British Columbia Wine Country
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2011
- Category
- Western Provinces, Wine
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552858035
- Publish Date
- Mar 2011
- List Price
- $32.95
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Description
British Columbia Wine Country is now fully revised and updated to include the new faces in this scenic wine region.
Through a blend of color photography and stories of the personalities behind the bottles, the book presents a rare opportunity to meet the remarkable people who have established British Columbia's best wineries and vineyards. Chapters focus on wine regions in the Okanagan Valley, the Lower Mainland, the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island, inviting readers to enjoy picturesque landscapes, portraits of leading winemakers and a detailed description of the province's wine industry. With its thorough coverage, lively style and splendid photography, British Columbia Wine Country is an indispensable reference and a visual treat.
About the authors
Born in 1935, John Schreiner grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan and received his B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan. He worked at the Regina Leader-Post and became the paper`s chief reporter in the Saskatchewan Legislature. He joined the Financial Post (now the National Post) in 1961 and worked in the Montreal bureau before becoming the Vancouver bureau chief in 1973. He won the 1996 Jack Webster Award for Economic Journalism. He retired in 2001. His fifth book, Icewines, won the Best Book on Wine History Published in English prize at the 2001 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Schreiner, who writes for Wine Access, is a graduate of the German Wine Academy and lives in North Vancouver with his wife Marlene.
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