Municipal politicians from across the province are supporting B.C.'s wine industry with a request for the provincial government to reduce red tape for off-site tasting rooms.
It's been an amazing two-decade journey for the Wine Align National Wine Awards, and looking ahead to this year's awards, there is almost no comparison between years one and 20.
The B.C. Lieutenant Governor's Wine Awards recognize excellence and winemaking for wineries in British Columbia and is the oldest competition in the province. Gurvinder Bhatia was one of the judges and shares how the wildfires affected the growing season in B.C.
Toronto-based design and creative studio Public Address has worked with California winemaker Randall Grahm on the designs for his new wine brand The Language of Yes.
Additionally, the winery is moving forward with biodynamic certification, paving the way for another landmark ecological statement for a Canadian winery of Phantom Creek Estates' size.
Head of the B.C. Wine Growers of British Columbia Miles Prodan says while they clearly want to welcome people to wineries around B.C., the concern for people who may need to evacuate, and keeping the roads clear for them, is greater.
Robert Llewellyn has resigned from his position as a director of Corby and that Helga Reidel has been appointed as his successor, effective August 12, 2021.
The agreement at the World Trade Organization last summer to end Canada's excise-tax exemption on 100 per cent Canadian-grown wine came when the focus was on the pandemic and keeping everyone afloat. But the reality of Ontario's wine sector is that the legacy of past trade agreements means smaller businesses enjoy fewer advantages on their own home turf.
Each of five scenarios for the future, based on how much carbon emissions are cut, passes the more stringent of two thresholds set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. World leaders agreed then to try to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above levels in the late 19th century because problems mount quickly after that. The world has already warmed nearly 1.1 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since then.
British Columbia has already surpassed the 10-year average for number of forest fires and total hectares burned. Many of these fires are near the Okanagan Valley, an important Canadian wine-producing region.
In addition to Chronos, Evolve Cellars has received a visual refresh that includes a light, casual aesthetic and two new wines, the white blend Spontaneity and the red blend Momento. All Evolve Cellars wines are supple with a zippy zing and offer the purest expressions of varietals to awaken the five senses into celebrations of every moment.
Equity Wine is an Ontario private corporation with wineries in Jordan Station and St. David's Ontario. Its two wineries, Creekside and Queenston Mile, also produce Red Tractor Wines, Rood Apples Cider and have the rights to produce and distribute Proud Pour Wines.
British Columbia has already surpassed the 10-year average for number of forest fires and total hectares burned. Many of these fires are near the Okanagan Valley, an important Canadian wine-producing region.