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Howard Soon
Howard Soon, Master Winemaker at Vanessa Vineyards, has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from UBC.
For almost four decades, Howard Soon has been on the leading edge of winemaking innovation in British Columbia. From 1980 to 2017, he was winemaker at Sandhill Wines, where he became one of the most recognized names in Canada’s wine industry and the recipient of many national and international awards.
He has also served as a volunteer on various industry and government boards, including the Scientific Advisory Board for Grape and Wine Genomics, a research project involving Genome BC and Genome Canada.