16 Cideries from the valley and as far away as Vancouver Island will be represented at the Wards 2018 Okanagan Cider Festival to celebrate the incredible choices cider lovers now enjoy. This is the second year for the festival. The first was held last year at BC Tree Fruits, home of Broken Ladder Cider. … Read more
The 2018 Canadian Culinary Championships, held recently in Kelowna, brought together eleven of the country’s top chefs for the prestigious Gold Medal Plates competition. The competing chefs participated in a series of tough challenges, including the Mystery Wine Pairing Competition. In the Mystery Wine Pairing Competition, Chefs were given a mystery bottle of wine and … Read more
No matter whether your favourite #bcwine is a White, Red, Rosé, Still, Sparkling or Bubbly we have recommendations to make your Valentine’s Day special. Is there anything more romantic than sharing a glass of wine? I think not. If that glass of wine just happens to be a BC Wine you’re on the right track. … Read more
Hotel Zed is once again offering guests a chance to get sexy this Valentine’s Day. We’re well-known for our “Nooner” promotion, but this year we’re taking it one step sexier with our new “Quickie” special: 3-hour booking windows for a short & sassy Valentine’s date! Guests can book a room from 11 a.m. to … Read more
We absolutely love the wines from The View Winery. Why are we so taken with the extensive line up of wines and Wards ciders from The View? What sets them apart from other Okanagan wines and ciders? Every bottle or can is filled with personality. Just like owner Jennifer Molgat the inspiration, perspiration, incentive, ambition … Read more
As our Canadian Olympic athletes are in final preparations to take on the world at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games so are the eleven chefs who won gold in their regional qualifier competition across Canada! The 2018 Canadian Culinary Championships finalists are now confirmed. These Chefs have returned to their kitchens and many … Read more
Experts from the Okanagan wine and culinary tourism industry will be well represented at a conference in Kelowna this October about the future of food and wine tourism. Wine & Culinary Tourism Futures is a first of its kind conference and will bring together a wide range of specialists, many from the … Read more
Monthly al fresco long table wine dinners kick off July 5 at The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver Summer time is for lounging outdoors, meeting new people, and catching up with friends and loved ones over inspired food and great beverages. That’s why the Westin Bayshore’s newly minted H2 Rotisserie & Bar is re-launching the hotel’s … Read more
If ever there was a time to remind us of the many facets of the Okanagan, the flooding of some of our beaches and properties is it. Long gone – if they ever existed – are the days when all the Okanagan had to offer was “Beaches and Peaches” as a popular tourism tag promised. Clearly, … Read more
Okanagan Fest of Ale™ veterans Cannery Brewing of Penticton Who doesn’t want a great pour of favourite craft brews? As the popularity of craft beer and cider continues to climb, the Okanagan Fest of Ale Society (OFOAS) is thriving and has grown from a two-day consumer tasting to Okanagan Beer Week, April 3 to 9, … Read more