A pioneer in the BC wine industry, he has been awarded with innumerable accolades and established many firsts in the province, including the first to release a series of single vineyard designated wines.
John Peller, Chairman & CEO of Andrew Peller Limited, commented "We are excited to confirm the Tinhorn Creek acquisition as well as the closing dates for Black Hills and Gray Monk Estate Winery.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has welcomed Hush Heath's trade deal with Canada following news that its sparkling wine has achieved a listing with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO.)
Featuring restaurants offering exclusive vintages from world-renowned European vineyards to those with a focus on wine from the local cellars of the Okanagan Valley and Niagara Peninsula, this list highlights some of the country's best wine lists, including Sooke Harbour House in Sooke, British Columbia, and Raymonds in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will provisionally enter force on Thursday, eight years after negotiations begun. It will be the EU's first major trade deal since it began implementing its South Korea agreement in 2011.
"It is a privilege to bring their ultra-premium wines and talented people into our family," said John Peller, CEO of Andrew Peller. "With our investment and resources, these wines have the potential to grow, develop and compete in the growing luxury wine market around the world."
The weekday event, dubbed "A Very Mommy Wine Festival," was meant to give new moms a chance to get together and have fun without the judgment and "mommy-shaming" they consistently face, organizer Alana Kayfetz said.
"We got lambasted in June," said Keith Tyers, winemaker at Closson Chase in Prince Edward County in Eastern Ontario, adding that it was probably the wettest season he's experience in 14 years of growing.
With increasing investment in vineyards and quality production, the best wineries in British Columbia are producing more single vineyard wines utilizing small parcels with unique expressions of terroir.
The publicly traded company with headquarters in Grimsby, Ontario, said the combined total of the three transactions will cost $95 million in a combination of cash and stock. The sales are expected to be finalized by Nov. 1. According to Peller, the three Okanagan Valley wineries generated a total of $25 million in their most recent fiscal year.
They won double gold for their 2013 Prodigy Icewine, gold for their 2012 Balance Brut Sparkling Wine, silver for their 2012 Mentage and bronze for their 2013 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay.