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Keremeos is one of B.C.’s not so secret wine destinations. Tucked into the outrageously beautiful Similkameen Valley, this town, along with its neighbour wee Cawston, play host to a list of star wineries.

There’s a cattle ranch in Princeton that’s producing some of the tastiest beef you’ll find anywhere on the planet.

Nothing says tropical like pineapple. As we head into summer, this easy to make hot and sour soup from Vancouver’s legendary and much loved Vietnamese and Cambodian restaurant, Phnom Penh is a delight.

During these pandemic days, we all seem to be trying to find our balance. In wine country, the ‘new normal’ plans for tasting room visits and wine tourism are pivoting to make one of the Okanagan’s favourite pastimes safe. One of Naramata’s biggest wine stars, Tightrope Winery, happens to specialize in balance and award-winning wines, and they have made some adjustments to keep their wine fans happy.

A wine education and sampling centre with room for 625 people is being proposed for the former Keg restaurant location in downtown Kelowna.

The rolling hillsides of West Kelowna are bursting with new life as vineyards take root in long-fallow stretches of land.

Start Fresh Kitchen in Kelowna has made a smart ‘pivot,’ expanding their catering-focussed and cooking class business to include a new socially responsible online grocery store to support local food systems in the Okanagan.

A group of Okanagan ladies are spreading wine joy during these stressful times by leaving baskets of wine and treats on doorsteps. Kind of like the grownup version of “Nicky Nicky Nine Doors”, but in this case the surprises are done with the most loving intentions.

Icebox cake isn’t really a cake. It is an old-fashioned dessert that is most famously made with chocolate wafer cookies and whipped cream that is chilled and not baked. The wafer cookies absorb the moisture from the whipping cream and transform overnight in the fridge into a delicious cake filling.

One of the Okanagan’s most revered pioneers in agriculture and wine passed away May 12 at the age of 94.

It's blossom time for early budding fruits like peaches, nectarines and apricots but gardeners from Kamloops and the Okanagan are noticing bare branches with few blooms, if any.

Fruits and vegetables are ripe for the picking all over the Okanagan. However, with the current COVID-19 pandemic, leaving your home to brave the local grocery store or farmers' market may be more of a hassle.

Naramata-based author Jennifer Cockrall-King and chef Shane M. Chartrand, co-creators of tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine has earned a Best in World acknowledgement for their cookbook.

If you don't feel like braving the grocery store, but you still want a home-cooked meal, you're in luck.

Courtney Koga, owner of Provisions Kitchen which operates out of Kettle River Brewing, recently started a Saturday drive-in style service for customers and thinks this retro way of dining may just be the way of the future.

Pavlova, also affectionately known as pav, is an airy meringue dessert topped with whipped cream and fresh seasonal fruit. While both Australia and New Zealand claim birthright for this now famous dessert, there is no debate that it was created and named for famed Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova when she was on tour down under in 1926.

We need to be creative with our celebrations this Mother’s Day. And social distancing visits can still be fun, even if you can’t get a real hug this year. Air hugs and blown kisses or virtual chats are still a wonderful way to say I love you.

It won’t be business as usual when the province’s wineries reopen for tastings and tours in the coming weeks, says an industry spokesperson.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

It's barbecue season and that might just make social isolation orders that much more palatable.

Ever tried to be that cool mixologist at home but failed miserably?

San Francisco’s legendary Zuni Café is famous for its roasted chicken, which is cooked in a wood-fired brick oven and served with a warm bread salad of scallions, garlic, mustard greens, dried currants and pine nuts. For most home chefs, the original Zuni Café roasted chicken bread salad is too complicated and labour intensive. The recipe requires days of salting whole chickens, cooking at very high heat and flipping mid-way thru roasting.

During these pandemic days we have been learning to adapt and make do with the current lifestyle changes. Here in wine country, we are ordering wines online (good thing!), learning about wines online (good thing!) and still choosing to support our local wineries, breweries and distilleries while we imbibe at home (very good thing).

The season’s first arugula greens are here.

Mark Filatow is one of the most highly lauded chefs in the Okanagan, known to continually raise the bar for local cuisine at his restaurant Waterfront Wines.

For all of those who are eating Kraft Dinner and ramen noodles a little too much during this period of isolation, some Thompson-Okanagan restaurateurs have stepped up to help you seem like a pro-chef. 

Thank the ‘umami’ movement for the popularity that sun-dried tomatoes enjoyed in the 1990s. For many North Americans, sun-dried tomatoes were actually their first umami experience.

Have a little extra time right now? This might the perfect time to learn how to forage for delicious gifts from nature like greens, nettles and asparagus. And once you are ‘in the know’ you can continue throughout the seasons like treasure hunting for delicious mushrooms and other delights.

It's going to look very different in orchards and tree planting sites in B.C. due to the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to a shortage of workers and the drastic physical distancing changes needed to make operations safe.

Chef Bernard Casavant is a well-known and beloved name in our B.C. restaurant industry.

When provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry talked about finding innovative ways for restaurants to resume operating in a few weeks’ time, the association that represents the industry was all ears.

A Mexican restaurant that gives free toilet paper with orders? Most times, that would be a terrible marketing effort, but for an Okanagan Mexican restaurant, this is quite unlike most times. 

Wineries in the Oliver and Osoyoos area are banding together to offer meals to people out of work in the hospitality industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There is only one time of year to eat asparagus and that's in the spring when it is available locally.

The Kelowna Farmers' and Crafters' Market opened two weeks ago outside the Parkinson Recreation Centre amidst criticism from some members of the public.

Grocery shopping has become very stressful during these crazy days of pandemic life. And to make it worse, when you finally psych yourself up and then gear up with masks and hand sanitizer to hit the store, you may find many things sold out.

Fresh, local food producers in the Okanagan are seeing what appears to be a COVID-19 induced spike in demand for their products.

When times are tough, we look to our friends and neighbours for help and now that restaurants are suffering due to the pandemic, two local companies are teaming up to help them move online, connect with customers and deliver their amazing food.

Always wanted to learn how to write? Well, now is the time to sit down and give it a whirl. 

Two of Naramata’s most familiar faces in the wine industry have announced a new venture combining their years of talent and expertise into new wine brand, 2house.

Fresh straight off the boat, halibut is now available at B.C.’s seafood markets. 

It’s springtime in B.C. which means that everything’s coming up rosé!

April is BC Wine month, so get your party hat on and plan a virtual dinner party!

April is B.C. Wine Month and Blue Grouse Estate Winery in Duncan is doing something wonderful to celebrate. They are donating one dollar from every bottle of wine sold for the month of April to their local Nourish Cowichan Society. And, in addition to giving $1 per bottle sold, the Brunner family, owners of Blue Grouse Winery, will match every donation dollar for dollar.

Plastic wrapped produced lined the stalls and gloved vendors greeted customers for the first outdoor Kelowna Farmers' and Crafters' Market of the season.

Although a Kelowna man's parents couldn't make it to the city during the COVID-19 pandemic, they found a way to make his day special with the help of an executive chef.

Leaving the house is stressful these days. But there's nothing better than a local craft beer, glass of wine or cider to help ease you through this quarantine.

You can still take care of your grapes during COVID-19 and a Penticton winery is sharing tips on how to prune.

Social distancing and crowd restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the Okanagan’s wine industry hard at this time of year.

The lockdown at Byland Nurseries because of confirmed COVID-19 cases amongst temporary foreign workers is not an indication that similar outbreaks will occur on other Okanagan farms.

Isolation days have become delivery days.

A Kamloops food truck, Cookshack Cravings, will be serving truckers at the Chevron Commercial Cardlock on Versatile Drive, starting this weekend. 

One of the Okanagan’s most glamorous winery properties has recently been acquired. And, with one of the Okanagan’s most glamorous wine members involved, we should prepare to be dazzled.

After learning that some people are struggling to cook for themselves, a Kelowna chef is offering his expertise to ensure that everyone gets a tasty meal.

Chef Rod Butters is a Canadian culinary superstar. With a career spanning four decades, Butters has been at the forefront of embracing local ingredients, establishing a Canadian food identity and a pioneer in the now-celebrated farm to table movement. 

There has been a beautiful rainbow emerging from this storm we are in — love. Community love, family love, planet love, we as Canadians seem to truly be excelling when it comes to a collective response in the face of danger.

Demand for delivery services have skyrocketed as the province has implemented social distancing measures and closed restaurants to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Staying at home offers the perfect time to reconnect with your kitchen and get the whole family involved to plan, prep and create meals together. Now is also the perfect time to order a new cookbook online or sign up for some online cooking classes.

The trio behind Kelowna’s beloved CrAsian Food Truck, Provisions Kitchen Catering (at Kettle River Brewing) and BoxcAr by CrAsian are Chef Brock Bowes, and sisters Courtney and Meiko Koga.

One win that we might have despite all of the closures due to COVID-19? Farm fresh food delivered right to you.

While people stock up on food and household items to prepare for potential isolation or quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic, several grocery stores need to hire more hands to keep up.

As we all try to process the numerous changes being imposed to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, businesses are trying to adapt to meet new needs and even help the community.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cookshack Cravings food truck was booked solid with Kamloops events from March to October. Now that the province has advised organizations to cancel gatherings of more than 50 people, events in March and April have been cancelled, while events in May and June are on hold, said owner Deanna Bell.

As the future of farmers markets remain uncertain due to social distancing rules, a local farmer is strategizing on how to get their products to the community.

The Okanagan's farmers long relied upon workers from other countries to care to bring crops to market and now COVID-19 is poised to wreak havoc on that process.

The restaurant scene in Vancouver is taking a new twist with daytime coffee shops, bakeries and restaurants moonlighting as hamburger joints, wine bars and secret long table dinners.

There is a lot of anxiety right now as people try to stay clear of the COVID-19 virus. Many have chosen to isolate themselves and the result has been catastrophic on Vancouver’s restaurant and service industry. 

Vancouver’s food scene is an ever-evolving work of art. Never a dull moment as new restaurants seem to pop up every week. 

The question comes up for local wineries during every bad wildfire season but few winemakers will readily admit that yes, wildfire smoke can impact grapes.

Anthony Von Mandl’s stunning empire of Okanagan wineries continues to expand. His company, Mark Anthony Group Inc., recent acquired Liquidity Wines in Okanagan Falls and it has sent the wine world abuzz.

Using a barley by-product from a local brewery, a recently launched Enderby dog treat business is hoping its new eye-catching K9 snacks will be a winner.

The 42nd annual Vancouver International Wine Festival wrapped on March 1 leaving wine lovers and industry well sated with fully exercised palates.

The lunch rush is just beginning at Penticton’s Il Vecchio Delicatessen at 317 Robinson Street on a midweek March morning and customers are already lining up in the cozy eatery.

One of Vancouver's most iconic restaurants is sadly closing Aug. 1. After a legendary 35 years of great success, John Bishop recently announced that he is hanging up his apron and entering retirement.

The Okanagan maple syrup harvest is showing signs of winding down as temperatures soared earlier this week.

The story of Karma Apple Soda is more than a story about a new product being launched by a fruit-growing Kelowna family.

Okanagan chef Brock Bowes will be competing on Season 8 of Top Chef Canada.

Beer enthusiasts will enjoy a wide range of music this year at the Great Okanagan Beer Festival.

Getting more women into whiskey is a labour of love for Sara Hanrahan.

Andrea Carlson has never sought the limelight or celebrity chef status. Her restaurant, Burdock & Co opened their doors in the spring of 2013 and has quietly become one of Vancouver’s best restaurants.  

Hester Creek Estate Winery has become one of the B.C. wine industry’s most recognized brands and consistent wine labels. Much of this success is due to the man behind the wines, Rob Summers.

A common agricultural spray may be the key to preventing smoky flavour permeating wine grapes.

Three Alberta and Okanagan based men are taking over the food offerings at the troubled Lake Okanagan Resort.

Escape the February blues at the Vancouver International Wine Festival happening from Feb. 22 to March 1.

The Naramata Heritage Inn will open in May under the ownership of some of the most influential people in B.C.'s culinary community.

International Women’s Day is March 8 so do take a moment to give a nod or high five all of the amazing women in our B.C. food and wine industry — there are a lot of them out there to celebrate.

The owner of Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna wants to create a world class Culinary College for Humanity on top of his wine cellar.

Apple farming may not be making anyone rich right now but from the perspective of one Okanagan packinghouse, conditions are far from dire.

It appears there won’t be a shortage of agricultural workers on Okanagan farms and orchards this season following the first full year of biometric requirements for all foreign workers, and a drop in the number of young people travelling from Quebec and Ontario to pick.

After a change in business direction, this Okanagan company hopes to turn vineyard waste into profit.

It’s not the best of times for the Okanagan’s 400-plus apple growers who are struggling with low returns and an influx of cheap apples from Washington State.

The B.C.'s Chefs’ Table Society has created a new scholarship fund to honour the memory of Harry McWatters, the wine industry legend who passed away last summer.

B.C. has a range of glorious ski destinations to choose from – but have you been to them all?

Local entrepreneurs are finding success by offering small businesses app-based food delivery services that don't include the financially crippling commissions and fees charged by the big guys.

Did you know that Kelowna’s local favourite gelato shop has a secret life? QB Gelato’s creators Victor Laderoute and Kevin Bojda are food and drink event innovators on top of being super palate pleasers. Besides being the go-to gelato shop, they offer delicious coffee, lunch options, cooking classes and they have a supper club and now drink pairing events too.

Cookbook authors can change the way we cook at home, inspiring recipes from other countries that become our new favourite dishes.

Bring your wand, sorting hat and favourite flavour of Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans because a Harry Potter pub crawl is coming to Kelowna next month.

Okanagan apple farmers are suffering significant financial hardship with higher costs and lower returns, according to the B.C. Fruit Growers Association.

Although she's only ever been a home cook, a Kamloops woman is taking on the Food Network Canada's Wall of Chefs in hopes of scoring the $10,000 prize.

We live in a day when the spotlight shines rightfully on both our food producers and food creators. Because really, what would we do without them? Want to get into the head of a chef? A new B.C.-based podcast is going to do just that.

Kamloops is moving closer to having a food hall which would mimic spaces like Assembly Chef’s Hall in Toronto, Pike Place Market in Seattle, Eataly in Chicago and the Union Market in Washington, D.C.

With temperatures swinging from arctic to balmy and then back to chilly again, it’s only natural concerns would arise about one of this valley’s most precious exports — fruit.

Valentine’s Day approaches and this year it lands on a Friday.

B.C.’s Vintners Quality Alliance is celebrating its 30th anniversary and an Okanagan winemaker who has been in the industry since the VQA’s inception believes it will help propel the industry into the future.

It all starts with a plan — and that plan starts now.

As the B.C. beverage industry continues to explode, exciting new products continue to stream onto the drink scene, including canned bevvies.

The season of love is upon us and two Okanagan restaurants have claimed spots on OpenTable’s list of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in Canada for 2020.

A collection of healthy hot drink mixes have moved up from a spot at the Kamloops Farmers' Market and are now available for purchase online.

Back for the second year running, SilverStar Mountain Resort is once again holding the 10-day SEISMIC Spring Mountain Festival.

Okanagan Fest of Ale turns 25 this year and it promises to be the best and biggest ever.

Modern dining has just hit a new high. With the official legal arrival of Mary Jane to our worlds recently, cannabis-infused products have been all the rage.

West Kelowna’s Grizzili Winery is kicking off the Chinese New Year with an ice wine festival this weekend.

While there are a number of trusts that serve to protect wild land in B.C., that’s more of a challenge when it comes to preserving working farms.

Michael Buffett walked away from his dream job running a Banff restaurant to live in a tiny pickers' shack, launching the most rewarding phase of his and many others’ lives in Kelowna.

What is toothsome remedy for the winter blues? F-O-N-D-U-E. Fun, fabulous and festive, this Swiss style of eating is more than food, it is an activity and it has made a comeback from its glory days in the 1970s.

Kamloops food offerings are getting a little cleaner and greener with a new juice bar and meal prep restaurant coming to the university neighbourhood.

Everyone in B.C.'s wine industry knows Christine Coletta.

Reap the rewards of a chilly Okanagan winter with an icewine festival.

Being named Canada's craft beer capital in the Lonely Planet travel guide gives Penticton breweries a feather to put in their caps, but it remains to be seen whether it will bring in customers.

The annual Dine Around event has begun.

Earlier this week, we offered you ten varietals to get you out of your wine rut. But here's the beautiful thing about wine — there are so many to try and enjoy. Hey, it's 2020 so let's make this a cool 20 wine varietals to try. And, If you want to choose just one winery, Moon Curser Vineyards in Osoyoos specializes in amazing, unique to B.C

Now that the Rustic Reel craft brewery is up and running in Kelowna, the owner of that building wants to redevelop a nearby old warehouse, possibly with a pub offering more than 100 seats.

A new 10,200 square foot winery is proposed by Trent and Maria Kitsch near their existing East Kelowna Kitsch Wine operation.

Kelowna’s Leon Avenue hasn’t recently been an area where entrepreneurs want to invest with concerns about its homeless population being regularly raised.

Penticton’s craft brewing industry has attracted more international attention with a recent write up in Lonely Planet.

Have you heard the buzz? Canadians, your chocolate highs are soon to be taken to the next level.

Stuck in a wine rut? Always ordering Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rosé, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Gris? Here are 10 “other” outstanding B.C. wine varietals to discover in 2020:

There’s good news and bad news for grape growers in the cold weather forecast for the Okanagan and Thompson regions this week.

Kelowna’s first community-funded grocery store and a champion of the local food movement will close its doors tomorrow.

In the food universe of the past, it has not been easy being green.

The visionary Vancouver House building on Howe Street in Vancouver has been the talk of the town since construction began.

You may have noticed the word Epiphany in passing on your calendars or elsewhere?

The Okanagan wine industry is mourning the loss of a beloved community member. Maria Ferreira, the matriarch and heart of Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery in Oliver, passed away suddenly on Dec. ,19.

Food trends for 2020 have been decided and happily the overall themes are healthier, more earth friendly, food conscious and farm focussed. What's old is new again, so bring on the village mentality, food frugality and more sustainability. Remember, as Wendell Berry, novelist and environmental activist says: “Eating is an agricultural act.” So support our precious farmers.

You may want to rethink your New Year's resolution.

Row Fourteen restaurant co-owner Kevin Klippenstein is feeling pretty good about his new Cawston venture less than six months into its first year of operation.

Later 2019, and hellloooo 2020. Feeling good about the sound of those numbers? I do. Let’s hold our glasses high, peoples and toast an amazing new year ahead.

2020 sounds like a good luck number. The Chinese zodiac says the main zodiac element is metal and the animal sign is rat making 2020 the Year of the Metal Rat. 

Just before Christmas, my friend Cristi and I travelled to SilverStar Mountain Resort for a girls getaway and iNwine snowshoe adventure. A quick 20-minute drive from Vernon delivered us to a picture perfect winter wonderland: A small ski hill, complete with twinkling lights and friendly villagers. If a white-bearded man in a red suit should have appeared, I would not have been surprised.

For those of you who are in the midst of the holi-daze, you’re probably looking for something to do to fill your time. Whether you’re with family, friends, or need to get away from the holiday hullabaloo, trying some limited edition winter brews is the perfect remedy.

When Chris Dedinsky and Russ Burmell-Higgs decided to open a craft brewery in the industrial North End of downtown Kelowna they didn’t realize they were launching a whole district.

Last minute shoppers, don’t panic.  I have a couple of ideas for you that will require zero wrapping paper and zero mall time. Easy peasy to order, tickets to a fabulous event always makes for an amazing gift.

With the holiday season well underway, several families are getting ready to plan their traditional feasts to celebrate the season.

Sweet love… Every holiday meal deserves a sexy ending and a nip of luxurious B.C. dessert wine is the perfect closer. Sweet pairs with sweet too my friends, making these rich and delicious wine babes the perfect date for your cakes and puddings. Lucky us, B.C. wine country keeps us local with a lineup of decadent fortified wines or a port-style wine – not just icewines.

It’s been a tradition at Summerhill Pyramid Winery since 1997, and this year’s observation of the arrival of the winter solstice is no exception.

New Year’s Eve should be about amazing food, drink, fun and friends. Here are a few more delicious ideas on how best to ring in 2020 around the valley:

CedarCreek Estate Winery was named the Canadian Winery of the Year for the third time at the 2019 InterVin International Wine Awards.

Wondering how to imbibe without blowing your diet this holiday season?

For food and wine lovers, the best way to say good-bye to 2019 and ring in the New Year is with an evening of dining and wining. Here are 5 B.C. wineries to celebrate New Year’s Eve with.

You know, it is totally acceptable not to slave away and make everything from scratch for your holiday gatherings.

Christmas is only 12 sleeps away so here are 12 beautiful gift ideas for all of the loves in your life:

While wine snobs are still sipping on Riesling, the cool kids are once again ordering up Grüner Veltliner.

Christmas shopping has begun and what makes a better gift than a book?

The Arctic blast in the Okanagan late last week lacked the duration and intensity needed for Okanagan wineries to complete their icewine harvest.

It seems like overnight Kelowna built an urban culture.

Rustic Reel Brewing Company is literally a one-woman show and in three short months of opening her business, Susi Foerg has become a shining star on the local craft beer scene. 

Farmers in this day and age have a heck of a time finding ways to make a living.

Okanagan grape growers who have an icewine crop to harvest are watching the thermometer closely this week.

It appears that the social media rumours are true: Vernon is getting a new vineyard.

Indigenous cuisine is rightly seeing the spotlight these days.

Oh, what a night!

The site of the former OK Builders Supply building just north of downtown Kelowna is slated to become a 15,000 square foot grocery store by next summer.

Canada’s "first true wine village” is being built in the South Okanagan, bringing together small-batch wine, beer, cider and spirit producers under one roof as well as offering a unique event venue and creative culinary offerings.

B.C.’s culinary landscape is evolving and expanding at such high speed, it is hard to keep track. It is very exciting to taste the international flavours available across the province intertwined with our own beautifully unique cuisine celebrating the taste of our terroir from both land and sea.

After two years of growing, picking, fermenting and sipping, the North Okanagan's newest cidery is getting ready to open its doors.

Could it be? Spirit free spirits? It's true.

If you are involved in the Okanagan wine industry, you will know Luke Whittall.

A high-end South Okanagan winery and vineyard had its plans for a restaurant and banquet facility scuttled after the province's Agricultural Land Commission turned down a request for the non-farm uses on the property.

As the weather cools, we tend to retreat back into our kitchens and into slow cooking mode. I also find that there is more time to experiment and learn new methods, so what better time than to sign up for cooking classes and wine school?

Tyler Linttell is an urban farmer and part of the young genre who, with no farming family background — like none at all — have decided to return to the land.

‘Tis the season to light a fire, break out the sweaters and snuggle up under a blanket. Red wine is the go-to choice for cooler weather, and enjoying a glass by a roaring fire, or with dinner, is sure to help create the perfect cozy vibe to get you through the long winter.

Did you hear the news that the most amazing kitchen store opened in Orchard Park? Zwilling is here and you had better start making out your Christmas list because you are going to love everything in store.

Travel Penticton hopes to emulate the success of the Okanagan’s wine and ale trails with the creation of new trail aimed at culinary experiences.

The newest brewery in Kamloops hasn’t even officially announced that they are open, but they are already flooded with customers.

Taste Canada Cookbook awards have announced the 2019 winners.

There’s a unique new restaurant in the Similkameen valley that is attracting a growing list of positive reviews and with them, customers from all over B.C.

Head to Whistler for the 23rd Annual Cornucopia Festival presented by BlueShore Financial happening Nov. 7 to 17, 2019. With hotel deals, wine, cocktail and beer events as well as fabulous parties, this is the perfect November get-away. With over 150 events, there is something for everyone and every budget.

Summerland’s Kettle Valley Railway is hosting a unique wine and food event following its inaugural success earlier this year.

This one is all for my GF peeps.

I recently returned from an amazing iNwine Adventure to the Sunshine Coast (stay tuned for the full article).

When in wine country, you drink local wine.

Five Armstrong businesses have just added an extra item to their menus in the hope of outdoing each other in the battle to win the Great Grilled Cheese Restaurant Challenge.

Pumpkin pie meets cheesecake in this recipe and the result is so delicious.

#Chardonnayism is one of my hashtags because I am a die hard fan. For those of you who joined the ABC (Anything But Chardonnay) party during the woeful days of this fantastic grape’s exile period due an awful trend of over-oaking back in the day, I implore you to give it another go. Chardonnay is a beautiful grape and our local BC wine scene is creating gorgeous expressions of this world-renowned variety

October is B.C. Craft Beer Month, and we felt a sense of responsibility to share all the spots in the Thompson-Okanagan where you can get a crafty cold one.

One of B.C.'s great wine festivals is no more.

Located in the middle of tiny downtown Bowen Island, a new distillery has popped up. The Copper Spirit Distillery project has been in the works for almost five years and this summer marked their grand opening. Miguel and Candice Kabantsov are the owners and creators of these new organic spirits featuring a vodka and a rye spirit with a gin in the works. There is also a whisky maturing too and will be released in future.

The latest news from RauDZ Creative Concepts Ltd. is their highly anticipated project The Okanagan Table - kitchen, events and catering set to open its doors Oct. 1 and already has us excited about the lineup of events planned.

If you don’t move to the Okanagan for the lifestyle, you’ll surely settle here for the wine, farm and food culture.

I lived in beautiful Vancouver for many years and still return frequently for business and pleasure. Part of that pleasure is roaming this delicious food city with friends and revelling in its many flavours. With intense cultural diversity comes exceptional, authentic palate diversity, and here you can treat your tastebuds to an international frenzy of flavours. Here is a list of my top 10 haunts that never disappoint.

I was devastated to learn that one of my favourite winery restaurants was closing its doors at the end of this season.

PENTICTON - Okanagan grape growers are monitoring their vineyards closely as a late-season pest makes a sudden appearance.

iNwine Wednesday star of the week is Gewürztraminer 

Summer may be over in the Okanagan and the local farmers may be wrapping up harvest season but they are going out with a bang.

VERNON - Dressed in a baggy plaid shirt, with jeans that are at least one size too big held up by suspenders, the man affectionately known as Grampa Bob looks every part the old school farmer that he is.

Festing is one of the things we do best in the Okanagan and harvest season is when we really get down for some major celebrating. Food and wine celebrations are happening up and down the valley, check them out and get tickets and partake in our legendary harvest season.

This iNwine Wednesday we are celebrating the McWatters family and featuring one of their delicious sparkling wines from their Evolve Cellars label.

It’s almost turkey time and high time to order your local turkeys to ensure you’ve got the best to serve for Thanksgiving dinner.

PARIS - When tractors laden with pesticides and other chemicals start spraying the vineyards that produce fruity Bordeaux wines, Marie-Lys Bibeyran's phone starts to ring.

A myth among tomato lovers is that home-grown tomatoes taste best. Not true! The best varieties of tomatoes are what taste best, whether they're grown on a farm or in a backyard.

Living in the Okanagan means fresh fruit at our fingertips all year long - either fresh or from local storage. And fruit products, including pie, are usually 'the' dessert of choice for locals and visitors here.

Corn-a-holics and dare I say, corn aficionados like my husband and I eagerly await news each year of opening day at Day’s Century Farms. When the CORN sign is set out at their Byrns Road farm in Kelowna, the annual pilgrimage begins in a steady stream and doesn’t stop until mid-September when corn season ends and we begin a mourning period. That day is soon upon us as this Sunday, September 15, the fruit stand will close for the season.

Rosé-all-day is still in effect, people! Summer may technically be over and the skies may have turned cloudy, but rosé doesn’t need sunshine— especially Pinot Noir rosé. Did you know that rosé happens to pair perfectly with Thanksgiving turkey? One of my favourites this year and one that is a perfect pick for fall days and Thanksgiving dinner is from O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars

PENTICTON - Rain falling on Okanagan vineyards this week isn’t exactly what growers need right now, but no one is complaining about the weather too much - yet.

Congratulations to Stephen Cipes for his upcoming induction into the B.C. Restaurant Association's 2019 Hall of Fame! An organic pioneering powerhouse, Kelowna’s Stephen Cipes, owner of Summerhill Pyramid Winery, is being inducted as a Local Champion for providing holistic hospitality in his winery and his restaurant.

KELOWNA - One of the Okanagan's most lauded chefs will be making his way to Whistler this fall to help celebrate and raise funds for some of the hardest working men and women in Whistler.

Cookbook alert! On Boards is a MUST for your cookbook shelf. This beautiful, clever new book was created by Vancouver food stylist Lisa Bolton. In it is a whole new world of entertaining ideas. Gorgeous and delicious, serving meals on boards is a genius style of serving. Not only does the chef get to sit down to enjoy the meal with the guests but most of the recipes are prep way ahead resulting in an easy peasy stress-free party day.

PENTICTON - The regional district wants to explore the possibility of setting up a sister region in France known for its wine production.

The Okanagan's unique culinary culture appeals to many visitors, though it wasn't until recently that businesses started to realize the connection. 

Perhaps the Okanagan’s most famous baker was Monika Walker, known by all as Monika the Baker.

KELOWNA - The inaugural Taco Vino “tasting experience” will heat up Kelowna on Oct. 19.

Turophile: (toor'-oh-file, tyoor'-oh-file) n. a connoisseur of cheese; a cheese fancier. from Greek tyros "cheese" + philos "loving."

Growing up on my family orchard in East Kelowna, my mom tended a very special block of peaches that she sold herself.

Tantalus Vineyards is one of B.C.’s most iconic wineries and has become a benchmark for Riesling and winemaking excellence.

KELOWNA - All the paperwork is in place for the next addition to Kelowna's growing craft beer district in the North End of downtown.

NORTH OKANAGAN - A Lumby resident has launched a social enterprise that takes the hard work of gardening away, but allowing people to eat fresh organic vegetables picked straight from their own garden.

Lariana Cellars are Dan and Carol Scott… and family: Their story is not unlike many that enter into the world of winemaking. They began as grape growers, selling to other wineries until one day they caught the bug. For Dan and Carol, they began with 10 acres of beautiful orchard land in Osoyoos that they decided to transform to vineyard in 2007.

KELOWNA - Rustic Reel Brewing Co. is the most recent brewery to open its doors in downtown Kelowna, and customers are already raving about it.

Are you a mushroom lover? The Okanagan Mushroom Festival is coming up and Start Fresh Kitchen is preparing to knock your caps off with another delectable event with Sandhill Wines.

The 5th Annual Garagiste North Small Producers Wine Festival at Sperling Vineyards last Sunday August 18th was a smashing success. With 22 superstar small wineries pouring around 80 different small lot wines to a crowd of 300 on a sunny Okanagan afternoon, there was pure wine country magic in the air.

The first indigenous-owned winery in North America, Nk’Mip (pronounced in-ka-meep) Cellars also is home to the first indigenous winemaker in North America. Justin Hall is that winemaker and he is making magic in the desert mountains of Osoyoos.

Brother and sister Jak Meyer and Terry Meyer Stone have been merrily co-existing in the Okanagan wine world for the last few years. He with his popular Meyer Family Vineyards winery in Okanagan Falls and she with a micro Garagiste style winery called Anarchist Mountain Vineyards in Osoyoos. They sat down one day with their spouses, Andrew Stone and Janice Stevens, and decided it was high time they joined forces and the result was literally — Mayhem

It is zucchini season which means zucchini galore! When these tubular squahs grow, they grow in masses, forcing cooks over the ages to really get creative with how to use them up. You can pickle them, fry them, roast them, barbecue them and even use them in your baking.

PENTICTON - Long before the Town of Oliver became known as the Wine Capital of Canada, it was well known nationally for its ability to grow another tasty treat.

KELOWNA - The Hainle Vineyards legacy began in 1972, and was built on a number of impressive firsts. In 1978, it became the first commercial icewine producer in North America. In 1988, they became the first certified organic winery in Canada. In 2008, Hainle was the first Canadian winery to serve wine at the Oscars. In addition to numerous other prestigious awards, they won Best Pinot in the world for their 2007 through 2010 vintages.

KELOWNA - The fight for gender equality is far from over. CEO of Okanagan Spirits Craft Distilleries Tyler Dyck can attest to gender-based prejudice first-hand. 

KELOWNA - There’s more on the horizon at O’Rourke Peak Cellars than a stunning view of Okanagan Lake.

In anticipation of the highly anticipated Garagiste North Small Producers Festival Sunday, August 18th, I will be featuring a lineup of interviews with some of the starring winemakers coming to this year’s fest! This annual event features the small lot, hard to find wineries that are making a huge buzz with their fantastic wines. Award-winning, boutique, and many without yet a tasting room, these are the renegades who are rocking the wine world

KELOWNA - Skinny Duke's Glorious Emporium isn't grandma's basement; it's your cool uncle's batchelor pad that hasn't changed since 1975. Walking through the front door is like stepping back in time, down to the jukebox by the bathrooms, the old fuzzy TVs, the plants hanging from the ceiling and the original Star Wars figurines lining the shelf above the bar.

In anticipation of the highly anticipated Garagiste North Small Producers Festival Sunday, August 18th, I will be featuring a special series of interviews featuring some of the star winemakers coming to this year’s fest! This annual event features the small lot, hard to find wineries that are making a huge buzz with their fantastic wines. Award-winning, boutique, and many without yet a tasting room, these are the renegades who are rocking the wine world

KELOWNA - The House of Rose's legacy began with Vern Rose, who many remember as a jovial character in a Tilly hat with a passion for winemaking.

PENTICTON - A long time ago, tropical fruit grew in the Okanagan.

In anticipation of the highly anticipated Garagiste North Small Producers Festival Sunday, August 18th, I will be featuring a special series of interviews featuring some of the star winemakers coming to this year’s fest! This annual event features the small lot, hard to find wineries that are making a huge buzz with their fantastic wines. Award-winning, boutique, and many without yet a tasting room, these are the renegades who are rocking the wine world

In anticipation of the highly anticipated Garagiste North Small Producers Festival Sunday, August 18th, I will be featuring a lineup of interviews with some of the starring winemakers coming to this year’s fest. This annual event features the small-lot, hard-to-find wineries that are making a huge buzz with their fantastic wines. Award-winning, boutique, and many without yet a tasting room, these are the renegades who are rocking the wine world

KELOWNA - Understanding the nuances of a great pinot noir isn't just about swishing, swirling and imbibing all day — but it helps.

PENTICTON - Wes Peterson has a challenging task in front of him.

Wine in a can— brilliant right? 

Jordan Marr grows a gorgeous range of organic vegetables and herbs from his farm in Kelowna where he lives with wife Vanessa and little boy Levon.

Summer wine country is all about long-table wine dinners and parties, right? Here are three upcoming delicious events that still have tickets available - but do hurry.

Doing anything in the morning takes extra effort, let alone trying to find the perfect breakfast spot on a hot Okanagan morning. There are so many factors to consider: location, menu, pricing, busyness, cuteness?

Beautiful South East Kelowna has become one of B.C.’s most exciting new wine and drink touring regions. Wineries, cideries and distilleries are set amongst the rolling hillsides dotted with orchards and lined in vines.

BC has a bounty of amazing cheesemakers allowing us to build one heck of a local cheese board. And luckily, we have wine to pair with it all.

Our BC wine industry has an amazing community of local support behind it. Besides the loyal consumers, there are businesses that make it their goal to support local products and wines and they deserve major kudos.

Dressing up fancy is hard. It involves uncomfortable shoes, stuffy necklines, and just too much effort. This may pose a problem if you want to get out and enjoy a wine tasting, especially if you've just come from a hike or a morning trip to the Farmer's Market.

We are getting used to saying, "there’s an app for that!" But is there one available to help you choose local BC wine? Well yes, as of now, "there’s an app for that."

Affogato translates to ‘drowned’ in Italian. And in this case, it is a good thing.  

Vancouver Island is a destination for food and wine lovers. Farm rich, with easy access to the bounty from the sea, there is a glorious lineup of wineries and drinkeries scattered around the main island, with a rich concentration in Cowichan Bay. The B.C. wine scene extends to the Gulf Islands with Salt Spring Island and Pender Island on the route. Much to my delight, I discovered that there was one on Quadra Island.

Some of BC’s smallest wineries are celebrating big time after the results of The WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada were released on August 1.

Brothers Steve and Gordon Forbes own and operate a 13-acre certified organic farm just north of the town of Oliver. Their parents Don and Jean began farming that land in 1974 and received the certified organic status in 1996.

Pickled beans are a big favourite in my family. Especially for the kids who will devour an entire jar in no time flat! This recipe comes from my Granny Weisbeck's repertoire but it has become one of my mom's specialties.

This gorgeous Pinot Noir comes from Kelowna's Scorched Earth Winery. PASK is an acronym representing the names of their family: Peter, Anita, Shae, Kiana. Future labels will all be Scorched Earth Winery.

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops farmers, bakers and all other food makers rejoice. A shared processing facility will soon welcome food business owners looking to enhance their production and business models.

KELOWNA - A celebration of life for wine industry pioneer Harry McWatters will take place Aug. 9, 1:30 p.m. at the Penticton Lakeside Resort.

You may have heard through the grapevine, that the hottest trend in winemaking is orange wine. What now you might want to know what it is. No, it is not made from oranges, it is not rosé and actually it is not really new. It is really a very old practice dating back thousands of years

Steak Tacos with Peach Salsa & Spicy Slaw

Calling all whiskey connoisseurs, appreciators, fanatics and afficionados: The most exclusive whisky in the Okanagan valley has just become available, but there’s only two ways to get your hands on it.

VERNON - Okanagan residents have become all too familiar with the thrum of helicopter blades spinning above local orchards as cherry farmers worked to save their crops from a particularly soggy summer.

Henry Paynter arrived to Canada from England in 1919 and decided to set up shop on their prosperous acreage in 1952. He married a local girl, Sheila McKay and the couple’s family grew to six children, 13 grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren and counting. Many of the family is still involved in the various farm lands and have grown into their current thriving agri-tourism business.  

This week the Okanagan wine industry suffered a tremendous loss. Known by many as the godfather and pioneer of B.C. wine, Harry McWatters died July 22.

KELOWNA - It's not wine, it's not cider, it's not made from fruit, it's mead.

One of the Okanagan’s biggest superstars is in season right now: Peaches. For many, the name alone conjures wonderful childhood memories of the Okanagan. A hot summer day, a sun warmed peach, juice running off your chin onto your bathing suit and your face still a little itchy from the peach fuzz that you couldn’t wait to wash off before you bit. Heaven.

Sunnybrae Redneck Red - $18.00

Those of us who are lucky enough to live in beautiful wine country should try to celebrate it in all of its glory, often. One of the very best ways to experience the natural glamour here is to dine al fresco (translation: outside).

KELOWNA - The last two fruit growing seasons were particularly hard on apple growers, forcing many to access a form of government insurance.

Fans of The CrAsian Food Truck are about to lose their minds. The Koga sisters, Courtney and Meiko, owners and operators of the delicious destination food truck, have announced that they are expanding not once but twice into two different eatery extensions in town.

KELOWNA - Soup Sisters has been warming bowls and hearts in Kelowna for the past eight years.

OKANAGAN FALLS - Okanagan grape growers have mixed opinions about this year’s growing season, as they deal with some unusual weather conditions compared to recent years.

KELOWNA - Once there was only Tree Brewing: Now there are more craft breweries than you can hit up in a single night.

KELOWNA - B.C. residents visiting other provinces and territories are now able to bring home liquor products for personal consumption without any restrictions or limits.

One of the best things about summer is the chance to eat outdoors. Pizza has been described as the perfect food, it covers all of the food categories, it is great to share and the flavour combinations are endless. So here are some perfect places to eat pizza on patios with pairings and pals. Cheers!

Rupi and her husband Sunny Bhangu have owned the busy K.L.O Farm Market in Kelowna for eight years but have been leasing it out until this year. Rupi says, “Farming is in her blood. Her family in India are farmers and running her own gardens and market has been her dream.”

Summers in the Okanagan are all about food and fun. Here are three delicious events that you can still sign up for in July:

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Have you ever wanted to sample B.C.’s best in craft wine, cider, spirits and beer 5,280 feet above sea level?

Wine of the Week: 2018 Border Vista Sauvignon Blanc $29.99

KELOWNA - A local grocery co-operative is throwing everything at the wall in an effort to stay open after a dismal month of business.

LAKE COUNTRY - Night owls, rejoice; Ex Nihilo in Lake Country plans to be open later to satisfying all your evening cravings.

OLIVER - Oliver’s Covert Farms Family Estate took it to the competition at the recently held International Organic Wine Awards based in Germany.

Finding parking, traffic congestion, tourists everywhere — summer driving in the Okanagan can be a drag, especially if all you want is to get some dinner. Why not skip the traffic jams and hit the lake for a bite to eat?

Pet Nat – What’s that? As the sign reads out front of Kelowna’s Sperling Vineyards, here winemaker Ann Sperling and her family are real pioneers. First as pioneers in the history of agriculture in Kelowna and now in the world of biodynamic and organic viticulture and winemaking practice. The proof of the success is in the long lineup of awards and you can go taste for yourself. The tasting room is easily accessible just off of Benvoulin Road.

So Pet Nat

Finally! I made the long overdue road trip to the breathtaking Kootenays. It is a fun drive, heading from Kelowna through Rock Creek and winding by small townships like Greenwood and Grand Forks (aka the borscht capital of B.C.). The scenery changes and grows more super natural by the mile. And our route home was a lucky mistake, we took a wrong turn and came full circle over Anarchist Mountain in Osoyoos

Fresh B.C. fish with local blueberries, peas and potatoes kissed with mint combine to make a delicious celebration of the season in one meal. The potatoes are from my dad’s garden and they are seriously the best potatoes ever. They are an early variety called Warbas, an heirloom product originally released in the 1920s. They are thin-skinned, delicious, moist and tender.

KAMLOOPS - A new interpretive tour in Kamloops will combine the area's rich Indigenous history with wine tasting and a patio picnic.

All hail the farmers market!

Baa baa black sheep have you any…um, grapes?

KELOWNA - In 2010, Blair Wilson and his wife moved to Kelowna and bought a 20-acre apple orchard. However, with lots of apples comes lots of hard farm work.

What the heck is Gamay Noir? GAM-may NEW-or is a light bodied, friendly red wine that is easy drinking and the perfect choice for those of you are not into the big reds.

VERNON - Foodies in Vernon now have the chance to experience some off-the-menu items at local eateries with the launch of a downtown food tour.

KELOWNA - Craft breweries in Kamloops, Salmon Arm and other parts of the province are partnering with local haskap growers to brew their own take on a haskap beer - from lagers to ales to sours.

KELOWNA - Craft beer, Okanagan views, a patio, pool table, foosball and a full menu.

KELOWNA - Kelowna won’t be offering up golden plates this year, but that doesn’t mean the push toward culinary excellence will be slowed.  It may just mean that the spotlight shines brighter on Kelowna than ever before.

KELOWNA - The outdoor amphitheatre at Mission Hill provides top-notch acoustics and world-class views in an intimate setting.

Book the date. On Aug. 14 Les Dames d’Escoffier B.C.’s annual Summerdine returns and tickets are selling fast.

KELOWNA - Everyone knows that the best thing after a long, summer bike ride is a glass of cold, local craft beer. Luckily for us beer-lovers, these four Kelowna breweries are all accessible directly from the Okanagan Rail Trail. From the first stop to the fourth, the ride is just under an hour. 

OLIVER - Covert Farms in Oliver has it all and does it all. They are farmers and winemakers and are totally organic. Now on the fourth generation of farmers in the family, Gene and Shelly Covert with their three children and  Gene's mother, Diana Covert, run this stunning 650-acre organic farm with all hands-on deck.

Today's Wine Wednesday takes us to Summerland to meet the Manoff family, see Silkscarf Winery and to enjoy its unique and delicious Viognier

Apricots are in season right now but due to the low crop yield locally this year, they may be hard to come by. If you do find them, after you indulge in feast of fresh, do make this apricot jam.

To celebrate glorious pea season every year, I always make this delicious pasta dish--a few times. You can find peas at the local farmers markets now.

KELOWNA - A Kelowna local who has innovated the B.C. wine industry is being honoured with an official induction into the Order of Canada.

Bobotie is a favourite South African dish and it is to die for. I first tasted it a couple of years ago on a trip to South Africa at Bertus Basson’s Spice Route Restaurant. The Spice Route Destination is an artisan community that offers fantastic little shops ranging from a chocolate maker to a beer brewer and is also home to the Spice Route Winery. 

Kelowna is finally getting their very own cheese shop. Another sign that we are seriously hitting our goal of creating a fully formed urban culture in downtown Kelowna, Perseval & Young Cheesemongers make it official. We got cheese, baby.

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It continues to be a hectic week for cherry farmers in the Okanagan as the heavy rain threatens to wipe out entire crops.

Dreamed of having a fresh, local farm market to shop at every day instead of planning for specific farmers market days? Glenmore Garden Market has you covered. Open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the lovely Chen family has a big beautiful spray-free farm that grows an enormous variety of vegetables, fruits and herbs.

KELOWNA - There's so much to take in at Jennifer Schell's home: a stunning bouquet of fresh flowers in varied pinks, bookshelves buckling with well-read travel and wine guides and, of course,  cookbooks. 

Wine Wednesday: Kalala Rosé

NARAMATA - Tickets for one of the most popular tailgate parties in the Okanagan are on sale now. 

Get ready to rock your palates! Sunday, Aug. 18 at Sperling Vineyards in Kelowna the Fifth Annual Garagiste North: The Small Producers Wine Festival returns. This exciting event gathers some of B.C.’s biggest wine stars, that also happen to be some of the smallest wine producers, making under 2,000 cases per year.

KELOWNA - The Kelowna Farmer's Market had more vendors than ever before last Saturday.

Which libation is synonymous with celebration, happiness and love? You got it – it’s bubbles baby!  And luckily, the BC wine world has corks flying as more and more of our wineries have chosen to get their sparkle on. Lunching with bubbles is one of my favorite ways to celebrate life and what pairs best with BC sparkling wine? A patio!

KELOWNA - The Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm won this year’s Canadian FedEx Small Business Grant Contest, rising above almost 2,000 other entries.

KELOWNA - Cider is fast becoming a staple in the Okanagan — everyone knows you can find local ciders in almost any liquor store — but cider hasn’t always been as popular in the Okanagan as it is now.

In your gardens and at the farmers markets right now you will see this tart, ruby red beauty.

KELOWNA - In the 2019 Decanter Wine Awards, seven gold awards were awarded for non-icewines in Canada.

KELOWNA - The Okanagan has long been known as a home to many talented artists — here in Kelowna, galleries are always full of the work of painters, sculptors and crafters.

KELOWNA - Ezra Cipes, the CEO of Summerhill Winery, first heard about being a Certified B Corporation two years ago at an eatery in Vancouver.

Okanagan Farmers Market regulars will be very familiar with these two lovely faces and their electric lime green van. Wolf and Gaby Wesle of Greencroft Gardens in Grindrod have been involved in our local farmers market world for many years and are staples at the Kelowna Farmers & Crafters Market.

Locally grown food, locally produced wines — there’s arguably no better combination in B.C. And, in case you haven’t heard, there's no better place to enjoy it than the farmers’ markets around the Interior.

Little Farm Winery is located in the stunning Similkameen Valley. A small but mighty brand, winemaker Alishan Driedeger has been creating a buzz in the wine world with her micro production, terroir driven wines.

The first day of Summer might be more than a week away, but you can’t tell it by the weather. The arrival of tourists and hot days say it’s summer in the Okanagan Valley. And for those of us who live here it signals a season of entertaining visiting family and friends.

Two of my favourite things just happen to make their seasonal debut together.

Not a vegetarian? Prepare to become a convert after visiting Kelowna’s hottest new eatery Frankie We Salute You! Located in the quickly expanding Landmark District, the new District Market building houses this cool desperately needed addition to the Kelowna food scene.

Road trip! Go explore the province’s many wine regions this summer.

Something new and fresh has been uncorked at iNFOnews.ca.

KELOWNA - The cherry season has started in the Okanagan with early varieties now making their way from Osoyoos.

KAMLOOPS — Three Kamloops wineries won a record-breaking 14 medals at this year’s All Canadian Wine Championships.

KELOWNA - A new locally-owned café just opened up in one of the oldest buildings in downtown Kelowna.

PENTICTON - Okanagan College’s Penticton campus is getting $1.75 million over five years for a “technology access centre” to help the wine industry.

Are you sick of wine yet? Don't worry, we won't make you admit it. As amazing as our Okanagan wineries are, sometimes you just need a change. 

THEY'RE POPPING UP IN THE STRANGEST PLACES, REPLACING APPLES, BARREN HILLSIDES, EVEN A DAIRY FARM

PENTICTON - The Okanagan’s 2019 strawberry crop is ready for harvest in the southern part of the valley.

KELOWNA - The old Volkswagen building on Harvey Avenue has a new lease on life.

KAMLOOPS — A week long festival celebrating wine in the Tournament Capital is currently taking place until Saturday.

KELOWNA - If apricots are your jam, brace yourself for some bad news.

WITH LITTLE ON THE MARKET, FARMLAND UP AND DOWN THE VALLEY IS A HOT COMMODITY.

KAMLOOPS - The transformation of Hotel 540 in downtown Kamloops into a Delta Hotels by Marriott franchise continues with the addition of a new restaurant.

KELOWNA — A chef from Victoria has won the first competition of Kelowna’s Canadian Culinary Championship, yesterday.

Edwin Chu is keeping his fingers crossed, checking the weather forecast obsessively and unlike the rest of us — hoping for colder temperatures.

OKANAGAN - The grape growing season in the Okanagan is just wrapping up, and it appears growers and winemakers have widely varying opinions on the quality of this years harvest.

KELOWNA - Okanagan apple growers were honoured at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto.

KELOWNA - Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna is looking to add a lounge to its winery operations.

PENTICTON - What’s in a name? When it comes to a wine region, a lot.

PENTICTON  - A new sub-appellation for B.C. wines now recognizes Okanagan Falls as a distinct wine producing region.

PENTICTON - Tyson Still says he’s bound by contract not to reveal the outcome of his segment on an episode of Dragons' Den before the show airs sometime this fall.

KELOWNA - Selling beer in wine country doesn’t bother P.J. L’Heureux, founder and president of Craft Beer Market. Nor does doing it an iconic location, in this case the former Paramount Theatre on Bernard Avenue which opened in the '50s and where generations of locals grew up watching movies

KAMLOOPS - Wineries in Kamloops walked away from a national championship with 10 medals.

PENTICTON - The legal battle challenging Alberta’s right to stop the flow of B.C. wine into the province is building on several fronts as stakeholders and a constitutional rights group consider a court challenge to the boycott.

PENTICTON - British Columbia wineries aren’t the only ones paying the price for pipeline politics in the wake of an Alberta boycott of B.C. wines earlier this month — it's also Albertans struggling and not just because they don't have our wine.

PENTICTON - It hasn’t taken long for the Alberta wine boycott to have an affect on B.C. wineries.

PENTICTON - Okanagan Valley grape growers will feel the effects of Alberta’s decision to boycott B.C. wines, say local industry representatives.

PENTICTON - A Naramata-based, family-owned winery that has received accolades for its wine is the latest of several wineries in the Okanagan to change hands this year.

PENTICTON - Crowds of wine lovers were like kids in a candy shop at the fifth annual Garagiste North small producers wine festival in Penticton this past weekend.

KELOWNA - Most wine drinkers have wine glasses, and some go further and have white wine and red wine specific glassware, but what if there was a glass specially made for each type of wine?

KELOWNA - After years of covering B.C.’s wine scene, Jennifer Schell is now on the other side of the business, releasing her first line of wines, Schell Wines.

OLIVER - The Oliver area is adding to its growing reputation as a destination for upscale tourism with the introduction of a prestigious new winery.

KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops wineries walked away with nine medal at the 37th annual All Canadian Wine Championships in Ontario last week.

KELOWNA - Okanagan residents can get excited for spring, and not just because of the warm weather. The Okanagan Wine Festivals Society is holding its twenty-third year of spring festivities soon and that's giving some a reason to celebrate.

OKANAGAN FALLS - Being recognized on the international stage is starting to become the norm for Okanagan winemakers.

KELOWNA - Upcoming changes to wine labels are going to make it easier for customers to know when they’re buying 100 per cent domestic wine.

KELOWNA - Some new changes are coming to B.C. wine labels.

KAMLOOPS - Now that wine will be allowed on a Kamloops grocery store's shelves, local industry associations are looking forward to the economic impact.

KAMLOOPS - In front of crowded chambers Kamloops council voted to deny the Save-On-Foods application which would have allowed sales of wine in their Sahali store.

KAMLOOPS - The debate over allowing wine on the shelves of a Kamloops grocery store is back before council today.

KAMLOOPS - Fans of wine will get a chance to support the arts by attending the events planned during the upcoming Kamloops Wine Festival.

KAMLOOPS - Local wines and local films will be on tap during the Kamloops Film Festival later this week.

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Food and wine events across the region will given foodies the chance to explore local wines, beer and food over the next two weeks.

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Wineries from Osoyoos to Kamloops are getting some high-profile exposure and being called some of among the best wine destinations in the world.

KELOWNA - Wine lovers at both ends of the country have a reason to tip their glasses following an announcement by B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick.

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is officially a wine region with the launch of provincial highway signs letting people know about local wineries.

KAMLOOPS - Last week, experts selected a Kamloops winery’s 2012 vintage for 'Pinot Noir over $25' as the best in Canada — handing it a double gold award at the country’s oldest wine competition, the All Canadian Wine Championships.

KAMLOOPS - Four local wineries are working hard to put Kamloops on the map as part of the newly formed Kamloops Wineries Association.

VICTORIA - Home-grown British Columbia wines are getting their own shelf at provincial grocery stores this spring.

OKANAGAN - Okanagan Valley wineries are getting in the holiday spirit with open houses, events, light ups and tastings, all part of Winter Wine Events in B.C. Wine Country, a wine-filled event running from Nov. 29 to Dec. 7.