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The BC Wine Appellation Task Group – locals appointed

ice wine grapes22A task group including 11 leading British Columbia wine producers has been established with an industry mandate to make recommendations on ways to improve the appellation system for wine produced from 100% B.C. grapes.

The BC Wine Appellation Task Group will review the current system of appellations and the BC Vintners Quality Alliance program (BC VQA), in order to recommend changes to the Wines of Marked Quality Regulation.

Appellations are used to legally identify where grapes for B.C. wines are grown. The task group was initiated by the Wine Institute Board of Directors, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Wine Authority.

The BC Wine Appellation Task Group industry members are:

◾Ezra Cipes, Summerhill Pyramid Winery
◾Christine Coletta, Okanagan Crush Pad Winery
◾Bill Eggert, Fairview Cellars
◾Andy Johnston, Averill Creek Vineyards
◾Derek Kontkanen, Inniskillin Okanagan
◾Ian MacDonald, Liquidity Wines
◾Christie Mavety, Blue Mountain Winery
◾Harry McWatters, Time Estate Winery
◾JAK Meyer, Meyer Family Vineyards
◾Rhys Pender, Little Farm Winery
◾Don Triggs, Culmina Family Estate Winery
◾James Mack, Ministry of Agriculture

The BC Wine Appellation Task Group will begin meeting in April and all of their recommendations will be presented to the industry. These recommendations would then be put to a vote to all B.C. wine producers. The proposed improvements will then be presented to the B.C. government in Fall 2015.