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History: In 1931, Calona Vineyards opened as the first commercial winery in the Okanagan.

Quality: The VQA designation (Vintners Quality Alliance) requires a professional tasting panel to approve each wine.

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

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!

Geology: Mt. Boucherie (near Kelowna) home to a number of wineries, is an extinct volcano.

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

 
 
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