Okanagan 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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• Restaurants brace for possible B.C. wine shortage

  The effects of low wine supply are expected to trickle down into the restaurant industry, leading to fewer Okanagan bottles on the menu.

  Economy

  Sep 25, 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
• 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
• Recent cold snap could impact Okanagan wine grapes

  Okanagan’s wine industry is bracing for potentially devastating losses following last week’s cold snap.

  Environment

  Jan 19, 2024
• Beloved Oliver, B.C. farm announces end to visitor experiences

  A beloved farm in the South Okanagan has decided to permanently end visitor experiences.

  Economy

  Oct 17, 2023
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• ‘Effectively a write-off’: Kelowna winery copes with near-total crop loss due to cold

  A cold snap in December 2022 has led to a hard time for Okanagan winemakers. At Spearhead Winery, staff are now working to recover from an almost 100 per cent crop loss.

  Environment

  Oct 13, 2023
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• Spotted lanternfly could come after Canada’s wines. Here’s what to know

  A sticky situation is unfolding near Canada’s border over fears the spotted laternfly might slip into Canada from the U.S. Winemakers are among those most at risk.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2023