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We’re starting 2012 with another great tasting – this winery is one of the best-kept secrets of Naramata, but we think that with all the awards they’ve won, they won’t be “secret” for long. This event will feature two Vertical Tastings! What is the only wine in BC to have won two Lieutenant Governor Awards of [...]

The BCWAS is proud to announce our first event of 2011: a special tasting with winemaker Wade Stark of Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery! Ganton & Larsen Prospect is a true BC winery, proud to feature only BC grapes in their wines and BC artists on their labels. Okay, the winemaker’s from Ontario, but you [...]

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm The official motto of our British Columbia Wine Appreciation Society is “Discover, Discuss, Experience, Enjoy”, but we like to say that the unofficial one is “Enjoying wine in a non-snobby way.”  Our annual holiday bash is the perfect example of that – lots of food, [...]

Our annual October tasting is usually something a little different. Since it’s harvest, the wineries are too busy to come visit us, so we try to do something ourselves – and it’s always fun! This year, we are very lucky to be able to bring you a comparative tasting with Riedel (rhymes with needle), the [...]

We don’t know how many times we can invite you to join the B.C. Wine Appreciation Society for another special one-of-a-kind evening, but we’re doing it again!  Come and meet Pascal Madevon, winemaker of the iconic Le Grand Vin of Osoyoos Larose. Pascal will be giving a wonderful presentation, and you’ll have a rare chance [...]

Join the BCWAS for a very special evening, featuring winemaker Sandra Oldfield and a 12-year vertical tasting of Tinhorn Creek’s award-winning Cabernet Franc! This is a unique event in the history of BCWAS tastings – they’ve never done a vertical like this before. What’s a vertical tasting? It is where lucky people like you get [...]

Christmas with Wild Goose Started in Okanagan Falls as a “retirement project” in 1983 by the Kruger family, Wild Goose Vineyards is one of the oldest – and most-awarded – wineries in the Okanagan. Wild Goose was voted 2009 Winery of the Year by Wine Press Northwest, out of a field of over 1400 wineries [...]

Who says BC can’t make good red wines?  We challenge naysayers to attend our Big Reds event on Wednesday October 21, and find out for yourselves what world-class red wines we make here in BC.  Prepare to be proved wrong! For all you fans of BC wines, here is another wonderful opportunity to taste some [...]