Acreage: British Columbia currently has approximately 7,500 acres under vine, up from just 1,000 acres planted in 1989.

Terroir: Borrowed from the French, this term encompasses the entire environment–soil, climate, aspect–that makes a vineyard special.*

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

Tannin: A compound in the skin and seeds of grapes that is essential in providing substance and backbone to red wines.*

Terroir: The Okanagan Valley has five officially recognized sub-regions – Kelowna, Naramata, Okanagan Falls, Golden Mile, and Black Sage/Osoyoos.

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