No terror in the terroir

Despite the headline attached to a press release from UBC Okanagan, vineyards aren’t degrading soil quality, at least according to local grapegrowers. Tim Watts, who has operated Kettle Valley Winery on the Naramata Bench for 25 years, said the headline “UBC researchers determine vineyards adversely affect soil quality,” was misleading. When he received the interview request from the Western News, he was at a conference where Miranda Hart, one of the research team, was the next speaker.