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BC Wine with a holiday twist!
Sean Nelson has been a lifelong hospitality professional starting in the late 1990’s and working from Dishwasher to Manager and Sommelier of Vij’s Restaurant for four years, and now joins the...A Holiday Guide
'Write a holiday reds story!’ said the BCWI. ‘Make it fun!” At first, I thought I’d write about delicious B.C. wines I love to glug by the fire whilst binge-watching Elf, Nightmare Before Christmas...Where Stars Align
Daenna Van Mulligen, a sommelier and wine specialist, started her first website WineDiva.ca 15 years ago, and followed with WineScores.ca in 2008. She’s been a constant contributor to Canada’s national...Discover the diversity of BC Wine from the Islands to the rugged Coast Mountains
By Neal McLennan – the Vancouver-based Food & Travel editor for Vancouver and Western Living Magazines, where he covers the wine and spirits and secretly works behind the scenes with a...#ExploreBCWine tasting this holiday season
By Nikki Bayley – a freelance writer for titles including The Guardian, Which?, and Canada’s 100 Best. You can read Nikki’s seasonal BC Wine 101 column in BC Living, and...Search near not far & discover wines from BC’s diverse wine regions
Laura Milnes is an Okanagan based WSET certified wine writer and consultant. You can find Laura hosting wine related pop up events, and consulting with wineries throughout British Columbia with...Fall Splendour in BC Wine Country. Best of BC Wine Country Awards Make Planning a Winery Experience Easy
Sommelier Mireille Sauvé takes some time away from reviewing wines for Okanagan Life Magazine to write a few words on the 2018 Best of BC Wine Country Winery Experience Awards for...Celebrating Thanksgiving with BC VQA Wines
Laura is a freelance writer, sommelier, and educator, with 20 years under her belt in the hospitality industry. She is also the Wine Editor of VITA Magazine, and sits on...Best of BC Wine Country Awards – Best Places to visit
Tim Pawsey – Vancouver based Tim Pawsey writes and shoots for numerous publications, including: Where Magazine, Quench, The Alchemist, Vitis, Taste (BC Liquor Stores), Montecristo and others. When not poring over a wine...BEST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA WINE COUNTRY AWARDS 2018 – BEST BC WINE ANNOUNCED!
Sid Cross, immediate past Honorary President of The International Wine & Food Society, he is the only Canadian to be inducted as a Membre d’Honneur of the L’Academie du vin...Top 5 Winery Tasting Rooms You Must Visit in BC
Krystin Tysire – a fashion marketing grad, has a penchant for social media and an eye for spotting trends. As such, she’s been blogging for several years at www.krystintysire.com, sharing...Best of BC Wine Country Tour with Fraiche Nutrition
Last week Wines of British Columbia had the opportunity to tour around the Okanagan Valley with Fraiche Nutrition’s Tori Wesszer in search of the Best of BC Wine Country. Beginning...Another Big Win For BC Wine! Celebrate BC Day with some of these award winning BC wines
David Lawrason – David has been a wine writer, educator and judge in Canada for over 30 years. Formerly wine columnist for the Globe and Mail and founder of Wine...The Best of BC Wine Country Awards are back! Voting open July 23 – August 17
By Claire Newell: Travel Expert, media personality, corporate spokesperson, author, worldwide wanderluster. Over 25 years of experience on all things travel.” Follow Claire on Twitter or Facebook The Best of...Personalize your next trip to BC Wine Country, here’s some tips
Gwendolyn Richards – A food writer and editor, photographer and author of two cookbooks, Pucker: A Cookbook for Citrus Lovers and Souper Kids — a fundraising book coedited with Soup Sisters...PODCAST 4: UNIQUE WINE EXPERIENCES YOU MUST TRY IN BC WINE COUNTRY – SOUTH OKANAGAN
In the final video podcast of our Wines of British Columbia summer series, Wesla English continues to look at unique winery experiences to try this wine touring season in the...PODCAST 3: Unique BC Wine Touring Experiences you must try this summer
KelownaNow‘s Wesla Wong visits Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, Indigenous World Winery and The View Winery located in Kelowna and West Kelowna. Mission Hill’s head Sommelier, Bram Bolwijn, describes the...Think Chilled BC Reds for Canada Day
David Stansfield – The Vancouver-based Sommelier for Earls Kitchen + Bar has over twenty years experience working with BC wine. David began his career in wine as a teenage cellar...