A new study led by the University of California, Davis, argues adoption of the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, or AOCwine appellation certification system in 1935 led to an estimated 14% increase in market value.

In 2015, Mark Beringer returned to his namesake Beringer Vineyards, joining as Chief Winemaker and following in the footsteps of acclaimed Winemaker Emeritus Laurie Hook.

The co-owner of Rosehall Run Vineyards in the heart of Prince Edward County was happy to see something that has been missing for most of the last 18 months - visitors from out of town.

Howard Soon, former winemaker with Andrew Peller Ltd. in Kelowna, received the Karl Kaiser Canadian Winemaker Award in a presentation at the close of the 2021 Canadian Wine Growers Symposium, held via videoconference on July 21.

"Burrowing Owl Estate Winery, Phantom Creek, Nk'Mip Cellars, Black Hills Estate evacuated. Other wineries further north on Black Sage Road, such as Silver Sage Winery, remain open, as well as a plethora of wineries along Highway 97.

Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived for the vaccinated.

Thirty-seven blazes, 12 per cent of all B.C. fires, are rated as highly visible or a threat to life or property.

"It was a major undertaking," von Mandl admits. "Really intense, and then fired up by my spending those days in northern Italy seeing and tasting the difference, tasting organic and biodynamic wines around the world, and also understanding the challenge. We had to have a plan to make it happen without losing a percentage of our minds-and our crops-along the way."

The Wyse family looks forward to the Kruger family's continued involvement in the business, with oversight from Wild Goose Founder, Adolf Kruger's youngest son, Roland Kruger, and Roland's nephews Nikolas Kruger (Winemaker) and Alex Kruger (Vineyard Supervisor).

Gray Monk was the first to plant Pinot Gris in Canada, and the third estate winery to open its doors.

The Lanoraie property was built up from abandoned land purchased in the early 1980s and now features 5 hectares of grapes including the province's first commercially planted Pinot Noir and Cabernet Severyni varieties, alongside modern American hybrid vines like Marquette and Frontenac.

Anahita Pouget as director of sales and marketing, Amy Richards as director of farming, and Kea Mueller as wine club manager.

Ekhosoft is pleased to announce Ekho Cloud, a cloud-based operational performance management software solution for consumer packaged goods and food and beverage manufacturers.

The Biden administration is coming under pressure to ease travel bans for international tourists that were originally put in place to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

not restrictive direct shipping laws?

"Vancouver has never experienced heat like this."

Oliver Twist Winery owner Gina Fernandes Harfman wanted to do something sensational for the winery's 15th anniversary. So, she changed the name of the winery on Oliver's Black Sage Bench to Nostalgia Wines.

"With machine learning at its core, SommTM's recommendation engine and intuitive design puts a sommelier in everyone's pocket."

As a first batch, Blue Grouse is releasing only 68 cases of Wolf & Grouse that will be available first to wine club members and then to visitors of the tasting room in Duncan. A second batch of 200 cases is in the works for early 2022.

For the first time, e-commerce capabilities have been built into QuiniWine.com. The new functionality supports Quini's plans for new services the company expects to announce during the next quarter.