Wineries in BC

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

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

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.

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.