Press Room
Explore the Wines of British Columbia through media releases, quick facts, BC VQA wine awards, vintage reports, newsletters, and images.
Events
Winemaker dinners. Wine festivals. New release tastings. Events at your local BC VQA Wine Store. Fill the gaps in your date book with wine events from around British Columbia.
BC VQA Wine Store Gift Card
The wines of British Columbia gift card can be used in any of our 21 BC VQA Wines Stores. With more than 500 local wines to choose from, your BC VQA Wine Store has the widest selection of award winning wines that you won’t find anywhere else.
Great Wines Are Always An Expression of Their Environment
When it comes to wine, place matters. With each new vintage, it becomes more clear that BC wines have very special attributes. Our unique combination of environmental factors-water, weather, topography, geology-creates a habitat for vines which is unlike any other. Our vineyards benefit from a growing season with longer hours of daylight and greater intensity of light than other regions. The extended hours of intense light play a critical role in producing ripe fruit in our shorter growing season.
Variety is the spice of life
One of the joys of being a young wine region is that we are unencumbered by tradition. Everything is new, so everything is equally possible. Growers are free to plant what they want, and they have-with a vengeance. At last count, there were over 60 different grape varieties being grown in British Columbia; from Auxerrois to Zweigelt. There is something for everyone. The stylistic range is staggering: from the delicate herbal aromas of Siegerrebe or Bacchus to the funky earthiness of Syrah or the wild exoticism of Viognier. Few wine regions of the world can offer such diversity. However, traditional varieties such as Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Gris and Riesling are not absent here; in fact, BC has proven that its wines compete with (and win against!) the world’s best.