Kamloops, B.C.—Monte Creek Ranch in British Columbia’s Thompson Valley near the city of Kamloops has made its inaugural release of wines from the 2014 vintage. The Sidhu family, established nursery and blueberry farmers from Mission, purchased the 1,200-acre ranch in 2009 to establish a vineyard and winery. The property now includes a 40-acre vineyard and an estate winery is currently being built. The vineyard is planted to cool-climate varieties such as Marquette and La Crescent. Michael Alexander is the winemaker and Eric von Krosigk is the consulting winemaker. Erik Fisher, formerly with Andrew Peller Ltd. in Ontario, moved to Kamloops to work as the winery’s general manager.