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Twisted Pig’s complimentary dessert Monday, August 17th: Today is our 29th anniversary. We will celebrate with two couples tomorrow who share the same day. I went to Big Head winery to taste some of Andrzej Lipinski’s new wines. Big Head Biggest 2023 (carbonic maceration; 32 months in French 500-litre foudres) 44% Cabernet Franc, 33% ,15%…

Registration Opens for Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country’s Annual Grape Stomp Only 30 team spots available to compete in the crowd-favourite harvest tradition returning to Oliver Community Park on September 20, 2026 Registration is now open for Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country’s annual Grape Stomp, with just 30 team spots available for one of the South Okanagan’s…

Syrah and Shiraz: How One Grape Acquired Two Names Syrah and Shiraz are the same grape. The difference is linguistic and often stylistic. When a producer chooses one term over the other, the choice can signal the tradition the producer has in mind and the kind of wine they intend to make. Syrah began in…

We’re back – at least part way… Hope everyone has had the best week possible – ours has been positive – the ups and downs of navigating through the aftermath of the Bald Range wildfire and ensuring that our team is safe and healthy. Good news on the horizon! As we work through the clean…

Through quality, innovation and sustainability, Monte Creek Winery in the Thompson Valley is turning unique growing conditions into award-winning premium wines.¹ MyVanCity has long been fans of Monte Creek wines and these wines featured here are no exception. Although they have been categorized as summer wines, perfect to sipping, they are much more than that,…

Tonight’s wine reviews are a pair of lovely, premium wines that were just released by Featherstone Estate Winery. Both of these wines are only available direct through the winery in Niagara, including their online shop. Featherstone is an award-winning and eco-friendly winery situated in the prestigious Twenty Mile Bench appellation in Niagara. It was established…

If US products return, don’t do it at the expense of BC products or jobs Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) is calling on the Province to ensure that any return of US alcohol to BC Liquor Store shelves does not come at the expense of British Columbia products or BC jobs. “If US products have…

Photo: Harjit, Gurjit and Sukhi Harjit Dhaliwal The current releases from Moon Curser Vineyards in Osoyoos include several wines labelled as “confiscated.” This is a cheeky reference to the Washington state grapes the winery bought after the severe January 2024 freeze reduced Okanagan wine grape production to five per cent of normal. Designating wines which…

I just wanted to alert everyone that the EPA is being asked to decide whether five widely used neonicotinoid insecticides should continue to be allowed on food crops. This stems from a 2020 petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) for the EPA to revoke all food-residue tolerances for: The NRDC has since sued EPA,…

The move could reopen Canada’s market to American wine, beer and spirits after more than a year of restrictions, but whether consumers will welcome them back remains to be seen Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked Canada’s premiers to return U.S. alcohol to provincial liquor-store shelves as Ottawa and Washington work toward a new trade…