Bc Wine

• B.C. wineries facing wine surplus after bumper grape harvest

  After several difficult growing seasons, some wineries are now dealing with an abundance of grapes, and more wine than they can typically sell.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2025
  
• Okanagan wineries on the road to recovery following 2024 deep freeze

  'We replanted about 70 acres this year,' said winemaker Rowan Stewart. 'It’s one of the biggest, if not the biggest, replantings we’ve ever done as a company.'

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2025
  
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• Okanagan winery to begin direct-to-consumer sales to Ontario

  'We decided we are not going to operate in the gray area anymore,' said owner Ron Kubek. 'We announced on Sept. 1 that we’re now shipping to Ontario.'

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2025
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• West Kelowna, B.C. winery testing out infrared technology on its vineyard

  Quails' Gate Winery is testing infrared technology to stay sustainable through cold weather. The tech is expected to make the vines about 6 C warmer than the surrounding air.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2025
• Vancouver Island winery to close, citing pandemic-era debt

  Rocky Creek Winery took on $60,000 in Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) debt when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. 

  Economy

  Oct 9, 2024
• Penticton winery suffers significant damage following watermain break

  Da Silva Winery has now been forced to close for the foreseeable future, ahead of what is supposed to be one of the busiest weekends of the season.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2024
• ‘Wizard with this grape’: Kelowna’s SpearHead Winery is triple winner in awards sweep

  SpearHead Winery enjoyed an unprecedented sweep of the Pinot Noir category at the Wine Align National Wine Awards, winning platinum for three different bottles.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 29, 2024
• Province to allow B.C. wineries to import grapes after ‘catastrophic’ winter loss

  More relief for BC’s wine industry was announced on Thursday in Penticton following a difficult couple of years.

  Economy

  Jul 25, 2024
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• Licensing requirement changes announced to help B.C. wine industry

  Land-based wineries that experienced crop failure are exempt from producing the minimum requirement in 2024.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2024
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• Summerland winery produces ‘wine of the year’

  Wine experts ahve put together a consumer list of the Top 50 wines in B.C. with Summerland's Dirty Laundry Vineyard taking the top spot with their 2022 Gamay. 

  Lifestyle

  Jun 20, 2024