August 28, 2013: Favourite BC Wine and Music Matches

HERE’S HOW THE CHAT WENT:

Favourite BCWine and Music Matches 

Sit back put on your favourite music, open up your favourite BCWine and tweet.  That’s pretty well it.  You’ve heard of food and wine pairing but this week it’s wine and music pairing and we’re looking forward to hearing your thought!

August 21, 2013: Thompson River Valley for Grape Growing

HERE’S HOW THE CHAT WENT:

Thompson River Valley for Grape Growing 

Did you know there’s an entire new world of grape growing in BC?  The Thompson River Valley is the newest, hottest place to grow winegrapes in BC and we are fortunate to have some growers and wineries who will join us for this special BCWineChat.

Bring your climate, soil, marketing, varietal, etc questions and of course, a great wine from the Thompson River Valley to this week’s chat.  If you don’t have one, you’ll find out where you can get one, no doubt!

July 24, 2013: Alternative Methods to Combating BC Vineyard Pests

HERE’S HOW THE CHAT WENT:

Alternative Methods to Combating BC Vineyard Pests 

There are many ways of dealing with vineyard pests in BC and some wineries have, no doubt, figured out non-harmful and non-chemical methods for handling some of our vineyard pests.  We’ll explore alternative methods for combating vineyard pests–both big and small,

It would be great if people not in the grape and wine industry who have ideas from other areas could join in as well–sometimes we learn our best ideas from outside our industry!

July 17, 2013: The Influence of Terroir on BC Wines

HERE’S HOW THE CHAT WENT:

The Influence of Terroir on BC Wines 

From Dictionary.com:

ter rior  [ter-wahr; French ter-war] 

noun

1.

the environmental conditions, especially soil and climate, in which grapes are grown and that give a wine its unique flavours and aromas:
So what terroir in BC gives us our unique flavours and aromas?  We’ll discuss any region tonight if we can bring out the wineries from that region who can help describe the terroir on their vineyard sites.