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The Wine Growers British Columbia Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Guignard as the organization’s next CEO, effective April 28, 2025. Guignard brings over a decade of leadership experience from his 11-year tenure as Executive Director of BC’s Alliance of Beverage Licensees (ABLE BC), where he successfully championed the interests…

This exclusive one-night-only event will immerse guests in the best of British Columbia’s wine offerings. The post UNCORKING B.C.’S FINEST: AN EXCLUSIVE WINE DINNER AT FAIRMONT HOTEL VANCOUVER WITH ICONIC WINERIES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA first appeared on My VanCity. Read UNCORKING B.C.’S FINEST: AN EXCLUSIVE WINE DINNER AT FAIRMONT HOTEL VANCOUVER WITH ICONIC WINERIES OF…

Carmelo Giardina has curated this personalized guide to savouring the Okanagan—from boutique wineries to luxurious retreats The Okanagan Valley, in Canada’s beautiful British Columbia, is a wine lover’s paradise. Stretching from the northern tip of Lake Country down to the sun-drenched vineyards of Oliver and Osoyoos, this region offers a dynamic blend of world-class wineries,…

The evening was absolutely perfect in every way. The post Dining at Five Sails with Award Winning Chef Alex Kim first appeared on My VanCity. Read Dining at Five Sails with Award Winning Chef Alex Kim at MyVanCity

By Allison Slute For those that haven’t been following the news in recent weeks, there is a “dumb” trade war on going between the United States and Canada (and sadly, many other countries around the world). In response to the proposed tariffs, Ontario, along with many other Canadian provinces, has made the decision to remove…

In addition to the weekly wine review and the various other, usually wine-related, articles I write for My Van City, I am going to include a new one that will appear from time to time.  I’m calling it, ‘From the Cellar’. It will be similar to the wine reviews, except that it will feature aged…

FREE Malbec World Day Consumer Tastings in April Malbec World Day is coming up on April 17, 2025, and there are some awesome free wine tasting events happening in British Columbia throughout April. Malbec World Day is all about celebrating Argentina’s flagship wine, and it’s the perfect time to stock up on Malbecs for BBQ…

Solvero Wines is a boutique producer that began planting a vineyard in Summerland’s Garnet Valley in 2016. In the last several years, the winery has been making a name for itself with superb Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays and rosé wines. Unfortunately, the hard freeze events in both the 2023 and 2024 winters inflicted significant bud damage…

A different kind of dessert (see March 30th) Monday, March 24th: At our bi-monthly Zoom with friends who participate in my annual wine tour to European vineyards, I choose a wine that everyone opens and we do a show-and-tell. This evening the wine choice was Cabernet Franc. I opened a bottle of Domaine Queylus Cabernet…

Tonight’s red wine review is a terrific, vegan-friendly red wine blend from Portugal that returned to the LCBO a couple of weeks ago in the March 15 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. It is produced by Magnum Wines, a winery that was founded in 2011 by winemaker Carlos Lucas. Originally from Dão, Carlos had a…