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Vancouver’s best restaurant is in the Southern Interior, according to one critic
Row Fourteen restaurant co-owner Kevin Klippenstein is feeling pretty good about his new Cawston venture…
Cold weather great for icewine crop but there’s a downside
There’s good news and bad news for grape growers in the cold weather forecast for…
Troubled times for Okanagan apple orchardists
It’s not the best of times for the Okanagan’s 400-plus apple growers who are struggling…
No shortage of seasonal foreign agriculture workers expected in B.C. this year
It appears there won’t be a shortage of agricultural workers on Okanagan farms and orchards…
Okanagan company is turning winemaking byproducts into gold
After a change in business direction, this Okanagan company hopes to turn vineyard waste into…
Follow the line: Penticton’s Il Vecchio still serving some of the best deals in town
The lunch rush is just beginning at Penticton’s Il Vecchio Delicatessen at 317 Robinson Street…
Summerland man turning on the taps of Okanagan maple syrup
The Okanagan maple syrup harvest is showing signs of winding down as temperatures soared earlier…
Okanagan winery adapts to COVID-19 ‘new realities’ with virtual wine tastings
Social distancing and crowd restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the Okanagan’s…
CLOSER TO HOME: Kamloops, Okanagan turn to small farms for locally-sourced food
Fresh, local food producers in the Okanagan are seeing what appears to be a COVID-19…
Wineries launch meal program to help laid off hospitality workers in the south Okanagan
Wineries in the Oliver and Osoyoos area are banding together to offer meals to people…
New normal for B.C. wineries may not be a bad thing: industry expert
It won’t be business as usual when the province’s wineries reopen for tastings and tours…
This Princeton-grown beef is some of the rarest, most-prized in the world
There’s a cattle ranch in Princeton that’s producing some of the tastiest beef you’ll find…
New Kelowna business brings the beverage bar to you
A couple of Okanagan entrepreneurs have started a new form of party truck, just in…
Cherry season is already underway in the South Okanagan
In spite of a brutally unseasonal start to June weather, the Okanagan cherry season has…
Virtual celebration for 2018 Note Bene wine release in Okanagan paired with Canadian celebrities
An Okanagan winery is celebrating its 20th anniversary of its prestigious wine with a virtual…
Harvest is no bowl of cherries for Okanagan growers this year
The cherry harvest has been in full swing in the southern part of the valley…
New app puts the perfect B.C. wine in your hands
There’s a new app to help oenophiles get the best out of B.C. wineries that…
Wet weather hasn’t dampened outlook for Okanagan vineyards
It hasn’t been the perfect year, weather-wise, for Okanagan grape growers but in spite of…
At least one Okanagan Wine Festival event is going ahead this fall
COVID-19 has limited most of this year’s fall Okanagan Wine Festival activities, but one of…
The ambience, the nostalgia and oh so tasty: How Tickleberry’s keeps them coming back
A lot of ingredient go into the making of a successful ice cream shop –…
Apple grower offers U-pick in response to scarce farm labour
Osoyoos apple grower Jack Relvas is getting creative this year as COVID-19 creates a shortage…
B.C. Tree Fruits wants property on Osoyoos Lake removed from ALR so it can be sold
The Agricultural Land Commission is looking at an application to remove 5.2 hectares of land,…
As grape harvests begin, will Merlot be the most common B.C. varietal again?
After a slow start to the growing season, Okanagan grape growers are finishing the year…
Okanagan apple growers seek help after years of dismal returns
Okanagan apple growers protested current apple economics at last weekend's Kelowna Farmers Market. Growers offered…