Taste Lake Country

Tickets are now available for The Scenic Sip’s “Taste Lake Country” event. Visit the six estate wineries of Lake Country and taste internationally inspired small bites along the way. May 3, 2014. GLV

Tramonto at River Rock Casino Best of BC Wine Dinner

Enjoy an expertly paired 5 course dinner hosted by Chef Robert Mackay, featuring the best of BC wines poured by in Tramonto’s private dining room. March 26 / 6:30pm to 8:30pm / $89 per person BOOK YOUR SPOT @ 604.247.8573 Goat Cheese beef Carpaccio, wild honey spiced Okanagan goat cheese, walnuts, celery hearts, anise tips Gray Monk “Odyssey”…

Perfect Pairings of BC Wine – Kelowna

Great wine and amazing chefs.  It’s a must! GLV Experience the Best of BC’s Perfect Pairings at a Farm-to-Table Feast at Bottega Farm Inn & Studio British Columbia is home to a dizzying array of abundant crops, orchards, vineyards, seafood, game farms and renowned chefs whose creations embody their commitment to “farm-to-table”. When these local…

Wines of BC at BC Liquor Stores

The month of August marks many British Columbians’ favourite time of year – blissful summer! BC Liquor Stores celebrates the rich abundance of our local vineyards by showcasing the wines of British Columbia in over 100 store locations. In support of this promotion, the Wines of British Columbia will host a total of five special…

THE ARTS CLUB AND BC WINE INSTITUTE CO-HOST WINE + FOOD FUNDRAISER

SALUTING THE BEST OF BC The Arts Club Theatre Company announces a new partnership with the BC Wine Institute to present the popular ChefmeetsBCGrape event along with two companion dinners in June. Not only does this fundraising series pay tribute to the top echelon of BC VQA wine and food produced in the province, but…

Joie Farm Pinot Blanc 2012

An old-vine Pinot Blanc crafted from grapes grown on vines 25 years plus.  Alsatian in style, the Pinot Blanc has gorgeous aromas of apple, mandarin, and some citrus notes.  Good acidity with apricot, some tropical fruits and a slight minerality.  Very good with some fresh spot prawns!  Another bottle please.  

Chef Meets Grape

JOIN US FOR A NEW WINE + FOOD EVENT! Wednesday, June 5, 2013 7:00 PM Vancouver Convention Centre East The Arts Club is excited to unveil our new 2013 wine and food fundraiser, the ChefmeetsBCGrape series, celebrating the finest offerings of wine and food from across our province. We have teamed up with the Wines of British Columbia to…

BC Wine Chat – Red Wine With Fish

Welcome BC Wine lovers! February 27th at YEW restaurant + bar – delicious evening of tasting and tweeting. Sample and tweet your way through four outstanding BC wines paired with Chef Ned Bell’s tasty treats from local waters. Exploring “Red Wine with Fish” is the name of the game! Follow the hashtag #BCWineChat to participate from home. http://yew-bcwinechat.eventbrite.com/ Featured Wines: Joie Farm, ‘PTG’…

White Spot celebrates B.C. producers with new summer menu and wine list

Iconic B.C. restaurant the only casual dining chain in the province to offer a 100% local wine selection In celebration of summertime in beautiful B.C., White Spot today unveiled its 2012 seasonal Celebrate BC menu across the province, featuring summer dishes inspired by fresh, local ingredients. The return of Celebrate BC also marks the launch…

House Wine and Wines of BC VQA Wines

house wine is partnering with the Wines of British Columbia to present an evening of new, spring release BC VQA wines. The tasting will introduce you to the leaders in BC, showcase a variety of wine styles and our five regions, all without the leaving the city! Sip into Spring with BC VQA Spring is in…

Desert Hills Viognier 2010

#bcwine $24.90 This estate grown Viognier from the hot hills of Desert Hills Osoyoos vineyard has ripe floral aromas of primrose, peach, with a  bit of musk and star anise.  On the palate there is a soft acidity, typical of the grape, and perfumey notes of honeysuckle, apricot, peach and some roasted pink grapefruit.  Would…

Desert Hills Unoaked Chardonnay 2009

#bcwine  $16.90 This unoaked Chardonnay has aromas of citrus fruit, green apple skin, nectarine with some herbaceous notes. On the palate it’s a clean, crisp sipper, with apple, fresh pear and some light nectarine.  A light finish with balanced acidity.  Perfect for seafood dishes.  Try it with a green apple mignonette atop some fresh oysters….

ELEVEN WINES WIN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S AWARDS

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…

McWatters Collection Inaugural Release

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…

2010 BC Wine Grape Crop

Outstanding Quality Despite Challenging Vintage #BCWine With tonnage down 11% from last year, the 2010 vintage provided numerous challenges for vintners in British Columbia. Despite Mother Nature’s temperament, BC wineries continue to produce exceptional quality wines. The 2010 harvest got off to a late start with the first grapes being picked the week of September…

Mission Hill Five Vineyards Rose 2010

#BCWine $15 @missionhillwine An easy sipper from the Five Vineyards Collection of Mission Hill Winery made from Merlot, Cab Franc, and Shiraz.  Aromas and flavours of strawberry, raspberry, pomegranate and summer punch predominate. Some perceived sweetness makes this a good wine for Asian dishes, or just simply unscrew the cap and sip at your next…

News from Pentage

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…

De Vino Winery Opens for the Summer

The 2011 De Vine Taste Experience As the sun finally shines upon the breathtaking beauty that is the Saanich Peninsula De Vine welcomes all of you back to our Tasting Room at our Vineyard (map) as we unveil our exciting new wines for this late but truly beautiful season. During our first few weeks open…

Vista D’Oro – News from the farm

Happy Spring! Finally! We’ve had crazy weather this past month, from hail storms to days of such heat, that the greenhouse was (almost) unbearable, but at long last it looks like spring is here to stay! Funny but the above was cut and pasted from last May’s newsletter and it applied to this May as…

Starling Lanes Winery Open For The Season

Come join friends and neighbours to taste our new wines. Red wine lovers will be especially happy as we are releasing our Pinot Noir 2009 and Maréchal Foch 2009. We think you’ll agree that 2009 was a special year for reds in our vineyards. We are proud of the fact that all of our wines…