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Must: Unfermented grape pulp or juice.*

More awards: Jackson Triggs - Okanagan won the 2006 Rosemount Estate Trophy for Best Shiraz/Syrah of the year at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London, England. A first for a North American Winery since they began awarding the trophy in 1994!

Varietal: When the grape variety in the wine is named on the label (Chardonnay, Merlot), the wine is a varietal.*

Organic: A technique for growing grapes without using chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides or commercial fertilizers.*

Labrusca: A family of grapes – Vitis Labrusca – native to North America.*

*Schreiner, John - British Columbia Wine Country, Whitecap Books Ltd., 2003

 
 
  February 18, 2007

Eyes on BCWI

BC Wine Institute’s mandate is to act as the voice of BC’s wine industry. To represent the interests of British Columbia wine producers (BC VQA) in the advocacy, communication and marketing of their products to all stakeholders and to build a better business climate for their members.
As the lead wine association in British Columbia, BCWI’s strong membership base represents:
• 95% of BC VQA production
• 87% of 100%BC wine production
• 95.5% of all wine production in the province (this is the total domestic grape and fruit wine sales in the province)

with 56 winery members out of 133 grape wineries in the province. Please contact the BC Wine Institute at 250 762-9744 or visit their website at www.winebc.com for membership information.

Based in Kelowna, the BCWI promotes the Wines of British Columbia (BC VQA) and the Wine Regions of British Columbia brands.


For further information:
Lindsay Anders, Communications Manager
tel (250) 762-9744 ext. 103 toll-free 1-800-661-2294
landers@winebc.com www.winebc.com

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