This June, select South African wines will be showcased at 60 BC Liquor Stores throughout the province. As part of the promotion, consumers will be invited to explore the country’s offerings at a FREE tasting on Thursday, June 9th 2016. Hosted by the 39th & Cambie Signature BCLDB Store, the event will pair the … Read more
This was a sit-down tasting lead by DJ Kearney who moderated a panel of distinguished BC Winemakers as they discussed their wines from the 2015 Vintage and spoke of the future of BC winemaking. The panellists included Michael Bartier representing Harper’s Trail Estate Winery (Kamloops), Grant Stanley from 50th Parallel Estate Winery (Lake Country), Marcus … Read more
Partnership Expands Quini’s Wine Database, Enterprise Sales Capabilities and Reach in Europe – Brings Quini’s Universal Wine Tasting and Rating Standard to UK Wine Enthusiasts on ukvine.com and ukvine Magazine Quini ( www.quiniwine.com ) today announced that it has signed a data licensing, marketing and reseller agreement with Surrey, England-based Media Motives Limited, parent company and … Read more
Italian Wines in the World – Wine Meridian’s Canada Tour 2016 Every time I go to a tasting of Italian wines, I am struck by the same thought – they just keep getting better and better. And for good reason, a lot of effort has gone into improving vineyard quality and modernizing equipment, … Read more
We are pleased to announce that the tasting room at Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars has opened for the 2016 season. Effective immediately, we are open daily from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Please come by and experience our 100% estate-grown wines in the exhilarating space of our tasting room, with its vaulted ceilings and large … Read more
Since Evolve Cellars opened as part of Bottleneck Drive in Summerland a year ago, their location has taken visitors’ breath away, and their wines have been warmly received. Now, the wines have wowed the judges at the 2016 Spring Okanagan Wine Festival. Evolve Cellars is proud to share that the 2014 Pinot Blanc has … Read more
I left Port Moody on a gray drizzly day. As I rode the Skytrain into Vancouver for a California wine tasting, the sky got progressively clearer and brighter. The California Wine Fair had obviously brought some sunny weather along to compliment their wines. Most wine drinkers are familiar with California wines as they are … Read more
Record number of attendees, wineries, restaurants and celebrity chefs concoct recipe for success Taste Washington, Seattle’s premier wine and food event, reported its highest overall attendance in 2016; both in event participants, and also for participating restaurants and wineries. The 19th annual event took place March 31-April 3 at various venues throughout Seattle and … Read more
Former PenMar Theatre complex to take on new life as a winery & hospitality centre ENCORE Vineyards Ltd., home to TIME Winery, McWatters Collection, and Evolve Cellars, announces it has purchased the former PenMar Theatre Complex (361 Martin Street, Penticton) and will be transforming it into an urban winery, the first in the South … Read more
Highly anticipated taste of the Okanagan’s first sub-appellation Tinhorn Creek Vineyards will release its first Golden Mile Bench Oldfield Series Chardonnay on May 1, 2016. Since 2009 Tinhorn Creek’s CEO and president Sandra Oldfield has been closely involved in efforts to create British Columbia’s first sub-appellation, the Golden Mile Bench, located on the western side of … Read more