Best of Monte Creek Ranch

Launched in 2015, history-rich Monte Creek Ranch is a beacon for wine enthusiasts on the Trans-Canada only 10 km east of Kamloops and just east of the Highway 97 junction. The recently-completed, “mission-style” winery features a spacious, light-filled cellar door and the locally-inspired Terrace Restaurant. Looking for cheaper land to grow blueberries, Gurjit Sidhu of Sidhu and Sons Nursery in Mission acquired the 1,200...

Grand opening bash at Fort Berens

  The trade turned out by the bus load to cheer the grand opening of Fort Berens’ sleek, new winery on September 18. Proud flag raisers included founding partners Rolf de Bruin and Heleen Pannekoek, and Fort Berens’ largest shareholder, Hugh Agro. The first and only commercial winery in Lillooet, Fort Berens Estate Winery came into being in 2009 when the founding partners, Rolf and Heleen, purchased a 65 acre...