Winemaker Michael Clark.
Clos du Soleil has always played the long game. Set against the raw, dramatic landscape of British Columbia’s Similkameen Valley (officially within the broader Okanagan appellation), this boutique winery has quietly earned a reputation for elegance, consistency, and integrity.
After sitting down with winemaker Michael Clark, it’s clear that “quiet” may no longer be the right word. This is a winery that’s earned its place among BC’s best, not just for its wines, but for how it’s navigated crisis with grace.
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Chris with winemaker Andrew Etsell.
If you’ve ever driven through the rolling farmland of Mt. Lehman in Abbotsford, British Columbia, you know there’s something special about this pocket of the Fraser Valley.
Quietly tucked into a hillside, surrounded by forest with Mt. Baker rising in the distance, Singletree Winery feels like one of those places where everything just fits—the land, the people, the wine. It’s clear from the moment you arrive that this is a family affair; and at the heart of it all is the Etsell family, who were farming here long before vines were in the ground.
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Haywire Lunar Red honouring the Year of the Snake.
As the Lunar New Year approaches—a time rich with community and celebration—there’s one bottle in particular that deserves a place on your table. Haywire Winery has just released its limited-edition Haywire Lunar Red, crafted to honour the Year of the Snake on January 29, 2025. Available for $28.88 per bottle, this special release continues a tradition that began in 2014 when Haywire became the first winery in British Columbia to create a Lunar New Year wine.
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Mark Beringer, GM & Director of winemaking.
Eight years may be a brief span in the world of wine, but in that time, Phantom Creek Estates has quickly risen to prominence in the BC wine industry, earning a reputation as a top destination winery in the South Okanagan.
The winery is now extending its reach to Vancouver’s Lower Mainland with the launch of a new 4,075 square-foot multi-purpose space at 6928 Pearson Way in Richmond, B.C. This expansion was recently revealed along with the release of its first ultra-premium Halo wine, a Bordeaux-style blend called Baoshan.
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There’s no question that the Okanagan wine industry has faced some tough years of late.
Winemaker Evan Saunders.
Beginning with the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020, the region has weathered a heat dome and forest fires in 2021, a major cold snap in late 2022, and now an even harsher cold event to start 2024. For Blasted Church winemaker Evan Saunders, it certainly feels like the Valley is being put to the test, but if anyone is up for the challenge, it’s him.
Evan became the head winemaker at Blasted Church in 2017 after working there for 4 years, following several years as a cellar hand at Osoyoos Larose in the Okanagan, along with working a harvest at Kosta Browne in Sonoma Valley, California. Throughout our conversations with people at the winery and in the industry, it is clear that Evan is highly regarded, with many expressing enthusiasm for the direction he is taking the wines at Blasted Church.
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