{"id":1700,"date":"2013-05-17T18:46:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T18:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1700"},"modified":"2013-05-17T18:46:43","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T18:46:43","slug":"looking-forward-to-penticton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/looking-forward-to-penticton\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Forward to Penticton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Okanagan-Valley-BC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1701\" alt=\"Okanagan Valley, BC\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Okanagan-Valley-BC-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Okanagan-Valley-BC-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Okanagan-Valley-BC.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If you are like most folks, you\u2019re asking yourself a question: What\u2019s Penticton?\u00a0 Penticton is a beautiful city in the Okanagan Valley of southern British Columbia, a special place framed by two large mountain lakes that just happens to be blessed with a dry, sunny climate that\u2019s ideal for growing grapes.\u00a0 Penticton is also home to a burgeoning wine industry and the source of many of Canada\u2019s finest wines.\u00a0 Yes, Canada does make wine and some very good wine indeed.\u00a0 Penticton also happens to be the site of this year\u2019s International Wine Bloggers\u2019 Conference, which I will be attending from June 6-8, 2013.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to the conference and the opportunity to meet other wine bloggers from around the world.\u00a0 Just as important, I look forward to learning more about what they and other wine drinkers find most exciting today in the world of wine.\u00a0 I\u2019m also relishing the idea of learning more about the people and the exciting wine industry around Penticton.\u00a0 And of course, I anticipate tasting some of Canada\u2019s most compelling wines while attending the conference.\u00a0 As an added bonus, just prior to the International Wine Blogger\u2019s Conference a number of the conference attendees, myself included, will be participating in a short wine trip through Washington State \u2013 another voyage of discovery worthy of anticipation \u2013 so stay tuned for more on these ventures!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are like most folks, you\u2019re asking yourself a question: What\u2019s Penticton?\u00a0 Penticton is a beautiful city in the Okanagan Valley of southern British Columbia, a special place framed by two large mountain lakes that just happens to be blessed with a dry, sunny climate that\u2019s ideal for growing grapes.\u00a0 Penticton is also home 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