Okanagan Wineries

• ‘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
  
• Okanagan vineyards welcome early start to 2023’s grape harvest

  Grape harvest is well underway across the Okanagan and some wineries are picking better than others.

  Environment

  Oct 3, 2023
  
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• Recent cold snap could lead to less Okanagan wine next year

  Results from a recent bud dissection show primary and secondary bud damage across the Okanagan due to extreme weather experienced in December.

  Consumer

  Jan 30, 2023
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• University researchers studying impact of smoke taint in wine

  Researchers from UBC Okanagan and other agencies are striving to better understand how to measure wines impacted by wildfire smoke.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2023
• Great start to tourism season in Okanagan, but high gas prices may result in less spending

  'What we are hearing is it was probably one of the best weekends on record for tourism in the Okanagan. There's definitely pent-up travel demand.'

  Canada

  May 24, 2022
• No sour grapes: Hit hard by smoke damage, Okanagan winery looks to brighter future

  'While attempts to mitigate the impact of the contamination were tried, the results did not meet the winery’s quality standards,' the family said in a blog post.

  Environment

  Apr 8, 2022
• Okanagan wineries expected to produce less ice wine; weather not cold enough for harvest

  A cold snap of at least -8 degrees is needed to harvest frozen grapes for ice wine, and those freezing temperatures have yet to arrive.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2021
• 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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• Okanagan wineries allowed to open doors again for taste testing: ‘It’s very nice’

  Wineries across the Okanagan are reopening their doors for taste testing after the province of B.C. rescinded a closure order last week that was first issued on March 17.

  May 22, 2020