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…
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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.’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…