A Fraser Valley winery expects to source fewer grapes from Okanagan growers who were hardest hit by January's cold snap.
A Fraser Valley winemaker is shifting where he acquires grapes from following B.C.'s January cold snap.
Between Jan. 11 and 15, temperatures plunged well below the -20 C threshold in the Okanagan and was below that devastating mark for 50 cumulative hours in the North Okanagan. Severe damage was done to 32 grape varieties in nine Interior regions. Two-thirds of their grapes come from their Fraser Valley property and one-third comes from external sources such as the Okanagan Valley, Similkameen Valley and Keremeos area.
The health of their buds is "remarkable" and they are a week and a half ahead of schedule in terms of bud break. Medeiros is crossing his fingers for a very successful crop this year.
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