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Celebrating British Columbia Pinot Noir

A day of talks and tastings in the Okanagan explores this most revered grape variety.

Blue Grouse Estate Winery and Vineyard Quill Riesling and Serendipity Winery Pinot Noir

The wine.

We taste dozens of bottles and make a special selection each week.

Red Rooster Hen House Sly White and Peller Estates Private Reserve Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley

The wine.

We taste dozens of bottles, and make a special selection each week.

Blue Mountain Vineyard and Cellars’s Pinot Blanc and Ruffino’s Ducale Riserva Oro

The wine.

We taste dozens of bottles, and make a special selection each week.

Noble Vines 667 Pinot Noir and Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc Reserve

The wine.

We taste dozens of bottles, and make a special selection each week.

Blue Grouse Pinot Gris and Red Rooster Gewurztraminer

The wine.

We taste dozens of bottles and make a special selection each week.

Haywire Winery’s Pinot Gris and Baby Bub Pink

The wine.

We taste dozens of bottles and make a special selection each week.

Blue Mountain Pinot Blanc

The wine.

We taste dozens of bottles and make a special selection each week.

Etude Estate 2008 Deer Camp Pinot Noir

The wine.

We taste dozens of bottles and make a special selection each week.

Bad Ragaz⁠—Switzerland’s Haven of Hot Springs and Heidi

Happy valley.

The Okanagan’s Red Barn Takes a No-Rules Approach to Experimental Wine

Small wonder.

The Okanagan Is B.C.’s Wild West of Natural Winemaking

Bella Wines and Ursa Major Winery are both rejecting the modern conventions of viticulture.

Making the Most of Malbec in the Highlands of Argentina

Sisters Laura and Adrianna inherit a vinaculture legacy at Bodega Catena Zapata.

A New Preserves Shop on Granville Island Spreads the Flavours of B.C. on Toast

Lee Murphy’s Preservatory Provisions and Toast Bar pairs local ingredients in delicious new ways.

Feasting Heart, Mind and Stomach Along Burgundy’s Yonne River

“Nothing makes me happier than when the trees and vines are fruiting, the barges are meandering down the foliage-fringed Yonne, and the sun warms the grey-white buildings.”

What to See, Sip, Eat and Learn at Vancouver’s Renewed International Wine Festival

With one hundred wineries from 13 countries: this preview will make the experience a piece of cake.