I think it has gone on long enough. Kelowna sits on the best wine-growing land in the West. Crazy, really. Take a different look. Two wineries, and both of those (red markers […]
Realigning Kelowna
Voodoo Grapes in the Okanagan
Grape growing has its rituals. If you’re going to take a plant that roots itself as it tumbles down hot volcanic soils on river banks in humid Europe and move it around […]
Welcome, Pinot d’Oisseaux
Some pinot noir, the little black pine of France… … up the hill, a long way from home… … and a crow… … or some omnivorous bird like that, at any rate, […]
Wine Secrets
Wine making is such a romantic business.Noble Ridge Vineyard, Okanagan Falls It’s a way of selling peasant culture as elite culture.It’s done within a metaphor of capitalization. Only industrialists need apply. It […]
The Secret of Great Okanagan Wine
In Switzerland, glaciers cool the grapes at night. In Germany, slate holds what heat there is in a long season, while mist and drizzle hold back the sun. In British Columbia, the […]
Wine for Christmas and the Future
There are two new vineyards on the block. The first is Meyer Family Vineyards, which is located under this Coyote Rock in Okanagan Falls, on deep gravels and sands that appear to […]
Maréchal Foch: The Forgotten Grape of the Okangan
Wine is getting expensive these days. A bottle of Okanagan red usually costs upwards of $20. The best stuff goes for over $150. Ouch. Yes, I understand that only so much wine […]
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