Media Releases

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...

Vinos Wine Film Festival comes to Whistler’s Cornucopia

October 17, 2012 (Kelowna, BC) – The successful Vinos Wine Film Festival is coming to Whistler’s 16th annual celebration of food and wine, Cornucopia, from November 7 to 11, 2012....

2012 Grape Harvest Begins in British Columbia

October 5, 2012, (Kelowna, BC) – Despite a wet spring, the 2012 BC grape harvest has begun and it promises to be a banner vintage for the Wines of British...

ChefmeetsBCGrape Raises more than $2,100 for Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Program

The eighth annual ChefmeetsBCGrape event, held September 20 in Vancouver, raised more than $2,100 for the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Program, a national sustainable seafood program that identifies ocean-friendly consumer...