Okanagan Wine Industry

• Okanagan-produced wine expected to be in short supply starting next year

  Okanagan produced wine at the liquor store may be hard to find in the foreseeable future.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2024
  
• Report shows wine tourism slow to recover from the pandemic pause

  A newly released report from Wine Growers of British Columbia shows just how hard B.C.'s wine industry.

  Economy

  Aug 18, 2022
  
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• B.C. politicians back wine industry push for off-site tasting rooms

  Under current rules, B.C. wineries and liquor manufacturers must locate their tasting rooms on the agricultural land where their products are made.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2021
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• Online dating site creator investing millions into planting vineyards in Vernon

  Markus Frind, an entrepreneur best known for creating the match-making website Plenty of Fish, is spearheading a project to plant grapevines on hundreds of acres of land in the Vernon area.

  Money

  Aug 12, 2020
• Naramata Bench winemakers optimistic wildfire smoke won’t impact quality of grapes as harvest gets underway

  Winemakers are hopeful that this year’s grape harvest won’t be impacted by smoke taint from summer’s raging wildfires.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2018
• Okanagan wine industry disappointed court ruling puts cork in cross-border booze

  The unanimous ruling indicated that the constitution “does not impose absolute free trade across Canada.”

  Apr 19, 2018
• Okanagan wine industry celebrates end of Alberta boycott

  The owner of St. Hubertus and Oak Bay Estate Winery in Kelowna is celebrating the end of Alberta’s boycott of B.C. wine.

  Feb 23, 2018
• Top sommeliers from around the world descend on Okanagan Valley

  Wine experts and influencers from around the world are visiting the Okanagan Valley this week for the inaugural BC wine bootcamp.

  Economy

  Nov 7, 2017
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• John Peller talks future of Okanagan wine industry

  Canadian wine giant Andrew Peller has officially acquired three popular Okanagan wineries. CEO John Peller talks future growth and challenges facing the B.C. wine industry.

  Economy

  Oct 25, 2017