There is no doubt that the wine industry is undergoing an incredible boom in British Columbia. And not all of the award-winning wineries are in the Okanagan Valley—the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver, and Vancouver Island are fast becoming just as reputable for their wines. Now from BC’s most respected wine writer comes the much-awaited guide to all the wineries of the coastal regions.

Here you’ll find everything you need to know to take a fascinating self-guided tour of the wineries, including—

• Thumbnail sketches and insider profiles of each winery and its winemakers

• Interesting facts acquired through interviews with the winemakers and owners

• Recommendations for what wines to take home from the cellar door

• Addresses, telephone numbers, and website addresses of each winery Whether you’re visiting in person or from the comfort of your armchair, you’ll have all the information you need to enjoy the best of BC coastal wines.

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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