B.C. Wine

• Okanagan winery banned from hiring foreign workers

  A B.C. organization that helps migrant workers says it's been contacted by employees of an Okanagan winery that has been banned from hiring temporary foreign workers and fined.

  Lifestyle

  Jan 8, 2025
  
• New wine app hopes to boost Okanagan’s wine tourism

  The B.C. Wine Institute has launched a new app to boost the province's wine industry as B.C. re-opens and recovers from pandemic-related restrictions.

  News

  Jul 9, 2020
  
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• B.C. wines shine in blind tasting against established old world vines

  "B.C. is the here and now."

  Nov 2, 2019
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• Licensed B.C. grocery stores can now stock imported wine on their shelves

  Last week, the B.C. government amended regulations that had, until now, allowed only B.C. wines on the shelf.

  Economy

  Jul 14, 2019
• B.C. government will no longer be allowed to block U.S. wines from grocery store shelves

  Grocery store shelves lined only with B.C. made wines are soon going to look different.

  Politics

  Oct 1, 2018
• Supreme Court beer ruling could apply to Alberta-B.C. pipeline war: experts

  Part of the decision that talks about punitive trade barriers could likely be interpreted to apply to Alberta's recent threat to restrict oil and fuel shipments to B.C. and its previous short-lived ban on buying B.C. wine

  Politics

  Apr 19, 2018
• Province looks to fortify wine industry with official ‘B.C. Wine Month’

  The province is looking to fortify B.C.'s wine industry after a year that included wildfires and an Alberta wine boycott.

  Apr 4, 2018
• Alberta suspends ban on B.C. wine after Horgan backs down on restricting bitumen

  The Alberta government accepted an olive branch from British Columbia and suspended its ban on the province's wine Thursday in a dispute over the Trans Mountain pipeline.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2018
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• BC Wine Institute seeking injunction against Alberta ban of B.C. wine

  The BC Wine Institute says it's seeking an injunction against the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission regarding its ban on importing B.C. wines.

  Economy

  Feb 21, 2018
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• Danielle Smith: Trade war may not be legal but Albertans don’t seem to mind

  Derek From believes there is little doubt Alberta will be found guilty.

  Economy

  Feb 20, 2018