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Best Sommelier of Canada Competition - The Finals
The Best Sommelier of Canada brings together many of the top sommeliers from across the country for a two day competition that challenges their theoretical and practical wine knowledge and service skills. The winner of the competition will represent Read more
WineVit 2022 in Washington
The Washington Winegrowers will host WineVit™ 2022 on February 7-10 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, WA. Read more
Sperling Vineyards Auction for Grapes for Humanity
The first-ever Grapes for Humanity Canadian Auction is now live! Proceeds from these virtual wine auctions will support national and global organizations in the battle against the climate crisis. Read more
Fall Readers Survey
We asked a few questions to our readers from around the province. Here is what they said. More follow up to this in the Year End Issue. Read more
AgriRecovery Funding Increased for Farmers Facing Extreme Weather
There's good news for farmers hit by wildfires and drought, as the federal government has boosted AgriRecovery funding to up to $500 million this year. Read more
Semios raises $100 million in capital to expand agtech platform globally
Semios, a leading precision-farming platform and one of the world’s largest independent agtech solutions providers, today announced it has raised $100 million in funding led by Morningside Group, a Boston-based private equity and venture capital fir Read more
Agriculture and Journalism Student Bursary
The Tim Armstrong Memorial Bursary is open to BC students who are enrolled in their second year or higher of a full-time agriculture or journalism program at a university, institute or regional college in Canada. Read more
Great Little Box Wins Medals
Great Little Box Company/Ideon Packaging Takes Home 5 Medals at Packaging Competition Read more
Pacific Ag Show Back at Tradex for 2022
After taking a year off from an in-person show we look forward to reconnecting with you and being able to provide a venue for the ag community and industry to come together. Read more
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Built in BC Wine Barrel Bunkies
A Vancouver Island company is serving the agritourism market in a unique way, building luxurious ‘bunkies’ or sleeping accommodations out of large wine barrels. Read more
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Recycling Corks
Wine lovers can feel even better knowing every part of the bottle will be recycled. Used natural wine corks collected at the Return-It Boucherie Self Storage and Bottle Depot in Kelowna will be recycled into eco-friendly footwear. Read more
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New Owners at Oliver’s Stoneboat Vineyards
The Verhoeff Group of Companies has purchased Stoneboat Vineyards, located on the Black Sage Bench in Oliver, BC. The business continues to be family-owned, changing hands from Julie and Lanny Martiniuk to the Verhoeff family. Read more
Continued Growth For BC Wine Grape Acreage
The acreage dedicated to vineyards has increased by eight per cent since 2014, according to the 2019 BC Wine Grape Acreage Report. Read more
Wine Auction Record $17,625
A 1992 Screaming Eagle has set a world record, selling for $17,625 during Iron Gate Wine's online auction that closed May 18. Read more
Indigenous World Introduces First Distiller's Blend
Indigenous World unveiled its greatly anticipated craft whiskey in May after four years in the barrel. Read more
Clos du Soleil Moves Toward Fully Organic
Clos du Soleil is thrilled to reveal that their recently purchased Whispered Secret Vineyard in the Similkameen Valley, BC, has been granted organic certification. Read more
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Roche Wines Celebrates 10 Years
The founders of Naramata’s Roche Winery are celebrating a decade of winemaking, as founders Pénélope and Dylan Roche brought their traditional French savoir-faire to the famed Naramata Bench terroir in 2011. Read more
Vertical Growing Systems for Fruit
Agriforest BioTechnologies has received a $150,000 research grant from BC’s Agritech Grant Program to improve vertical growing systems for fruit and berry production. Read more
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Winecrush Receives Federal Support for Winery Clean Tech
Okanagan-based Winecrush has received research and development support from Agriculture and Agri Food Canada for its innovative “Marlee” Project, a new bio-mechanical process to transform the food grade wine derivatives - typically discarded after ha Read more
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New Oliver Irrigation System to Flow for Orchards, Wineries, Farms
Work is underway this year to ensure Oliver-area orchards, wineries and farms have access to a stable irrigation system. A $5 million contribution from the BC government will help reroute the town’s agricultural irrigation system around Gallagher Lak Read more
