Taste & Terroir

Virtual BC Wine Education & Tasting Series. Episode 1: Sommelier Kurtis Kolt & Guest BC Winemakers Ann Sperling & Severine Pinte

Learn about an award-winning BC riesling, a memorable rhone-style white blend, a gorgeous syrah, and a pinot noir worth savouring. Join Wines of British Columbia and wine writer, educator and...

BC WINE NEEDS US NOW. 

There are defining moments in life that change the world, shape a generation, and inform the future.  This agonizing Covid-19 situation has presented a pivot point for us all. Everything...

A tribute to the wine industry on International Women’s Day

Thirty-five years ago I started my career in the BC wine industry, where I had the rare opportunity to add my voice at the executive level and in the boardroom....

A Toast to BC VQA

Several wines readily available today are living mementoes of those early days. CedarCreek Platinum Block 2 Pinot Noir BC VQA 2017. In 1986 Senator Ross Fitzpatrick took over struggling Uniacke...

BC Wine: How BC VQA Paved the Way

In worldwide terms the story of British Columbia’s modern wine industry is brief. It was fuelled not only by innovation and experimentation but also by sheer determination. The beginning of the...