West Kelowna's Mission Hill Estate Winery on Friday was named Canada’s Winery of the Year by the WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada.

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An Oliver-area winery is celebrating its impressive showing at the recent 2026 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada.

Photo credit: winealign.com The WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada (NWAC) is the country’s largest competition, involving only 100 percent Canadian-grown and produced wines. The judging invol…

Whoa! Mission Hill Family Estate in West Kelowna really racked up the platinum and gold medals at the WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada....

  2026 National Wine Awards of Canada The 2026 National Wine Awards of Canada wrapped up in Niagara, Ontario on June 18th. In total, 21 judges from across Canada, including one judge from Califor...

Ever wondered what it’s really like to sit on the other side of the judging table? At the 2025 WineAlign National Wine Awards, hosted in Penticton in early June, I...

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With recent wins at the IWSC in London, the All Canadian Wine Championships, and WineAlign National Awards, Evolve Sparkling House is turning heads as Canada’s top sparkling producer. Located at th…

A final look at the WineAlign National Wine Awards focuses on the top one per cent of the wines among some 1,800 entries: The platinum medal winners. In all, 22 platinum medals were awarded. Twenty counted toward the winery of the year standings. At the same time, two went to the library wines category or wines that fall outside the vintages eligible for winery of the year consideration. Read More

The only Cabernet Franc to earn the highest award (Platinum) at this year's WineAlign awards. There are two Civic weekend discounts: 15% off automatically applied and free shipping over 6 bottles making this a solid deal for a great wine. Whether you put much stock in critics or wine awards is up f…

A number of factors have conspired to boost sparkling wine consumption in B.C., turning a once-sleepy category into something far more compelling. Among the obvious reasons are the naturally high acidity in cooler sites, more informed viticultural techniques, greater investment in using traditional Champagne methods, stronger demand from restaurants, and a consumer shift away from bubbles being only a celebratory drink. Read More

With recent wins at the IWSC in London, the All Canadian Wine Championships, and WineAlign National Awards, Evolve Sparkling House is turning heads as Canada’s top sparkling producer. Located at th…

With recent wins at the IWSC in London, the All Canadian Wine Championships, and WineAlign National Awards, Evolve Sparkling House is turning heads as Canada’s top sparkling producer. Located at the same latitude as the famed Champagne region in France, the Okanagan Valley provides ideal conditions with long sunny days balanced by cool nights, that yield grapes perfect for sparkling production.

Whoa! Mission Hill Family Estate in West Kelowna really racked up the platinum and gold medals at the WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada....