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Photo: Winery owners Brenda Hetman and Layne Craig Ten years ago, when my wife and I were in Sweden, I discovered that there are a number of wineries near the country’s south coast – among the world’s most northerly wineries. To visit some of the wineries, we based ourselves in the small port city of…

Kismet Estate Winery Moves From Vineyard to Table This Summer The South Okanagan estate heads into the season with new wines, Holi, live music nights, Manzil, and strong early growth across the family’s vineyards  Kismet Estate Winery heads into summer with the estate in full swing. The family-owned Oliver winery is pouring new 2025 wines, introducing…

Join us for a Day of Divine Summer Revelry On Thursday, July 2nd, we’re throwing open the vineyard gates and inviting all to gather for a truly blessed summer celebration at Blasted Church Vineyards: The Blasted Church Block Party! Expect live music all day, holy-happy-hour pricing on wine ($6 glasses—praise be!), cool dips (BYO swim…

Marta Vidal has been elected by an absolute majority as the new president of the CAVA Designation of Origin The new president will champion a roadmap aimed at enhancing the prestige of the CAVA Designation of Origin, promoting the vineyards and building confidence in the sector. The Plenary Session of the Regulatory Council of the…

This view is one of the most iconic in the Okanagan Valley. Vineyards cascade down the hillside toward Vaseux Lake, while McIntyre Bluff towers in the distance. It is a landscape that has become synonymous with Okanagan Falls and with one of British Columbia’s most respected wineries: Blue Mountain Vineyards and Cellars. The scene is…

Led by Head Winemaker Manpreet Dhaliwal, Canada’s first and only South Asian female head winemaker and a BCBusiness 30 Under 30 honouree, Kismet brings together award-winning wine, a family-built vineyard legacy, and a hospitality experience rooted in story and place. “Kismet has always been about more than what is in the glass,” says Manpreet Dhaliwal,…

From destination dining and cocktail culture to winery lunches and Valley escapes, these places in Nova Scotia are worth planning a trip around I never seem to leave Halifax with the same list I arrived with. A bartender points me toward dinner. A sommelier suggests a nightcap. Someone a few seats down at the bar…

In a 2026 study published in Field Crops Research based on Mediterranean rainfed vineyards, the authors found that roller-crimping cover crops improved soil cover, vine water status, yield (in wetter conditions), and mycorrhizal colonization without affecting grape quality, while seasonal climate was the dominant driver of fungal diversity. Headline Findings: Roller-crimping cover crops (instead of…

Canavera et al. (2026, Environmental Microbiome), Piacenza (Italy), found that cover crop–derived under-vine mulching in a non-irrigated vineyard significantly increased rhizosphere and phyllosphere microbial diversity while improving soil conditions and reducing pathogen pressure. Headline Findings: Increases microbial diversity in soil and plant-associated communities Shifts microbial community composition toward a more complex, balanced ecosystem Improves soil–plant…

By Lidija Biro How do you choose a bottle of wine? By price, by region, by an interesting name or label, or are you looking for wine made sustainably? Wines made in the Niagara Peninsula are part of an economic supercluster, generating over $1 billion for the provincial GDP and creating thousands of jobs across…