Fort Berens, in Lillooet, BC may well be the province's most remarkable winery. Think about it. In vine terms a decade is a barely a blink of an eye. And a couple of decades might be a wink. Yet, where many thought it couldn’t be done—Fort Berens has made its mark in well under 20 years.
A Bountiful Bouquet of BC Rosé for #NationalRoséDay … Last year we dedicated our Rosé roundup to Dr. Bonnie Henry, BC’s Provincial Health Officer. Dr. Henry became a household name overnight, as she guided us through the pandemic. Her mantra ‘Be calm, be kind and be safe’ has since been [...]
WGBC (Wine Growers of British Columbia) has updated all the topographical information for the province's growing regions and Sub-GIs. This marks the first major update in several years.
Well, it seems that Dr. Bonnie Henry has just made rosé even cooler than we thought was possible. In addition to being the go-to authority on all things Corona-viral, you’ve probably also noticed that BC’s top doc has some pretty impressive fashion smarts. So much so that she’s inspired the province’s most in-demand shoemaker to [...]
Every time I taste a wine from Fort Berens I’m impressed. While it may well be the wine itself that makes its mark (their 2012 was a pop-out BC Lieutenant Governor’s Award winner), it’s also the overall story that grabs me. I’ve been watching the growth of BC’s “borderline” regions with interest. I don’t fault [...]
Fort Berens unveils its first wines made entirely from estate grown fruit in Lillooet, BC
