Vancouver Island breweries, wineries and distilleries have been cleaning up on the world stage.
"We won World’s Best Semi Sweet Vermouth and the World’s Best Dry Vermouth and the World Vermouth Awards," said Palmer on Thursday.The recognition has put her company on the world stage, a company that has only been distilling its product for four years.
Vancouver Island breweries, wineries and distilleries have been cleaning up on the world stage throughout the past few years."We just found out that we won gold at the Beer Cup for our barley wine," said John Adair, owner and head brewer of Sooke Brewing Company.Meanwhile, in April, Macaloney’s Island Distillery won"Those are the biggest, most prestigious, most competitive awards on the planet," said Graeme Macaloney, president and founder of Macaloney’s Island Distillery.
"We’re probably close to the top in Canada [for] amount of breweries, distilleries and wineries per-capita on the island here," he said. "We’re getting recognition from every angle here on Vancouver Island," said Bradshaw. "We have a lot to be proud of with our local scene."
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