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Its been an outstanding year for two British Columbia wineries that took home big awards at the WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada.

The vinicultural gem is ready for the world to know of its greatness—here are the best wineries in Canadas Okanagan Valley.

Vancouver Sun wine expert Anthony Gismondis news from the wine and food world, recommended B.C. wine of the week, and a wine to add to your cellar.

The newest kid on the Black Sage Bench for the Iconic Wineries of B.C. is Red Barn and this cabernet franc from Jagged... Michael Godel - LCBO, SAQ, BCLDB

This Rare French Aperitif Deserves a Spot on Your Bar Cart Regan Stephens It started with a mistake, as good ideas often do. Robert Cassell was traveling from Paris to meet a Cognac distiller in Beaune, but his miscalculation of the train schedule left him with hours to kill inside Gare du Nord, one of Pariss central train stations. The co-founder of Philadelphias New Liberty Distillery and the Connacht Whiskey Company in Ireland did what any curious distiller would do: he grab...

Article content Christie Mavety remembers the early days of her family business, around 1990, when Blue Mountain Vineyards had just begun producing small amounts of quality wine for an even smaller B.C. wine market. “In the very beginning, it was really the restaurants that helped grow our business,” says Mavety, Blue Mountain’s director of sales and marketing. “There’s a really strong sense of support that you might not see in other regions. It’s almost like a big family.” We apo...

Article content The shift to earth-friendly wine-growing is quickly spreading across B.C. wine country that some think could be as much as 50 per cent organic by 2030. Led by the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys, that would make B.C. home to the largest percentage of organic vineyards by hectares planted in the world. No small feat by any standard, and one that would focus much attention on the region’s wine. Summerhill Pyramid Winery has been touting the natural way the longest, halting the ...

By Sonya Hook  | 29 January, 2021 The map for cool climate wines is expanding, with more countries and regions gaining recognition as producers of quality wines. Alongside this, a growing number of consumers are discovering the styles produced from grapes grown in countries that have a longer growing season, often with warm summer days followed by drops in temperature at night. Laura Jewell MW, Wine Australia’s regional general manager EMEA, says Australia’s cool-climate wines...

The notable downtown Vancouver hotel is inviting guests to check-in with special room rates and then check out the exquisite wines of Martin’s Lane Winery and CheckMate Artisanal Winery in February and March, respectively, via virtual wine tastings with the pros. Each winery will have three distinctly different events highlighting a particular bottle from their collection, which will be sent to attendees in time for the tasting at home or left in their room at the Fairmont beforehand if t...