Burrowing Owl Vineyards Acquires Wild Goose Estate Vineyards & Winery
Burrowing Owl has announced it has acquired “the tremendously popular Wild Goose Vineyards & Winery located in Okanagan Falls, just South of Penticton, BC.” […]
1 Mill Road: It’s All About Pinot
Updated: July 8th, 2021 1 Mill Road Pinot Noir 2019 Naramata Bench The current release invites with cherry, leather and some earthy aromas, bright red berry notes followed by a plush but precise palate of dark cherry and strawberry. Wrapped in silky and beautifully integrated tannins with a touch of spice and a definite savoury [...]
R.I.P. George Heiss Snr., Okanagan Wine Pioneer
I am saddened by the loss of George Heiss Senior, who passed away on June 29th, from cancer. Where to begin? For me the BC industry has never been quite the same since George and Trudy Heiss (deservedly) retired after selling Gray Monk Cellars to Andrew Peller, in 2017. A Big Hearted Legend Three things [...]
A Bountiful Bouquet of BC Rosé
A Bountiful Bouquet of BC Rosé for #NationalRoséDay … Last year we dedicated our Rosé roundup to Dr. Bonnie Henry, BC’s Provincial Health Officer. Dr. Henry became a household name overnight, as she guided us through the pandemic. Her mantra ‘Be calm, be kind and be safe’ has since been [...]
2020 was “A Very Good Year” — in BC Wine, At Least
Overall, the consensus is that it was a pretty challenging vintage for BC wine ...
Long Running Stoneboat Vineyards Sells to Voerhoeff Group
Stoneboat Vineyards has sold to Voerhoeff Group
A Taste of Nostalgia Offers a New Twist
A tasting of Nostalgia wines on Black Sage bench in the Okanagan Valley
Wine in Cans: In BC, Small is Big
Wine in cans? It’s really nothing new. I encountered my first at a California Wine Fair, back in 2004. The novelty was Sofia from Francis Ford Coppola—a sparkling rosé named for Coppola’s daughter. It came in a cleverly conceived, hexagonal four pack. It did all seem very ‘Hollywood’ at the [...]
6 Proper Drops to Amuse (Even) Queen Victoria
Victoria Day … Growing up in the United Kingdom (are we still allowed to call it that?) I never really understood why ‘stat’ holidays were called ‘Bank’ holidays. Other than the banks (with their already ludicrous ‘bankers’ hours’) were closed all day. Not to say that Victoria Day makes any [...]
St. Hubertus: Swiss Savvy in the Great White North
St. Hubertus may be one of the Okanagan’s more under the radar wineries. Yet while their story may be rooted in the past, they’re very much a fixture among the valley’s modern pioneers.