I N D U ST RY N E WS
Photo courtesy of Township 7 Vineyards & WInery
Winemaker
Mary McDermott
reflecting on how far we’ve come in the two
decades since. We’re thankful to have had
incredible community support enabling us
to grow from a small Langley winery to
acquiring our Naramata Bench winery and
Blue Terrace Vineyard in Oliver; and to
focus on a premium portfolio of small lot
wines with elevated new packaging.
“We’ve also been honoured with such
incredible accolades – with our Chardonnay
served to her Majesty the Queen – and
more recently, Seven Stars Polaris awarded
Best Canadian Sparkling at the Champagne
and Sparkling Wine World Championships
in London England. All of this would
ultimately not be possible without a stellar
team, with Mary McDermott leading our
winemaking efforts since 2014,” said Mike
Raffan, general manager, Township 7
Vineyards & Winery.
“Now with it being our twentieth
anniversary, we believe it’s important to give
back to the community and foster the next
generation of wine industry talent. We’re
thrilled to deepen our relationship with the
BCHF and build on the $5,000 donation
we raised this spring in our ‘Support, Ship
and Sip’ charity campaign. We hope by
establishing this new B.C. wine industry
scholarship for students in winemaking,
viticulture and wine business administration,
this creates a long-term legacy that helps
support the wine industry into the future.”
The BCHF’s executive director, Dana
Harris said, “I am so happy to work with
wineries like Township 7 in the hospitality
sector. It’s important to foster the education
of up-and-coming individuals in the field
and this new wine industry scholarship will
help with the skill needed for the world-class
wine being made here in B.C. We’re grateful
for the support we receive from within our
own community and are excited to partner
with Township 7 and other wine companies
on this new BC WISE fund which will be
accepting applications from B.C. residents
this fall.”
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