Today is your day Boomer! We all love a good bottle of wine Boomers....but, it looks like the price is going to go up again! Last month, we heard about a government inflationary price increase; today, we hear news that Okanagan grape production may be down as much as 50% this year. Yikes, that is a lot...and it's all related to extremely cold temperatures we had at the end of 2022, especially in December. The weather, apparently, had a negative effect on the grape vine buds....and this was especially bad news for me. As a red wine drinker, the best grapes come from the South Okanagan....and according to Wine Growers BC President Miles Prodan, "eighty per cent of grapes in the province are grown between Oliver and Osoyoos which makes it problematic because that’s where a lot of the red grapes are really located." Although it will take several weeks to know the full impact, Bordertown Vineyards and Estate Winery owner Mohan Gill says he hasn’t seen damage this bad, or at all in recent years. Uh, oh. Less grapes means less wine on the market and that usually leads to higher prices. Boomers, there is, however, some good news. Quantity of wine will be effected, but not quality. Cheers!!