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A Year in the Life of a BC Winegrower

A Year in the Life of a BC Winegrower

The premise of our latest video series is to track a year in the life of a winegrower. The reality is we met with several British Columbia winegrowers to get a sense of the many tasks to be completed in their vineyards. Some are shared while others are

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BC Bud Break Watch

BC Bud Break Watch

Our latest project is an all-season look at 'A Year in the Life of a BC Winegrower.' We plan to release a video each quarter chronicling an array of tasks that take place every year across BC wine country that, in the end, will shape part of what will

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Martin's Lane and Checkmate - Uncut

Martin's Lane and Checkmate - Uncut

Anthony von Mandl lives in the future, which is where you will find his vision of pinot noir, Next World-style, when you visit Martin's Lane Winery in East Kelowna. Like no other in the world, the winery was built for pinot noir from the ground up on

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A Reintroduction to Mission Hill

A Reintroduction to Mission Hill

As one of the largest wine producers in British Columbia, Mission Hill needs no introduction. The wines are ubiquitous on store shelves, and their iconic bell tower winery is besieged by tourists every summer. No, what Mission Hill needs is a reintroduction.

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Bartier Bros.

Bartier Bros.

Michael Bartier is a one-of-a-kind winegrower with a deep connection to his birthplace, the Okanagan Valley. Like many locals, you have an equal chance of meeting Michael and his wife Jodi cycling up a mountain during the summer or skiing down it in winter

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BC Grape Harvest 2020

BC Grape Harvest 2020

The 2020 grape harvest across British Columbia is complete with only a few red fermentations yet to be pressed off. We hope you have enjoyed our forays into the vineyards on picking days and the chance to stand inside the ropes on the crush pad. We have

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BC's Unique Wine Country Part 2

BC's Unique Wine Country Part 2

BC's relative youth and adventuresome spirit are inspiring wineries to experiment with styles, as much as they have with grapes and more recently exploring sub-regions. Sparkling wines of all types have exploded across the province over the past few years,

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BC's Unique Wine Country Part 1

BC's Unique Wine Country Part 1

There is no shortage of unique, some might say oddball, grapes in BC. The good news is, some have risen in stature and quality to become some of the province's best wines. Sémillon is an excellent example of a grape that was once widely ignored

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Beautiful Vistas & Wines Part 2

Beautiful Vistas & Wines Part 2

Continuing our series of videos on touring the Okanagan, part two sees Anthony Gismondi and DJ Kearney cover the Naramata Bench just north of the town of Penticton, then Summerland, the town most people just drive through on their way to other regions,

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Beautiful Vistas & Wines Part 1

Beautiful Vistas & Wines Part 1

One of the most asked questions we get is which wineries should I visit in the Okanagan? With so many Canadians forced to cancel planned trips abroad this summer, we decided the time was right to offer up some considered suggestions. The BC Wine Institute

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Barclay Robinson joins Road 13

Barclay Robinson joins Road 13

Road 13 Vineyards, the well-known Golden Mile Bench winery, joined the Anthony von Mandl owned BC Iconic Wineries group last year and is currently undergoing a complete transformation in the vineyards, at the winery and in the bottle. We caught up with

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CedarCreek Goes Organic

CedarCreek Goes Organic

On the brink of turning 40 years of age, CedarCreek Estate Winery is an East Kelowna pioneer and one of the oldest wineries in the Okanagan Valley. After three years of intensive renovations in the vineyards and inside the winery, the facility is fully

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Mission Hill: Another step forward

Mission Hill: Another step forward

Looking to the future is nothing new for Anthony von Mandl, owner of Mission Hill Family Estate in British Columbia. The winery's signature bell tower is visible from both sides of Okanagan Lake, whether you're entering British Columbia's third-largest

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Project B

Project B

The Okanagan Valley gets a global boost this week with the release of a new venture tagged Project 'B'. It is somewhat of a David and Goliath collaboration involving winegrower Michael Bartier, co-owner of Bartier Bros., a south Okanagan boutique estate,

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Phantom Creek Estates Opens

Phantom Creek Estates Opens

Anthony Gismondi returns to the Black Sage Bench, near Oliver, British Columbia, to explore the completed Phantom Creek Estates Winery. General Manager Santiago Cilley and winemaker Francis Hutt show off the final details to Phantom Creek from its spectacular

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