IN THIS ISSUE Fall 2014
Serving the tree fruit, grape and wine industries of British Columbia, Canada
Published quarterly by OMedia Communications
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On The Cover
Sheila Paynter, left, who with her late husband Henry founded Paynter's Fruit Market in West Kelowna, and her granddaughter Jennay Oliver who now owns and operates the market. To find out how Paynter’s and three other fruit markets have survived and thrived, see page 6.
Susan McIver photo WINE ON TAP
Workshop on keg wine at this summer’s enology and viticulture conference in Penticton drew a large crowd.
25 YEARS ON LEADING EDGE
Quails’ Gate Winery’s Stewart family played a key role in leading the B.C. wine industry away from the brink of collapse.
CO-OP LAUNCHING CIDERY
Better returns for growers could result from premium product to be made with low-grade apples.
DNA AND THE VINEYARD
Gary Strachan explains how we’re gaining a better understanding of how genetics determine the way a plant’s various components will develop.
regulars UP FRONT MARKETWATCH
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WINEMAKER’S BOOKSHELF 21 LOOKING BACK PRUNINGS
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