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Marquis Wine Cellars champions Greek wines
Photo: Wine merchant John Cleredis (l) with Yorgos Svanias, export manager for Domaine SkourisFood & Wine Magazine, in a web posting, declares: “Greek wines may be the most underrated on the...
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Okanagan Falls nearing sub-appellation
Photo: Barrels and vineyards at Stag's HollowThe wineries of Okanagan Falls are in a race with those of the Naramata Bench to secure the next sub-appellation designation in the OkanaganBecause...
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Bonamici Cellars opens tasting room
Photo: Bonamici's Philip Soo and Mario RodiBonamici Cellars is about to open a wine shop south of Okanagan Falls to complete its journey from virtual winery to land-based winery. There is a soft...
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Fort Berens is about to plant second Lillooet vineyard
Photo: The vineyard at Fort BerensNow that spring has finally arrived, Lillooet’s Fort Berens Estate Winery can begin planting what it calls its north vineyard.To be planted over two seasons, it will...
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Black Widow's wines showcase the 2017 vintage
Photo: Black Widow's Dick LancasterFor my book, Icon: Flagship Wines from British Columbia’s Best Wineries, I chose a premium red blend called Hourglass as the iconic or collectible wine for Black...
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Quails' Gate small lot wines spice up the portfolio
Photo: Quails' Gate winemaker Nikki CallawayThe most popular white wine at Quails’ Gate Estate Winery, year in and year out, is Chasselas Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris.In 2017, winemaker Nikki Callaway and...
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JoieFarm's Heidi Noble celebrates "normal" vintage
Photo: JoieFarm's Heidi Noble (courtesy of the winery)Heidi Noble, the winemaker and owner of JoieFarm, exults that the 2017 vintage was a return to normal for the Okanagan. That allowed her to make...
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Class of 2017: Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery
Photo: Seaside Pearl's David ZimmermanDavid and Allison Zimmerman, who opened Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery in May 2017 near Abbotsford, are practical people.Allison once operated a shop called Seaside...
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Class of 2018: Bottega Wine Studio
Photo: Winemaker Daniel BontorinBottega Wine Studio is the among the new labels to emerge this year in the Okanagan, a virtual winery launched by winemaker Daniel Bontorin and his partner, Kristine...
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Blue Mountain hits the road
Photo: Blue Mountain's Christie Mavety (photo by Christopher Stenberg)On the afternoon of June 9, Blue Mountain Vineyards & Cellars hosts what has become an annual event to deliver pre-ordered...
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Clos du Soleil brings home awards
Photo: Clos du Soleil winemaker Michael ClarkMichael Clark, the managing director and winemaker at Clos du Soleil Winery, is trumpeting that the winery recently won three silver medals at the Decanter...
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Tantalus Reserve Pinot Noir: stunning wine, stunning label
Photo: Tantalus winemaker David PatersonThis spring’s releases from Tantalus Vineyards are impressive across the board – notably so with the flagship Old Vines Riesling and with a first time Pinot...
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Sperling wines benefit from a mature vineyard
Photo: Winemaker Ann SperlingAnn Sperling is the most distinguished home-grown winemaker in the Okanagan. She makes fine wine in Ontario and Argentina as well as in British Columbia. The current...
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Orofino adds a White Bridge
Photo: Orofino's John and Virginia Weber (courtesy of winery)New this year from Orofino Vineyards is a delicious blend called White Bridge White.The wine is a partner to Orofino’s Red Bridge Red, a...
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Wild Goose earns two "best of show" wine awards
Photo: Hagen (left) and Roland Kruger (right) with their late father, AdolfAt the recent All Canadian Wine Championships competition, the Okanagan’s Wild Goose Vineyards won two “best of show” awards –...
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Class of 2018: Here’s The Thing Vineyards
Photo: Jamie and Leah McDowellHere’s The Thing Vineyards4740 Black Sage RoadOliver BC V0H 1T0.When to visit: daily 11 am-5pm.Leah McDowell, who operates this winery with husband Jamie, recalls an...
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Culmina's vineyard begins to deliver
Photo: Vintner Donald Triggs at Culmina wineryCulmina Winery’s 56-acre vineyard was planted over a number of years, starting about a decade ago, by Donald and Elaine Triggs. Judging from the current...
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CedarCreek heads toward organic viticulture
Photo: Winemaker Taylor WhelanWinemaker Taylor Whelan’s covering letter with CedarCreek’s spring release includes a titillating forecast that the construction at the winery is nearly concluded.“We are...
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Camelot Vineyards celebrates King Arthur
Photo: Camelot's Robert Brass (left) with wine director Julian SamoisetteVisitors arriving at the tasting room of Camelot Vineyards in Kelowna all pass by a large stone with a sword impaled in it.It...
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Little Engine shoots for the moon
Photo: Winemaker Scott RobinsonThe bar is set high at Little Engine Wines, which has three tiers of wine – silver, gold and platinum. Silver is the entry level.“I am trying to make silvers to compete...
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