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Jackson-Triggs red duo from 2010
Photo: Winemaker Brooke Blair; credit Stuart BishWineries have begun to release the 2010 reds from the Okanagan. Consumers who have heard that the vintage was cool and challenging will be approaching...
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Quails’ Gate 2013 spring releases
Photo: Quails' Gate vineyardsGrant Stanley is going into his 10th year as winemaker at Quails’ Gate Estate Winery and he has certainly put his fingerprints on the wines.Quails’ Gate was opened in 1989...
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Okanagan Falls Wineries host a coming out party
Photo: Noble Ridge owners Leslie and Jim D'Andrea with "The One."The member wineries of the Okanagan Falls Winery Association, which was formed about a year ago, had its coming out party in Vancouver...
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Rocky Creek Winery releases in 2013
Photo: Rocky Creek's Mark and Linda Holford Good weather in May means at least two things in the CowichanValley.The warm sun means a timely bud break and a good start to the growing season.Secondly,...
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Inniskillin Okanagan releases a fresh and fruity pair
Inniskillin Okanagan winemaker Sandor MayerWhen Inniskillin Okanagan began releasing Pinot Gris wines a decade ago, it labelled them Pinot Grigio.It is likely that it used the Italian variant on the...
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Grant Stanley moves to 50th Parallel
Photo: vineyard at 50th Parallel Estate WineryAfter 10 years as winemaker at Quails’ Gate Estate Winery, Grant Stanley is moving to 50th Parallel Estate Winery as an investor, partner and...
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Naramata Bench wineries in Vancouver in 2013
Photo: Bench 1775 WineryBench 1775 WineryThis formerly was Soaring Eagle Winery. It was renamed last July after Paradise Ranch Winery proprietor Jim Stewart acquired it with a partner. This spring,...
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Gray Monk, the Godfather of Pinot Gris, wins again
Photo: Gray Monk Estate WineryIt is déjà vu all over again, to quote Yogi Berra, my favourite philosopher. At the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival, Gray Monk Estate Winery’s 2012 Pinot Gris was the top...
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JoieFarm releases its 2012 wines
Photo: Michael Dinn and Heidi NobleAfter two challenging vintages in the Okanagan, nature gave the winemakers a break in 2012.In the information accompanying new releases, JoieFarm owners Heidi Noble...
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BC wineries shine in the All Canadian Wine Championships
CedarCreek's award-winning Darryl BrookerBritish Columbia’s wine and cider producers did well this year at the All Canadian Wine Championships, held last week in Windsor.BC producers took home 27 of...
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Riverstone wine releases in 2013
Photo: Riverstone's Ted Kane Riverstone Estate Winery is now in its third year. The winery is located just off Tuc-El-Nuit Road, the road on the east side of Oliver which runs parallel to the...
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Class of 2013: Lariana Cellars
Photo: Lariana Cellars' Dan and Carol ScottLariana Cellars9304 2nd AvenueOsoyoos T 250.495.7559www.larianacellars.comThis new Osoyoos winery, which is just releasing its first wine – a 2012 Viognier...
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Tinhorn Creek's spring 2013 wine releases
Photo: Tinhorn Creek's Sandra Oldfield During the past month, Tinhorn Creek Estate Winery has been releasing winemaker Sandra Oldfield’s new wines from 2012. At least three things are notable about...
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Harry McWatters unveils Time Estate’s winery
Photo: Harry McWatters with model of Time Estate Winery Sumac Ridge Founder Harry McWatters has revealed the plans for his eye-catching new Time Estate Winery on Black Sage Road.Designed by architect...
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Class of 2013: Bonamici Cellars
Photo: Philip Soo (l) and Mario RodiBonamici Cellars4828 Highway 97,Oliver BC V0H 1T0Email: phil.soo@shaw.ca www.BonamiciCellars.comOn curb appeal of the labels alone, the new Bonamici Cellars should...
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SpierHead Winery white releases spring 2013
Photo: SpierHead Winery in East KelownaIn a recent blind tasting that included six Pinot Noirs –three from B.C., three imports – the SpierHead Pinot Noir 2011 at $19 a bottle easily held its own...
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Seven Stones has a new cellar
The photograph at the head of this posting was taken in late April at Seven Stones Winery in the SimilkameenValley.The concrete structure is one end of the 3,000-square-foot underground cellar that...
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Reflecting on a $100 Okanagan wine
We all know individuals who could afford to do so but who would never consider spending $100 on a bottle of Okanagan wine, never mind the $500 to $1000 it costs each year to buy a bottle from one of...
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Fandango is not just a dance
With help from Wikipedia, here is a definition of fandango: “Fandango is a lively couples dance from Spain, usually in triplemeter, traditionally accompanied by guitars and castanets or hand-clapping...
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Fort Berens vineyard at Lillooet begins to shine
Photo: Rolf de Bruin and Heleen PennekoekRolf de Bruin and Heleen Pannekoek took a risk in 2009 when they planted 20 acres of vines just outside Lillooet for their Fort Berens Estate Winery.Lillooet is...
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