WIVA 4th Annual Spring Wine Tasting

Friday March 30th, Fairmont Empress (Crystal Ballroom) The Wine Islands Vintners Association (WIVA) is holding its annual spring wine tasting event featuring wines, ciders, and meads on Friday March 30th at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC. The Wine Islands Vintners Association, or WIVA as it is better known, is “a grouping of over…

Vancouver Island Wineries win 21 Medals at All-Canadian Wine Championships

Vancouver Island wineries came away with a treasure-trove of medals in the 2010 All-Canadian Wine Championships. In all Island wineries won 21 medals in 13 different categories.  The haul included two coveted Double Gold medals–one for Muse Winery’s 2008 Marechal Foch and one for Church and State Wines’ 2007 Chardonnay. Gold medal winners included Rocky…

WIVA 2nd ANNUAL WINE TASTING – 13 MAY AT THE INN AT LAUREL POINT

The Wine Islands Vintners Association (WIVA) is holding its annual wine tasting event featuring wines, ciders, meads and spirits from over twenty of the islands best wineries. A sampling of the wineries attending are Averill Creek Vineyard, Beaufort Winery, Blue Grouse Winery, Carbrea Vineyard, Chase & Warren Estate Wines, Cherry Point Vineyard, Church & State…