The Wine Growers British Columbia Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Jeff Guignard as the organization’s new CEO, effective April 28, 2025.
The BC government has announced it will support wineries who wish to import non-BC grapes to make a “replacement” 2024 vintage after overall crop losses this year reached 97 per cent following the January freeze event.
The BC wine industry has welcomed the news that BC wineries can once again ship their products directly to Alberta consumers, reopening that vital sales and tourism channel for the industry.
A long fermenting trade dispute between BC’s wine industry and Alberta’s liquor regulator has reared its ugly head again with bureaucrats threatening to bar wine shipments from BC wineries.