BC Wine Industry

• B.C. wine industry at a crossroads after ‘catastrophic’ losses

  After two consecutive winters with widespread crop losses due to cold weather, B.C. wine producers are having to rebuild and reimagine the future.

  Canada

  Mar 15
  
• B.C. wine industry gathers in Okanagan to discuss future

  'It’s really just a time to take a temperature of what's going on,' Wine Growers BC president and CEO Miles Prodan said.

  Canada

  Mar 13
  
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• B.C. vineyards, orchards getting up to $70M for climate-resilient replant

  "This $70 million replanting program should hopefully go a long way to getting growers of fruits in our province back on their feet," Premier David Eby said.

  Canada

  Mar 13
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• Federal help welcomed, but B.C. wine industry says replant money urgently needed

  B.C.’s wine industry is still reeling from January’s cold snap. Orchardists say major crop losses will occur, possibly up to 90 per cent.

  Canada

  Mar 5
• Okanagan grape growers hopeful for financial relief after major crop damage

  An Arctic cold snap in January caused what is believed to be the worst damage to the grape crop that the industry has seen in more than three decades.

  Canada

  Feb 6
• B.C. man discovers new fungi to combat vineyard disease

  ‘Greater than 80 per cent of grapes that are grown in B.C., are grown just in the Okanagan valley, so it’s a great place to study it.’

  Canada

  May 3, 2022
• UBC Okanagan announces new wine research centre headquarters

  The university announced it will move its wine research centre (WRC) to the Okanagan campus from Vancouver.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2020
• 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. wineries look toward awards to help them stand out in crowded marketplace

  The View's wines were among 500 submitted to the B.C. Best of Varietal competition by almost 100 British Columbia wineries.

  Consumer

  May 9, 2019
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• Provincial and federal governments commit $75K on ‘BC Wine Centre of Excellence’ feasibility study

  “A BC Wine Centre of Excellence would serve as an educational platform for B.C.’s wine and tourism industry."

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2018