Wine

Council considers sale of liquor at outdoor market

PENTICTON - Local vendors will soon be able to sell packaged liquor for off-site consumption at farmers’ markets, so long as council approves a change of what defines an “outdoor market.” In order to allow liquor sales and tasting at outdoor markets, the city needs to make a zoning amendment to the current bylaw. The...

Local winemaker gets creative with how he makes his wine

PENTICTON - Local winemaker Tony Lewis is trying a creative approach to winemaking by mixing his musical and inventing talents into the barrells of wines and translating the results into a fundraiser for orphans in Haiti. Lewis was inspired by his daughter, who, for her third birthday, wanted to have a music-themed party where all...

Penticton to host 2015 GoMedia Canada Marketplace

PENTICTON - Journalists and media from all over the world will come to wine country next year as Penticton hosts the 2015 GoMedia Canada Marketplace. GoMedia, part of the Canadian Tourism Commission, is the biggest annual consumer media show in the country. The events hosts industry partners from across Canada, the U.S. and 10 international...

An evening for adults at the Children’s Festival

PENTICTON - Adults have their chance to be entertained Friday evening after the Okanagan International Children’s Festival, taking place Thursday through Saturday. Wine, champagne and appetizers will be offered to guests while they enjoy presentations from stilt walkers, and African and Middle Eastern dancers. Lanterns, hand-made by the kids, will be for sale, lit up...