BC Agriculture and Food Export Program Info Session

Join the info session ahead of the upcoming launch of the 2025-01 Intake of the BC Agriculture and Food Export Program, which provides cost-shared funding to undertake market development activities outside of BC, enabling sector businesses and associations to maintain, expand and/or diversify export markets. The Program is a part of BC’s Sustainable Canadian Agricultural...

ABLE BC – ID Checking Guides

ABLE BC ID CHECKING GUIDES Order by January 10, 2025   ABLE BC places a bulk order for ID checking guides every year, always getting the lowest possible price based on the volume of orders. These guides help staff working in retail, bars, restaurants, tasting rooms, wineries, breweries, and distilleries identify fake IDs from across...

Fermenting Success: Profitability and Sustainability in Fermented Beverages

Okanagan College Penticton Campus

Okanagan College's British Columbia Beverage Technology Access Centre (BCBTAC) is thrilled to invite you to their upcoming conference, Fermenting Success: Profitability and Sustainability in the Fermented Beverage Industry, taking place on January 17 at the Penticton Campus. This event will bring together industry leaders and academics to explore critical challenges and opportunities within the fermented beverage...

BCGA Pruning Workshop

Join the BCGA at their annual pruning workshop. This year, as everyone in the Okanagan Valley will be wading through their vineyards evaluating each individual vine, we will spend a large part of our time on ways to restructure vines , taking into consideration different needs and plans. We will also include a practical piece...

Global Merlot Masters Blind Tasting UK

The Drinks Business The Global Merlot Masters 2025 will be this year's biggest and most extensive blind tasting of Global Merlot. With an expert panel of MW judges, including editor-in-chief Patrick Schmitt MW, judging the wines which are accepted as blends as long as they are at least 50% Merlot. The results and analysis will be published in The...

February Save-On-Foods Promotion

Save-On-Foods "Love in Every Pour" Promotion ❤️🥂 February 2025 🔹 Featuring BC Reds & Sparkling Wines 🔹 In-Store Tastings will focus on easy pairing ideas & recipes for romantic moments 📢 How You Can Support: Create a social media post featuring your BC reds & sparlings with a Valentine’s theme and include a SOF CTA...

CFIA Webinar – Labelling Requirements

Monday, February 10, 2025 10:00am to 11:30am Agenda: Introduction CFIA labelling presentation AVA labelling presentation BC LDB presentation and FAQ Q&A Session Overview: Join industry colleagues and association representatives for this informative session on navigating labeling requirements for the Vintage 2024 Relief and Support “Crafted in BC” wines. Representatives from the CFIA, BC LDB, Vin-Star...

Southern Interior Horticulture Show

Penticton Trade & Convention Centre

The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Food together with the tree fruit and grape industries are pleased to invite you to the: Southern Interior Horticultural Show February 12-13, 2025 | Penticton Trade and Convention Centre  Now in its second year, the Southern Interior Horticultural Show combines a two-day conference featuring a variety of horticultural topics,...

Taste Canada London & Oslo Registration Deadline

In addition to the UK market, most wineries are interested in undertaking a collective initiative in Denmark first and then Norway in terms of European markets. While there will not be a Taste Canada initiative in Denmark in FY 25/26, the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) of Global Affairs Canada will be organizing a new market...