In my previous article, I divided BC’s emerging wine regions into a warmer and a cooler side. In this article I would like to concentrate on the cooler side, which for me covers the Salmon Arm and Lake Country areas…
Arrowleaf Cellars is located in Lake Country (north Okanagan). It’s a family run business by Joe and Margrit Zuppiger and their son, Manuel Zuppiger, who immigrated to Canada from Switzerland in 1986. The winery officially opened it’s doors in 2003. I have enjoyed…
Since I published my initial article, How Does BC Pinot Noir Express Terroir?, I have been receiving bottles of BC Pinot Noir from the 2013 and 2014 vintages, with a few from 2012. The wineries who has graciously provided me…
Can you remember back 1 year ago to our Spring and Summer? We had beautiful sunny weather across BC. Very little rain. Perfect conditions for our BC grapes to have early bud break and flowering. From the end of May…
Do you know where Lake Country is in BC? Most people probably don’t, but it is just a short drive north of Kelowna. One of the first wineries in BC, Gray Monk Estate Winery, was established in Lake Country. Other…