The grapes in Cowichan Valley, B.C.’s largest vineyard will produce pinot noir, chardonnay, and gamay noir wine for the California owners. Some praised their sustainable approaches. Others critiqued that it replaced 24 hectares of rare coastal Douglas firs. Larry Pynn reports. Larry is a veteran environmental journalist who publishes sixmountains.ca, a blog where a version of this first appeared. Published Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/09/When-Forests-Fall-For-Wine-Grapes/