It’s been called various names over the years. It’s the annual BC Wine gathering meant to showcase all 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-owner 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)
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ww.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:
Swirl Part Two
Cobble Hill
Sons of Vancouver
Winemakers Cut
