It’s been called various names over the years.

It’s the annual BC Wine gathering meant to showcase  the wines from all the regions in BC.

Wine Growers of BC named it   –   Swirl Around BC Wine Expo 2025. 

The daylong celebration took place at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver.

60 wineries from across the province were all set up to welcome everyone attending. Winemakers, proprietors and industry leaders.

We all came to reconnect with each other and discover the best of what BC’s wine community has to offer.

As always, I couldn’t interview everyone but with the all-star wrangling of Kelly Josephson from Wine BC leadership, I was able to do 15 in total. Thank you Kelly.

There were two walkaround tastings plus really timely,  intimate and thought-provoking seminars designed for trade and media professionals.

Swirl Part One Guests are :

Seminar – BC’s Fresh New Wave. 

Kelcie Jones – Sommelier/Educator/Panelist – This is Wine School

Kurtis Kolt – Sommelier/Educator – Panel Moderator

Seminar – An Alternative Approach for BC Wine

Christine Coletta – co/founder  Haywire, etc.

Including – 

Lauren Skinner Buksevics – Sales & Family Painted Rock (OK Falls)

Robbie Hundertmark – Ultimate BC Wine Ambassador (Mission Hill)

Valeria Tait – Winemaker & General Manager Gold Hill Winery (Oliver)

Chris Turyk – Sommelier & Leadership at Unsworth Winery (Cowichan Valley)

Josie Tyabji – Managing Partner Gneiss Wines District Wine Village (Oliver)

Paul Sawler – VP Dirty Laundry Winery (Summerland)

www.winebc.com 

Dirtylaundry.ca

Gneisswines.com 

Unsworthvineyards.com 

GoldHillWinery.com

Paintedrock.ca 

Haywirewinery.com 

Kurtiskolt.com

Thisiswineschool.com

missionhill.com

 STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:

NEXT WEEK -Swirl BC Wine Expo Part Two

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