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…
Category: BC Wine In the News
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…
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…
Changes in store for BC’s wine industry
Byline: Kathy Michaels – Kelowna Capital News Back in the 1980s, B.C.’s jug wines were the bottom of the barrel, but a lot has changed since those inauspicious days. Winemakers improved their craft, creating top shelf vintages that earned steadily higher marks among oenophiles across the country and national borders. That widespread industry improvement came to…
New Wine Regions Proposed for B.C.
Byline: Wendy Mcleod, Kelowna Now The future of B.C.’s wine industry could include four new wine regions. That was one of 13 recommendations put together over the past several months by the BC Wine Appellation Task Group. The independent ad-hoc committee, which is made up of leading representatives from the wine industry, released their final report…
B.C. wine task group proposes reforms
Byline: Kimberly Davidson, Global News A B.C. wine task group is hoping to sub-divide wine regions to offer consumers more information about soil and climate conditions. Wine regions can be further broken down into appellations. Currently B.C. has five officially designated wine regions. They are the Okanagan Valley, Similkameen Valley, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island and the…