Blog & Podcast

drone

Drones, Satellites, and Other Futuristic Vineyard Technology @ Insight 2023

Drones, Satellites, and Other Futuristic Vineyard Technology We gave a talk at #bcwine‘s Insight conference on “Drones, Satellites, and Other Futuristic Vineyard Technology”. The talk is here and the slide deck here. The topic came up because of requests from members to hear more about the state of tech and where we’re going for vineyards. We primarily covered: 1. Vineyard Spraying2.

Keep Reading »

Christopher Mark March 17, 2023

BC Wine Weekly

Articles & Resources for March 12th, 2023

Another week, another dollar. Or grape. Or glass of wine. Or something. Here we go! In the Farm & In the CellarThe Wine BusinessFun! In the Farm & In the Cellar A Case Study in Growing an Emerging Wine StateMaking wine and farming a little differently in New Mexico. Winemakers Are* Reimagining Grape Waste as a Resource*have been for a

Keep Reading »

Christopher Mark March 13, 2023

cover crops

Should You Your Increase Vine Trunk Height?

Should we be increasing vine trunk height? This study says: Yes. “Characterisation of the vertical temperature gradient in the canopy reveals increased trunk height to be a potential adaptation to climate change” (https://oeno-one.eu/article/view/53650) It also says cover crops may cause a bigger temperature problem than we thought. The trunk height part grabs my attention because many winegrowers we talk/work with

Keep Reading »

Christopher Mark January 24, 2023

A Christmas Reflection

“Without being bound to the fulfillment of our promises, we would never be able to keep our identities; we would be condemned to wander helplessly and without direction in the darkness of each person’s lonely heart, caught in its contradictions and equivocalities.” (Hannah Arendt) It’s been a major struggle to write my Christmas reflections this year. I’m 5 hours in

Keep Reading »

Christopher Mark December 24, 2022

BC Wine Weekly

Articles & Resources for November 14th, 2022

Hey, I hope harvest has gone well and ferments are bubbling away! We’ve been so buys for the last couple of months we’ve missed our newsletter and these posts. Well, we’re back! And now that harvest is winding down, hopefully you have more time to dig in. As well, you’ll have to be extra forgiving of any errors – we’re

Keep Reading »

Christopher Mark November 13, 2022

BC Wine Weekly

Articles & Resources for September 12th, 2022

Hey, I hope you’re having a good week! I know it’s been a challenging year. Will we ripen in time? We’ve had lots of mildew and leaf hoppers. I know for many wineries customer volume have been all over the place (but it sounds like overall good). But we’re going to end strong! And on that note, we have a

Keep Reading »

Christopher Mark September 13, 2022

What’s Been Going On?

“Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne.” ― Bryan Procter ― So, it’s been a few weeks! I hope the season has been treating you well. I know many of you have been catching up on a bit of vacation before harvest. Tasting rooms have been busy and, even with a

Keep Reading »

Christopher Mark September 13, 2022

BC Wine Weekly

Articles & Resources for August 23rd, 2022

Hello! Well, its been a few weeks since our last BCWW. Between travel, a new baby, and our busiest season yet time flew by. The plan is to now be back to our weekly schedule (but no promises!) Plus… we’ve been digging lots and lots and lots of soil pits. As everyone is either on vacation or preparing for harvest,

Keep Reading »

Christopher Mark August 23, 2022

BC Wine Weekly

Articles & Resources for June 20th, 2022

How’s your week going? It’s been busy season here, so we’ve been slow getting these out. But we’re perservering! I hope you and yours are having a great week, life is good, the vines are growing and the wine is selling. The three sections: In the Farm & In the Cellar The Wine Business Fun! In the Farm & In

Keep Reading »

Christopher Mark June 23, 2022

soil

What’s up With the Okanagan?

We can never stop asking “Where are we going?” If you stop and think about how many of your conversations, especially around our work in the wine industry, focus on this very question. And there’s conflict in the asking. Should we go here or there? Is the answer in the past, a sign we passed along the way, or is it

Keep Reading »

Christopher Mark June 21, 2022