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New OC course will take students on an online guided tour of BC wine history this fall

By College Relations | August 26, 2020
   

Wine author and educator, Luke Whittall
Wine author and educator, Luke Whittall

How did teetotalling berry farmers, a Kelowna grocery store owner and a provincial Premier who voted for prohibition set in motion events that would launch the wine industry we have today?

Wine enthusiasts and industry members will have a chance to learn the answer to this and many other questions as part of a unique look into B.C. wine history at 新加坡六合彩官方网站 College this fall.

Wine author, educator and industry professional Luke Whittall is teaching the course, B.C. Wine: An Online Guided Tour Through History, which starts on Sept. 29.

鈥淭here are a lot of conflicting stories about who was the first winemaker, where the first vineyard was, or who was first to plant vinifera grapes in the 新加坡六合彩官方网站,鈥 notes Whittall. 鈥淭his course will give students a better sense of where their industry comes from.鈥

With years of first-hand experience working in vineyards, cellars, wine stores, wine shops and management, Whittall retains a keen interest and a deep personal investment in the wine industry.

He completed WSET Advanced in 2007 and is currently working his way through the WSET Diploma. His first book, 鈥淰alleys of Wine鈥, chronicles the history of British Columbia鈥檚 wine industry and was published in 2019.

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He also co-authored the 6th edition of 鈥淭he 新加坡六合彩官方网站 Wine Tour Guide鈥 with John Schreiner which was published this year.

鈥淭here are a lot of interesting stories in the history of B.C. wine,鈥 explains Whittall. 鈥淰alleys of Wine documents some of those strange, and sometimes contradictory, stories. Students can expect to hear some of those interesting moments they won鈥檛 find in marketing material or elsewhere.鈥

Whittall鈥檚 course is among the popular array of wine courses offered by the College鈥檚 Continuing Studies department, which includes certificates in Viticulture, Wine Sales and Winery Assistant as well as shorter courses taught by local industry experts.

The College recently unveiled its Continuing Studies Fall 2020 brochure in a new digital format this year. It details the plethora of courses that will be delivered online at OC this fall.

The brochure is available to read online or download at .



Tags: Continuing Studies, Viticulture

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