Source: CBC News The B.C. Wine Appellation Task Group will submit a report to the Ministry of Agriculture tomorrow proposing that wine-producing regions be given specific names or appellations. The Task Group, made up of wine industry representatives, is recommending sub-geographical labels for the Okanagan Valley and other wine producing regions in B.C. “The idea…
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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…
B.C.’s wine country set to expand
Byline: Cheryl Chan, The Province Designation of four new regions recommended by industry panel When Rolf de Bruin and Heleen Pannekoek visited the Okanagan to scout for land for a new vineyard and winery, they came away empty. The prime spots in B.C.’s most well-known wine region were already taken, and whatever was left fetched…
B.C. winemakers call for new geographical sub-regions
Byline: Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun Changes would enable vintners to promote the notion of terroir B.C. winemakers are seeking an overhaul of the province’s appellation system in order to compete with the most prestigious winemaking regions in the world. An industry task group recommends the addition of 15 new geographical sub-regions within the Okanagan Valley…
B.C. wine group recommends creating four new geographic categories to reflect growing industry
Byline: Charlie Smith, The Georgia Straight The province’s wine industry has reached a turning point, according to a new report that calls for significant changes in how B.C. products are identified. The B.C. Wine Appellation Task Group’s seeks the establishment of four new wine regions: Thompson Valley, Lillooet-Lytton, Shuswap, and Kootenays. That’s in addition to the five officially designated regions: Okanagan Valley,…
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…
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…
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…
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)…