A longtime grape grower and an amateur winemaker from the Okanagan region in British Columbia, Bill Collings has been an involved member of the wine industry in BC for several decades. Previously owners of Sumac Slope Vineyard, Bill Collings and his wife Joan, were both actively involved in several wine and vineyard related associations within the Okanagan area and throughout the province, including the British Columbia Amateur Winemakers Association (BCAWA) and the British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI). Bill Collings has written extensively on the topic of winemaking and British Columbia’s wine industry and remained actively involved in the wine industry until his retirement.