The results are in. In a very quick turnaround, the British Columbia Wine Authority (BCWA) has already published the results of the recent “BC Wine Industry Plebiscite Regarding Certain Proposed Amendments to the Wines of Marked Quality Regulation.” The results came out in a letter on July 8, even though the deadline to complete the…
Wine industry plebiscite: what you need to know #bcwinevote
The British Columbia Wine Authority (BCWA) issued its plebiscite ballot by email on May 20 to each grape winery licence holder. The ballot and cover letter explains that the votes must be submitted to the BCWA no later than 11:59pm on June 30, 2016. If you have not received the email yet, first check your…
Watch our videos. Then VOTE! #bcwinevote
Watch and share our video testimonials by some of BC wine’s finest representatives. Each one of them are urging you to take the time to read the BC wine plebiscite, and VOTE before June 30. Follow this link to locate the videos on Vimeo, and please share with your peers in the BC wine industry.
Anthony Gismondi: Time for a change in B.C. industry
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…
BC Wine & Grape Industry stakeholders invited to town halls
In the weeks ahead the British Columbia Wine Authority (BCWA) will be conducting an industry plebiscite to allow licensed wine producers (both members and non-members of the BCWA) to vote on the Appellation Task Group recommendations. In advance of the vote, the Task Group is organizing a series of industry stakeholder town halls. They are…
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…
B.C. winemakers call for new geographical sub-regions
Byline: Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun B.C. winemakers are seeking an overhaul of the province’s geographical labeling system in order to compete with the most prestigious winemaking regions in the world. An industry task group recommends the addition of 15 new appellation sub-regions within the Okanagan Valley to better market the province’s most distinctive wines. The report of…
Audio: Anthony Gismondi interviews Ezra Cipes & Christine Coletta of BC Wine Task Group
This is an enjoyable listen. Hear wine writer and radio program host Anthony Gismondi interview Task Group chair Ezra Cipes and group member Christine Coletta on the final report and recommendations. For more of the Tony & Kasey Best of Food and Wine program, visit this link. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/234877654″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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…
BC Wine Report by Rhys Pender: BC Wine Appellation Task Group
Byline: Rhys Pender, MW, Wine Align Over the last 8 months, I have spent a good chunk of my time volunteering as part of the BC Wine Appellation Task Group. This group was given the mission statement “To engage the BC wine industry and use their input to recommend improvements on our system of appellations, and…