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Fort Berens releases six reserve wines
Photo: Fort Berens founders Rolf de Bruin and Heleen PannekoekThe nine wines released this fall by Fort Berens Estate Winery include six reserves.If memory serves, this is the largest proportion of...
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Class of 2018: Echo Bay Vineyard
Photo: Winemaker Kelsey Rufiange (left) with parents Kathy and MarkEcho Bay Vineyard224 Eastside RoadOkanagan Falls, BC, V0H 1R5T 250.490.6228Are you looking for terroir-driven wine? Meet Echo Bay...
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Clos du Soleil buys a third vineyard
Photo: La Côte, Clos do Soleil's new vineyardA vineyard purchase last week has extended Clos du Soleil Winery’s footprint in the terroir of Upper Bench Road in Keremeos that is critical to the winery’s...
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BC Iconic Reds 2018 is a sweep for Road 13
Photo: Competing wines clustered around John Levine's portrait and hatIn a convincing victory, wines from Road 13 Vineyards took first and second place at this year’s BC Iconic Reds competition. Also...
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Class of 2018: Lightning Rock Winery
Photo: Vintners Jordan Kubek and Tyler KnightLightning Rock Winery6611 Giants Head RoadSummerland, BC, V0H 1Z7250.488.7052During his career, Ron Kubek has lent a helping hand to many. That has...
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Burrowing Owl at 25
Photo: Pair of burrowing owls in the Oliver breeding facilityOne of the great success stories of the Okanagan, Burrowing Owl Estate Winery celebrates its 25th anniversary this fall.The vineyard was...
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Blue Mountain bubbles for the 2018 holidays
Photo: Blue Mountain toasts the vintageIn the fall of 2010, Blue MountainVineyard & Cellars celebrated its 20th vintage by hosting an extensive tasting of its reserve wines.The wines in the tasting...
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CheckMate releases 2015 Chardonnays
Photo: CheckMate's Phil McGahanCheckMate Artisanal Winery has now released five Chardonnays from the 2015 vintage. It was a challenging year because it was a hot year. However, Phil McGahan, the...
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Road 13 purchased by Anthony von Mandl
Photo: Road 13 Vineyards and wineryRoad 13 Vineyards has been acquired by Anthony von Mandl, adding to a stable of premium wineries that includes his Mission Hill Family Estates. This was disclosed on...
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Mirabel Vineyards releases 2016 Pinot Noir
Photo: Mirabel proprietors Dawn and Doug Reimer (courtesy of the winery)Mirabel Vineyards, which has just released its 2016 Pinot Noir, is transforming from a virtual winery to a land-based winery.The...
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Township 7's wines keep impressing
Photo: Winemaker Mary McDermott in Township 7's cellarThe wines at Township 7 Vineyards & Winery have gone from strength to strength since 2014, when Beijing businessman Ge Song bought the winery...
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Mission Hill's new chief winemaker, Ben Bryant
Photo: Winemaker Ben BryantBen Bryant, an Australian winemaker with an exceptional resumé, has joined Mission Hill Family Estates as chief winemaker.There has been no formal announcement even though he...
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Time Winery for New Year's Eve
Photo: Time proprietor Harry McWattersTo cap its first full year in downtown Penticton, Time Winery plans to be open for New Year’s Eve this year. It is what you can do when you are an urban...
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Moon Curser's love affair with slightly obscure varietals
Photo: Moon Curser's Chris TolleyThere is a view that far too many grape varietals are grown in the Okanagan Valley. Chris Tolley, the co-proprietor of Moon Curser Vineyard in Osoyoos, would differ.“I...
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Noble Ridge's 2015 King's Ransom Cabernet is a stunner
Photo: Noble Ridge's Leslie and Jim D'AndreaNoble Ridge Vineyard & Winery has two remarkable vineyards in Okanagan Falls. The one at the winery’s tasting room is a rounded peak, with grape vines on...
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Stag's Hollow adds to its portfolio
Photo: Stag's Hollow Winery owners (photo courtesy winery) Stag’s Hollow Winery has always had a fairly large portfolio of wines- and that is the way the owners like it.“You know us,” laughs Linda...
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Pinot Blanc …. Seriously?
Photo: Pinot Blanc booster Anthony BuchananWhen vinifera varietals were being trialed in British Columbia in the 1980s, Pinot Blanc came through with flying colours.The reliable vine was planted...
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Sunrock Vineyards emerges as its own wine brand
Photo: Sunrock winemaker Dave CarsonArterra Wines Canada, which farms almost 1,300 acres of Okanagan vineyard, has carved out one of its best properties for a single vineyard red wine brand....
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Harmonious caps the Siren's Call wine portfolio
Photo: BC Wine Studio's Mark SimpsonWinemaker Mark Simpson put an audacious marker down in 2010 when he launched his Siren’s Call with a portfolio including a premium red blend called Harmonious.The...
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Quails' Gate debuts new Pinot Gris at wine festival
Photo: Quails' Gate president Tony StewartQuails’ Gate Estate Winery will be one of the 26 British Columbia wineries at the Vancouver International Wine Festival.Over the years, this winery has been...
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