A stronger “sense of place” will strengthen BC’s reputation among domestic and international wine consumers Vancouver, BC – A BC wine industry group released its final report Thursday after a seven-month comprehensive consultation on the future of British Columbia’s system of appellations. The BC Wine Appellation Task Group – an independent ad-hoc committee of leading…
Strong Survey Response a Boost to Industry Group’s Work
Penticton, BC – The B.C. Wine Appellation Task Group is heralding the strong response to its wine industry and consumer online survey, which was conducted beginning June 15th and closed on July 3rd. There were 849 individual responses to the survey on key issues surrounding the origin and identity of wine made from 100% British…
Kurtis Kolt: B.C. wine industry at a “tipping point”
Source: Georgia Straight newspaper, byline: Kurtis Kolt This summer will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the most thrilling times in B.C. wine. Though that sounds hyperbolic, I have no apprehension about making that call in these pages. We’re at a pivotal moment, a tipping point, if you will; there’s palpable excitement in…
Gismondi: Export — or die. B.C. wine retools for the 21st century
Byline: Anthony Gismondi. Source: Pique Newsmagazine British Columbia wine makers find themselves at a crossroads this summer. There’s no denying the region has grown up — just look at the price of local wine to see that we take a backseat to no one. The question is, can they sustain the interest and the prices…
Survey Reminder: Please Respond by July 3rd
Have you done our survey yet? There is still time! You are able to do our BC wine industry and consumer survey until 5pm on Friday, July 3rd. It will only take a few short minutes of your time. Click here for the survey: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/BCWATG/ We have had several hundred responses so far from a wide range…
B.C. Eyes New Wine Appellation Rules
Survey due July 1 seeks opinions about state of current system in British Columbia By Peter Mitham, Wines and Vines One short year after processing the province’s first sub-appellation proposal, the British Columbia Wine Authority faces an industry-led movement to overhaul its system of geographical indications (GIs). “We just had the Golden Mile Bench sub-GI…
Jamie Goode’s advice on creating new appellations
Renowned UK wine writer Jamie Goode has a few things to say about new world wine regions creating new appellations and sub-appellations (or “GIs” which is geographical indication abbreviated). He urges caution when creating new ones. Here is a short introduction (copied below) to his longer piece about creating appellations, which you can read here. Establishing…
B.C. Wine Group Wants Bold Changes For the Future
Byline: Anita Sthankiya in Kelowna Now. Grape growers, liquor industry reps and wine industry stake holders met recently to discuss longstanding issues affecting the growth of the BC wine industry sector. The BC Wine Appellation Task Group had discussions at its formal meeting in advance of a wine industry stakeholder online survey. Four major themes have emerged…
Communiqué from the BC Wine Appellation Task Group meeting, June 2, 2015
Industry Survey To Be Launched June 15th Summerland, BC – The BC Wine Appellation Task Group continued constructive and cooperative discussions aimed at tackling longstanding issues affecting the growth of the BC wine industry sector at its second formal meeting. The Task Group met in advance of a wine industry stakeholder online survey to be…
OPINION: Legislation overhaul is needed to keep up with the growth of the BC wine industry
Byline: Mel Priestley, Vue Weekly. Mr. Priestley is a certified sommelier and wine writer who also blogs about wine, food and the arts at melpriestley.ca As British Columbian wine evolves, so must its approach to one of the less glamorous—but vitally important—parts of the industry: label and content law. The British Columbia Vintners Quality Alliance (BC VQA)…