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More than two dozen wineries in the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys are included on the growing itinerary of stops available on a unique new Heli-Wine Tour service offered by West Kelowna-based Valhalla Helicopters. Up to four people at a time can charter a Bell-206 chopper from Valhalla, leaving Kelowna International Airport for a total of [...]

Ten wines have been named winners of 2011 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in BC Wines.  They were chosen from among this year’s total entries of 309 wines from 83 wineries across the province. This is the ninth year of the Awards program, begun in 2003 by then Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo.  It honours excellence [...]

Poplar Grove Winery has just opened a brand new, 9500 square foot, state-of-the-art winery on top of Munson Mountain at the gateway to the Naramata Bench.  The new winery space is home to a working winery, showcase barrel hall and an expansive tasting room. Location:             425 Middle Bench Road North, Naramata Bench, Penticton, BC [...]

Canadian Wine Pioneer Begins Another First With New Okanagan Wine Harry McWatters, a driving force in the development of British Columbia’s wine industry, is pleased to announce the launch of his own estate wine, McWatters Collection, from one of the Black Sage Bench’s first vinifera vineyards, originally planted in 1993. The first release of the [...]

2011 B.C. Winery of the Year! The results are in from The All Canadian Wine Championships 2011.   We are a proud recipient of 4 new medals: Double Gold (Best in Category) – Viognier 2009 Gold—Pinot Gris 2010 Gold—Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Silver—Chardonnay 2007 To view the complete competition results click here. If you blink you’ll miss [...]