Okanagan Wine

Okanagan College gets $1.75M grant for wine, beer innovation
Okanagan College has received a $1.75 million grant from the federal government to aid innovation…

Kelowna man takes first place in national young sommelier award
A Kelowna man went head to head in a competition with Canada’s best young sommeliers…

Kaleden viticulturist may have solution to keep vines warm during cold snaps
A Kaleden viticulturist and helicopter pilot has come up with an idea that could save…

Frigid Arctic air delivers another blow to Okanagan wine industry
There’s a good chance that the frigid temperatures this past weekend were even more harmful…

iN VIDEO: Nearly 25% of Okanagan wineries are listed for sale
Devastating winter vine kills are just part of the reason why more than 50 wineries…

South Okanagan winery scaling back in midst of overwhelming challenges
Oliver’s Covert Farms Family Estate has announced it will be largely scaling back its operations…

2020 looking like a vintage year for Okanagan wines
“Small but mighty” is how the British Columbia Wine Institute is describing last year’s Okanagan…

Okanagan company gets federal funding to develop winery clean tech
An Okanagan-based company is getting federal funding to find new ways to turn wine waste…
Recent cold snap too feeble to complete icewine harvest
Last week’s cooler nighttime low temperatures failed to last long enough for Okanagan grape growers…

iN VIDEO: National survey finds wine lovers prefer to visit the Okanagan over Niagara
A recent webinar presented to members of Wine Growers Canada revealed Canadians are more interested…
One Okanagan vineyard is ending the growing season on a sweet note
Okanagan grape growers are looking forward to processing this year’s crop following a stellar end…

As grape harvests begin, will Merlot be the most common B.C. varietal again?
After a slow start to the growing season, Okanagan grape growers are finishing the year…

Record sales reported in 2019 for B.C. wineries
B.C. is reporting a record number of sales last year for the province's food and…

Wet weather hasn’t dampened outlook for Okanagan vineyards
It hasn’t been the perfect year, weather-wise, for Okanagan grape growers but in spite of…

UBC moves wine research centre to Kelowna campus
UBC Okanagan campus is now home to the university's wine research centre that will serve…