Media Releases

Try-Before-You-Buy with BC VQA Wines and BC Liquor Stores

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Customers of BC Liquor Stores have an exciting opportunity this month, thanks to BC VQA wines. There are 20 in-store tastings scheduled to run in various Lower...

British Columbia’s 2013 wine grape harvest posts a new record

For Immediate Release: KELOWNA, BC (May 22, 2014) With a record wine grape harvest in British Columbia in 2013, BC VQA wines are finally able to quench consumer demand outside...

Raise a glass in wine country: Experience the Wines of British Columbia

For Immediate Release: KELOWNA, BC (May 16, 2014) You’re invited to discover the Wines of British Columbia in 2014. That’s the message of a new video launched by the BC...

FREE Shatterproof Wine Glasses May 1 at 19 BC VQA Stores

For Immediate Release BRITISH COLUMBIA – Savvy shoppers can pick up a FREE gift with purchase at any one of their favourite BC VQA stores if they act fast. Starting...

BC Wine Institute Announces Governance Review

For Immediate Release: April 15, 2014 (Kelowna, BC) The British Columbia Wine Institute announced today it has commenced an independent thirdparty review of the organization’s governance structure. In making the...

BC Wine Institute Applauds Expanded BC VQA Wine Retail Opportunities and Resulting Industry Provincial Economic Impact

March 7, 2013 (Kelowna, BC) The BC Wine Institute is encouraged by BC Government’s recent announcement of plans to allow the sale of BC VQA Wine from designated BC grocery...