ross Wise, Canada's newest Canadian Master of Wine. [Oliver, BC] Black Hills Estate Winery winemaker Ross Wise is Canada's newest Master of Wine. Only the seventh to be awarded the
Acclaimed French winemaker and blender Philippe Melka has signed on to be the red wine consultant at Phantom Creek Estates, in Oliver, British Columbia. Melka is expected to first arrive in the Okanagan later this spring. Look for our newest video on
In the finale of our video series, filmed in France, we visit passionate biodynamic advocate Gérard Bertrand at the center of his operations, Château L'Hospitalet, just outside his beloved hometown of Narbonne. We also had a chance to visit
This past fall, we visited the famed hill of Hermitage above the town of Tain l'Hermitage in the northern Rhône Valley. Our final destination was M. Chapoutier, one of its most famous producers. The video below is the fourth in our French wine series,
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
This year, Jean-Claude Mas celebrates 20 years since he launched Les Domaines Paul Mas, the winery he named after his father. That it is 2020 adds a certain symmetry to the celebrations. After two decades of experience building a global wine company,
The source of our title is the first Top Ten of the year, where Treve suggests we begin with a sense of adventure by replacing "Dry January" with "Try January". The goal is to get out of a rut and try something new, maybe a new grape, or an exciting new
We had the opportunity to meet with California winemaker David Coventry of Talbott Vineyards at the 2019 Vancouver International Wine Festival. In this short video, we ask the Monterey County native for an overview of the Monterey AVA and the current
During a visit to Vancouver last year, we met with charismatic winegrower, husband, father and proud Argentine José Alberto Zuccardi. Over the years, the Zuccardi Winery, first founded in 1963, has morphed onto several fronts involving all of José
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