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Oliver Twist celebrates Nostalgia
Photo: Oliver Twist's Gina HarfmanGina Harfman, who purchased Oliver Twist in 2012 from founders Bruce and Denice Hagerman, decided to keep the winery name while creating a second label – Nostalgia –...
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Bartier Bros. current releases
\Photo: Winemaker Michael BartierThe current releases from Bartier Bros. winery came once again with a good media package on a USB memory stick.I have chosen to reproduce the biographies of the two...
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Nk'Mip Cellars bolsters premium wine tier
Photo: Randy Picton of Nk'Mip CellarsThe Osoyoos Indian Band, the 51% owner of Nk’Mip Cellars, had a stroke of good luck two decades ago when they applied for a casino license.They were turned down....
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Vanessa Vineyards: Similkameen Valley winemaking
Photo: Vanessa winemaster Howard SoonThe slogan for Vanessa Vineyards in the Similkameen Valley is “carved from stone, fuelled by sun, a vineyard like no other.”It is one of several neighbouring...
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Rocky Creek now has 100 awards
Photo: Rocky Creek winemaker Mark Holford (courtesy of the winery)Rocky Creek Winery recently announced a milestone: its wines have won 100 medals since this Cowichan Valley winery opened 13 years...
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Volcanic Hills: wines you can afford
Photo: Bobby Gidda of Volcanic HillsWith almost 70 acres of vineyard and with contract growers, Volcanic Hills Estate Winery crafts an extensive portfolio of reasonably-priced wines.Now going into its...
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Cherie Spriggs - the Canadian superstar of English bubbly
Victoria-born Cherie Spriggs is one of the best winemakers to have grown up in British Columbia – but she got away from us. She has just been named “Sparkling Winemaker of the Year” at the recent...
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Ruby Blues has defined a house style
Photo: Ruby Blues WineryIn the decade since it opened, Ruby Blues Winery has established a clearly-defined house style with wines that are easy to like.That seems to reflect the personalities of the...
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Hester Creek celebrates its Old Vines
Photo: Hester Creek proprietor Curt GarlandThis year, Hester Creek celebrates the 50thanniversary of the planting of its Golden Mile vineyard by releasing wines that show off the old vines.The story of...
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Kitsch gains its cult
Photo: Kitsch winemaker Grant BiggsKitsch Wines in Kelowna, now in its third year, seems to have acquired a cult following.Consumers have taken to travelling with Kitsch wines and posting photographs...
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Free agency and ownership changes in the BC wine industry
Photo: Retiring Foxtrot owners Torsten and Kicki AllanderIt would not be a summer without major changes in winemakers and in ownership in the British Columbia wine industry.The shifting around of...
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Winemaker's CUT: a moment in time
Photo: Michal MosnyThe Winemaker’s CUT label wines, formerly released along with the wines of Lunessence Winery & Vineyard in Summerland, now stand on their own.The label is owned by Michal and...
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Fitzpatrick and Steller's Jay sparkling wines
Photo: Bubbly producer Gordon FitzpatrickMost B.C. wineries now produce sparkling wine. Steller’s Jay was the first quality traditional method sparkling wine. Fitzpatrick Family Vineyards is one of...
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Sandhill and friends: a tastihg
Photo: Sandhill winemaker Sandy LeierOver the next five years, the sprawling Calona Vineyards complex near downtown Kelowna will be almost entirely rebuilt.Since Andrew Peller Ltd. took over the winery...
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Monte Creek expanding with new winery, Similkameen vineyard
Photo: Monte Creek general manager Erik FisherMonte Creek Ranch Winery, already making 18,000 cases a year, has embarked on a major expansion a little more than a decade after planting its first...
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Tinhorn Creek's Andrew and Andrew show
Photo: Winemaker Andrew WindsorThe wines of Tinhorn Creek Vineyards have never been less than good and often, have been superb, particularly in past several vintages.One reason: The winery’s Andrew and...
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Tasting at The Chase Winery
Photo: Winemaker Adrian BakerNow in its second season, The Chase Wines has emerged as a must-stop for wine tourists in Lake Country, with its solid wines, its spacious tasting room and a bistro with...
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Laughing Stock gets bigger this vintage
Photos: Laughing Stock's David EnnsA lot of eyebrows were raised in June when Laughing Stock Vineyards hired Nikki Callaway, a star winemaker star formerly at Quails’ Gate Estate Winery and, before...
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River Stone delivers the wow factor
Photo: River Stone's Ted KaneMany good wines arrive at my door to be tasted and then shared with guests over dinner.Occasionally, a wine will receive a spontaneous comment of appreciation. River Stone...
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Black Hills names new winemaking team
Photo: Winemaker Ross WiseReports have begun to circulate within the B.C. wine industry that winemaker Ross Wise will leave Phantom Creek Estate Winery to join Black Hills Estate Winery at the end of...
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