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.
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.
Non-essential travel between the U.S. and Canada will be banned for another month despite mounting pressure from businesses to ease Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Buchler operates the 20-acre Park Hill Vineyard in a small valley north of Oliver where climate, soil and growing conditions have created a winning combination for certified organic Chardonnay, Gamay Noir, Gewürztraminer, Marechal Foch, Pinot Noir and Riesling grapes, among others.
Alcohol demand at U.S. bars and restaurants is rebounding faster than Molson Coors Beverage Co. had been expecting. As a result, the maker of Miller High Life beer and Vizzy hard seltzer is ahead of internal shipping forecasts in its home market, its top executive said.
Trudeau's government has signaled it could start easing COVID-19 restrictions at the Canada-U.S. frontier on June 22 if the country's vaccination campaign stays on its current trajectory.
"The Canadian On Premise is just starting to ramp back up, and the demand from consumers to make their way back to the channel will be high," said Mitch Stefani, CGA's Client Solutions Manager.
Recently released data from 2019 shows vineyard acreage in the province increased 8% since the last report in 2014. The 2019 B.C. Wine Grape Acreage Report found there were 11,086 acres of wine grapes on 1,049 vineyards in 2019, which was up from 10,260 acres on 929 vineyards in 2014. Of those 11,086 acres, 86.8% of it is located in the Okanagan.
B.C.'s most exciting winery development definitely keeps us on the qui vive with their constant stream of news. While we all await the opening of their O'Rourke Family Estates' behemoth winery in Lake Country, we are enjoying their Peak Cellars winery and Garden Bistro just up the road. We can also enjoy the opulent-rustic log house with high end suites to rent on the vineyard below. And then there is the omg wine caves. So now, they are sharing an exclusive new offering available to wine club members: a boathouse tasting room!
Phantom Creek Estates is pleased to announce the opening of The Restaurant at Phantom Creek Estates helmed by Canadian-born Chef Sarah Fiore, whose refined talent hails from Michelin-starred Estela in New York City.