About BCWI
Role
Marketing
Communications
Research and Development
Advocacy
Wine Tourism
Funding
Board and Committee

Viticulture: Grapes for Icewine are harvested at -8° Celsius or lower, and often by moonlight.

Expansion: There are now 136 wineries in BC and a further 7 with licenses pending, up from just 13 in 1984.

Fermentation: The natural process in which yeast converts sugar to alcohol.*

Acidity: This natural tartness in grapes and other fruits contributes to vibrant flavours.*

Geography: The southern Okanagan Valley in the area between Oliver and the border is classified as part of the Sonora Desert, which runs south to the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.

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

  
 
GOVERNANCE – HANDS-ON INDUSTRY GUIDANCE.
 

A board of directors made up of seven voting members governs the BCWI. There are three large winery seats on the board, two from medium-sized wineries, and two from small wineries. Board members, including the chair, are elected at the annual general meeting for two-year terms. The BCWI’s executive director and an independent grapegrower are ex-officio members of the board.

Active committees comprised of volunteer members actively direct the BCWI’s work.  Committees include marketing, finance and government relations.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 

 
Scott Fraser, Chair, Andrew Peller Ltd.
David Livingstone, Vice-Chair, Hester Creek Estate Winery
Dan Zepponi, Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
Mike Raffan, Township 7 Vineyards & Winery
Josie Tyabji, Vincor International
Gary Reynolds, Lake Breeze Vineyards
Jim Wyse, Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
Ed Thibault, Coyote Ridge Vineyards
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE
 

Scott Fraser, Chair, Andrew Peller Ltd.
Gordon Fitzpatrick, CedarCreek Estate Winery
Walter Gehringer, Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery
Harry McWatters, Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
Tony Stewart, Quails’ Gate Estate Winery
Dan Zepponi, Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
Olivier Combret, Antelope Ridge
Bruce Walker, Vincor International Inc.
FINANCE COMMITTEE (ADVISORY)
 

 
Josie Tyabji, Chair, Vincor International
Geri Davis, Gray Monk Estate Winery
Gary Reynolds, Lake Breeze Vineyards
Scott Fraser, Andrew Peller Ltd.
MARKETING COMMITTEE (ADVISORY)
 

 
Shaun Everest Chair, Tinhorn Creek Estate Winery
Lisa Baxter, Saturna Island Vineyards
Lorenzo Caprilli, Vincor International
Sasha Heinecke, Crowsnest Vineyards
Kim Kapoor, Mission Hill Family Estate Winery
Claudia Martin, Andrew Peller Ltd.
Angela McManus, CedarCreek Estate Winery
Christa-Lee McWatters-Bond, Vincor International
Linda MacIntosh, BC Liquor Distribution Branch
 
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