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BC Wine History Flashcards

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Father Pandosy plant vine at Oblate mission in Kelowna

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1859

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Earliest record of serious grape production in Salmon Arm

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1907

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When was Canadian Prohibition

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1912-1922

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JW Hughes planted vineyards in Kelowna in what is now Tantalus

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1927

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Excessive planting of Labrusca varietals

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1930-1960

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Calona opens first commercial winery in the Okanagan

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1932

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First French Hybrids plated by Stewart and Capozzi families

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1962

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Federal Government brings in 4000 vinifera vines to experiment with at 18 different sites

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1974

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Becker project: 33 vinifera varieties prove to ripen and produce premium quality wines in the Okanagan. A tuning point in industry

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1977-1982

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The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) opens the market and puts pressure to focus on Quality

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1988

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VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance) Standards are put into place

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1990

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Mission 1992 Chardonnay wins best Chardonnay worldwide

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1994

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30 Wineries

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1995

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14
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81 wineries
BCVQA Sales 63 million

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2003

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BC VQA wine sales 120 Million
BC VQA become #1 selling wine in BC for the first time
81 wineries in operation

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2005

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Over 200 wineries
BC VQA: 196 million in sales

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2011

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Summerhill Winery become the first BC Winery to receive their Biodynamic Demeter Certification

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2012

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BC VQA celebrates 30 years

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2020

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Naramata and Skaha Sub-GI recognition

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2019

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New GI’s Thompson Valley, Shuswap, Lillooet, Kootenays
Second Sub-GI in BC is Okanagan Falls

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2018

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BC Government announces new regulations for creating Sub-Appellations (Sub-GI’s) in BC

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2016

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Golden Mile Bench named BC’s first Sub-Appellation

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2015

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230 wineries
BC VQA 230 million in sales

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2014

British Columbia Wine Ambassador Level 2 (4 decks)

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