Commentary by Anthony Gismondi Coming off a successful wine festival where numerous Italian grape varieties and the many regions where they grow were in the spotlight, it’s becoming painfully obvious it is time to move to another level in British Columbia as we regulate our wines and place names. Let’s be fair, no amount of…
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Audio: CBC Radio reports on Task Group recommendations
A report from CBC Radio News updating listeners on the recommendations of the BC Wine Appellation Task Group. Note: the plebiscite process is not getting underway until the New Year and no timeline has been announced as of December 31st. The report erroneously claims that the voting is scheduled to conclude “by the end of the…
Anthony Gismondi: Wine industry votes on changes
Byline: Anthony Gismondi, Vancouver Sun There’s only one wine that matters in the premium wine business and that is a wine of place. After a spring and summer of study, a B.C. wine industry task force wound up its investigations by proposing sweeping changes to British Columbia’s wine map, a map desperately in need of…
More Appellations, Less Red Tape
Byline: Peter Mitham, Wines and Vines B.C. task group completes review of rules, recommends new indications Kelowna, B.C.—The landscape of British Columbia’s wine industry could get a little more exciting in the next year if members endorse an ambitious plan to reshape the province’s system of appellations. The recommendation—as well as proposals to regulate labeling…
BC Wine Task Group wants to change province’s wine industry
Byline: Lauren Sundstrom, VancityBuzz An independent wine makers advocacy group wants to make some changes to B.C.’s wine industry. The BC Wine Appellation Task Group has developed a set of 13 recommendations for the provincial government, most notably to create four new appellations. For those who aren’t aware, appellations are the technical term for the geographical…
Bright and Crisp, Drink Wine From British Columbia
Originally published in The Village Voice, March 30, 2015. Acid: Wine needs it for balance. It makes your mouth salivate, cuts through fat and cream, keeps wines fresh, especially sweet ones, and helps the contents age gracefully in the bottle. But too much of it, and the drinking experience mimics sucking a tart, mouth-puckering lemon.…
Communiqué from the BC Wine Appellation Task Group meeting, March 31, 2015
Kelowna, BC – A constructive and cooperative first meeting took place among the members of the BC Wine Appellation Task Group in Kelowna, BC. Several subjects were discussed with Task Group pledging to work together to resolve longstanding issues affecting the growth of the BC wine industry sector. The group undertook an open and frank…