A B.C. winery managed to escape the worst of a bad winter, but it is still feeling the impact of plunging temperatures elsewhere in the province.

Cody Karman, manager of the in south Langley, said they were 91裸聊视频渞elatively unscathed91裸聊视频� by the unseasonably cold weather last year.

91裸聊视频淲e did have some damage to the Merlot and the Cabernet Sauvignon [grapes] but no mass damage to any of our vineyards,91裸聊视频� Karman told the Langley Advance Times.

It was a different story in the Okanagan, where temperatures fell below minus 30 C at one point in December.

91裸聊视频淥ne of the vineyards we sourced from, they grow our Syrah [grapes], and they unfortunately were completely decimated,91裸聊视频� Karman said.

91裸聊视频淭hey are going to replant the Syrah, so we might miss a few vintages, or have to source from elsewhere,91裸聊视频� Karman predicted.

91裸聊视频淚t was an absolute blow to the wine industry.91裸聊视频�

Writer and wine columnist , author of The World of Canadian Wine, The Wineries of British Columbia, and British Columbia Wine Country, and 12 other books on wine, described last year91裸聊视频檚 weather as 91裸聊视频渞eally peculiar91裸聊视频� during an apperance at the Township 7 winery on 16th Avenue at 212th Street on Sunday, June 25.

91裸聊视频淲e had a wet cool spring,91裸聊视频� Schreiner explained, 91裸聊视频渟o the grapes were delayed two to three weeks to get into the stage where they were flowering.91裸聊视频�

That meant the vines didn91裸聊视频檛 have a chance to become 91裸聊视频減roperly dormant91裸聊视频� before temperatures fell to a 91裸聊视频渒illing temperature,91裸聊视频� Schreiner summarized.

91裸聊视频淰ines need a few weeks to 91裸聊视频榞o to sleep,91裸聊视频� for the the sap to retreat to the roots, and if it hasn91裸聊视频檛 retreated, and it gets cold, the vines will kind of burst. Just like it91裸聊视频檚 like your pipes in your house, if it gets cold, and they freeze the pipes over.91裸聊视频�

A lot of vines were 91裸聊视频渒illed outright,91裸聊视频� Schreiner said.

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A report commissioned by Wine Growers British Columbia said the 91裸聊视频渨orst fears91裸聊视频� of a potential crop loss have been realized with a 54 per cent reduction in 2023 and 45 per cent of total planted acreage suffering what Miles Prodan, president and CEO of Wine Growers British Columbia, called 91裸聊视频渓ong-term irreparable damage.91裸聊视频�

B.C.91裸聊视频檚 wine industry is appealing to the provincial and federal governments for help, asking for a dedicated grant to support crisis relief, additional funding for the Perennial Crop Renewal Program, and alignment of the provincial crop insurance program to cover 91裸聊视频渦nique climate-change related events91裸聊视频� such as the cold snap.

Township 791裸聊视频檚 Karman hopes consumers will help struggling smaller B.C. wineries by making purchases.

91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e going to need us to be buying these bottles of wine, to kind of keep that revenue flow going for the next few years,91裸聊视频� Karman remarked.

91裸聊视频淚 think what we can do as the consumers, is ultimately show our support and shop local.91裸聊视频�

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