Home Team Shines at BC Liquor Stores this August

July 24, 2013 (Kelowna, BC) – The month of August marks many British Columbians’ favourite time of year – blissful summer! BC Liquor Stores celebrates the rich abundance of our...

ChefmeetsBCGrape Raises $40,000 for Arts Club Theatre Company

June 14, 2013 (Kelowna, BC) The ninth annual ChefmeetsBCGrape event, held June 5 in Vancouver, raised $40,000 for the Arts Club Theatre, the biggest not-for-profit organization of its kind in...

2012 BDO BC Wine Grape Crop Report: Tonnage Increase for Return to More Normal Vintage

(Kelowna, BC) After a few years of challenging vintages, the 2012 BDO BC Wine Grape Crop Report shows that the total tonnage* has returned to normal levels, increasing by 17%...

Buy Local program raises a glass to BC Wine Institute

VICTORIA (April 3, 2013) – A consumer campaign led by the British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI) is receiving $100,000 from the B.C. government’s Buy Local Program. The initiative will feature...

Canadian Wine and Grape Industry Contributes $6.8 Billion in Economic Impact to Canadian Economy

— Most comprehensive examination ever conducted in Canadian wine industry history — Ottawa, Ontario – (March 5, 2013) – The findings of the largest research study ever conducted on the...

Icewine Harvest Returns to BC

January 18, 2013 (Kelowna, BC) The Icewine harvest has returned to British Columbia! After last vintage’s second-earliest start on record on November 19 and 20, 2011 the majority of the...