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Tinhorn Creek Vineyards at 20
Photo: Tinhorn Creek's Miradoro Restaurant - party centralTinhorn Creek Vineyards is celebrating its 20thanniversary this year with gusto.Throughout the season, the winery has hosted, or will host, 20...
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Moon Curser adds Arneis to its distinctive portfolio
Photo: Moon Curser's Beata and Chris TolleyFew Okanagan wineries are more given to exploring varieties not mainstream to the valley than Moon Curser Vineyards of Osoyoos.It was the first to release...
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These wineries are no one-shot wonders
Photo: Lariana's Dan and Carol ScottTwo wines, a white and a red, which recently arrived for review, are singled out here for special review for two reasons.The wines are both excellent. Secondly,...
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JoieFarm's 2013s: still available and worth buying
Photo: JoieFarm's Michael Dinn and Heidi NobleTo my surprise, the price list at my local VQA store currently includes 12 of JoieFarm’s wines. Now, that list is not always up to date. The point is that...
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CedarCreek tweaks its winemaking to achieve complexity
Photo: CedarCreek's Darryl BrookerEarlier this year, the Fitzpatrick family sold CedarCreek Estate Winery to Anthony von Mandl, the owner of Mission Hill Family Estate.The recent releases from...
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Class of 2014: Lusitano Estate Winery
Photo: Fernanda and Fred Ganhao (courtesy Lusitano)This recently-opened winery is the newest addition to the burgeoning group of OkanaganFalls wineries.This is the profile appearing in the new edition...
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Burrowing Owl and Calliope releases in 2014
Photo: Burrowing Owl's Tom DiBelloAmong the new releases from Burrowing Owl Winery, the 2013 wines draw a little extra attention.That was the first Burrowing Owl vintage for Tom DiBello, the University...
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Class of 2014: Mocojo Winery
Photo: Ken and Dianne Oh in the Mocojo wineryThe Naramata Bench now accounts for almost a quarter of the wineries in the Okanagan.While such a concentration of wineries must bring some problems...
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Class of 2014: Deep Roots Winery
Photo: Deep Roots Winery owners Bryan and Debra HardmanThe Naramata Bench’s bumper crop of new wineries in 2014 (fine and counting) includes Deep Roots Winery, operated by one of the region’s...
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Charlie Baessler’s rosé does his mother-in-law proud
Photo: Corcelettes Estate Winery's Charlie BaesslerCharlie Baessler, the winemaker for family-owned Corcelettes Estate Winery in the SimilkameenValley, earned a fine store of Brownie points last year...
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The Comox Valley’s 40 Knots Winery changes hands
Photo: Brenda Hetman-Craig and Layne Craig. Photo by Sara SilverThe largest vineyard and winery in the ComoxValley, 40 Knots Vineyard and Estate Winery, has just been acquired by a business couple who...
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Upper Bench releases blockbuster reds.
Photo: Gavin and Shana MillerJudging from three new red wines, Penticton’s Upper Bench Estate Winery is being turned around brilliantly by winemaker Gavin Miller and his wife Shana, an accomplished...
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Blue Mountain releases two fine 2013 whites
Photo: Blue Mountain winemaker Matt MavetyIf one needs a reminder of the contribution of mature vines to good wine, pick up a bottle of Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars’s 2013 Pinot Blanc, a bargain...
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Blue Grouse is getting a new winery
Blue Grouse winemaker Bailey WilliamsonNow under new ownership, the CowichanValley’s 21-year-old Blue Grouse Estate Winery is expanding with the construction of a new winery.The added capacity will...
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Tyler Harlton and friends
Photo: Tyler Harlton of TH WinesBefore he became a winemaker, Summerland-based Tyler Harlton played eight seasons of professional hockey and seldom had more than 60 penalty minutes a season.Everyone...
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New edition of John Schreiner's Okanagan Wine Tour Guide
The new edition – the fifth – of John Schreiner’s Okanagan Wine Tour Guide has just been released and is appearing in bookstores, in Okanagan wineries and in VQA stores this weekend.The retail price is...
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Toasting Tinhorn Creek at 20
Photo: Tinhorn Creek's Robert ShaunessyPinch yourself: the B.C. wine industry has emerged from its teen years.A case in point is Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this...
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Six wines to show off Mt. Boucherie's vineyards
Photo: Kal and Nirmal Gidda of Mt. BoucherieFrom time to time, some wineries talk about reducing the number of wines they produce.It does not seem that is much of a conversation at Mt. Boucherie...
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Val Tait and friends on Naramata Road
Photo: Bench 1775 general manager Val TaitThe readers of USA Today recently chose the Okanagan as one of the world’s best wine-touring regions.I have no doubt that some, if not all, of those who voted...
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The Godfather and other Cassini treats
Photo: Adrian CassiniThe summer releases from Cassini Cellars comprise a strong line-up, capped by the first release of The Godfather. This $70 red is built to become the winery’s icon wine.Adrian...
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