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…
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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…
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…