Covert Farms Family Estate Earns Seven Medals at the International Organic Wine Award
Covert Farms has entered the competition for three consecutive years, and holds distinction as the only winery in Canada to participate in 2019.
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Canadian Winery Wins Gold
“Aiming at crafting high-end, old world style reds, the prestigious gold medal award from the CIDC wine competition in France, is a significant recognition to our achievements. Our endless strive to grow the best grapes and make wine that reflects the terroir, without manipulation, is and has been our simple philosophy for the last 15 years.”
FITZ Wine Scores 95 points at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2019
“We are thrilled by this international recognition for a sparkling wine from the Okanagan Valley”, notes Gordon Fitzpatrick who only opened the doors to their new facility in the Spring of 2017.
Penticton’s Maple Leaf Spirits continues to win multiple medals
Maple Leaf Spirits uses a traditional German copper potstill for its products, embracing and celebrating the European tradition of craft distilling.
Pangea Pod Hotel awarded Innovative Business of the Year
“It’s not just the pod concept – the first of its kind in Canada – that we consider to be innovative,” says Kling. “We have an automated check-in where guests receive wristbands that function as both keys and a payment method for anything around the property…”
TIME Winery Riesling Awarded Best in Show
“I have been to this festival since its inception,” notes the 51-year industry veteran and CEO of TIME Winery Harry McWatters. “To receive the first Best in Show award is such an honour. I am so proud of our winemaking team of Graham Pierce, Nadine Allander, and Darrien McWatters.”
Winners of the Sam Payne Awards for 2018 announced
Each year UBCP/ACTRA presents two Sam Payne Awards to BC based performers. The Sam Payne Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a person with an outstanding body of work in the performing arts industry. The Sam Payne Award recognizes a performer whose personal characteristics mirror those of Sam Payne.
TOTA Wins Prestigious International Marketing Award
The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) has been named the Tourism Laureate and winner of the International Place Marketing Award at the Place Marketing Forum in Lille, France for its leadership work in Sustainable Responsible Tourism.
Munday Media & Design Wins Premier’s People’s Choice Award at the BC Small Business Awards
At the Vancouver Convention Centre the best and brightest entrepreneurs gathered to celebrate each other at the BC Small Business Awards.
Celebrated West Coast Micro Distillery Shines at the Canadian Artisan Spirits Competition with Six Awards and Best in Class
Artisan Distillers Canada announced this week that Long Table Distillery, now celebrating its sixth year of distilling on BC’s West Coast, received seven awards including a Best in Category, five Golds and one Silver at this year’s prestigious 2nd Annual Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition (CASC).