The return of outdoor concerts on a grand scale saw thousands flocked to Salmon Arm this past weekend for one of Western Canada's largest music festivals. Shuswap locals, music lovers from the lower mainland and Alberta, and thousands from the Okanagan Valley crashed...
Lytton residents commemorate fire anniversary
(Lytton, BC, June 30, 2022) ā Lytton residents commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Lytton Creek Fire as they come together today to reconnect and support one another following the June 30, 2021 fire that caused many of them to lose their homes and continues to...
Wine column: Garagiste winemakers in the Okanagan
A garage can make for a passionate first crush At 650 metres above sea level, Forgotten Hill Wine Co. is the highest-elevation vineyard in the South Okanagan ā a nod to a tract of land way up the hill on a forested, gravel road past Naramata. Like most in this class...
Wine column: Wines to warm up with
Red, white and sweet winter matches for the table Pour it right in, I say. Iām a believer one should always pick the best wine for the meal, or in the meal. So, in goes a whole bottle of Monster Cabs (Monster Vineyards Naramata.) A succulent meal of short ribs is...
Wine column: Raise a glass to a vintage year
As seen in Dec 2016 Okanagan Life When Mother Nature conspires to create a stellar harvest By Yvonne Turgeon I step into the lagare, the deep purple juicy grapes reach nearly up to my knee. It's my first crush and I'm ecstatic. This is wine country Portugal, in the...