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

Vinifera: A species of grape–Vitis Vinifera–that produces the classic wine grapes that have spread from the vineyards of Europe.*

VQA: VQA=100% BC - All British Columbia wines bearing the VQA symbol must be made from 100% BC grown grapes. The wines are screened by a professional tasting panel and wines found faulty cannot be sold as VQA wines.*

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

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

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

  
 
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