edible Vancouver – Call it Kistmet (but not Moon Curser!)

Since Moon Curser’s ownership change there has been some confusion and people thinking Moon Curser is connected with Kismet – it is not. Understandable confusion though as one of Moon Curser’s owners shares the exact same nickname and last name! The Dhaliwal’s who own Moon Curser are not the same people as the owners of Kismet. They are in fact cousins, but their businesses are completely separate. Recently Joanne Sasvari interviewed Moon Curser’s owners and included an excerpt in an article in edible Vancouver.

Neelam laughs. “In our culture, Dhaliwal is like Smith. We’re not all related,” she says….

[But] just this year, Sukhi and Balwinder’s cousins Sukhvir, Gurjit and Harjit Dhaliwal, accomplished grape growers themselves, bought Moon Curser Vineyards in Osoyoos when its founders, Chris and Beata Tolley, retired.

“We all came from the same place and we all ended up in the same place,” Neelam says. “That’s why we’re here, because it’s farming.”

They also work together, sharing equipment and help when needed, lending a hand during a busy harvest season or when disaster befalls, like the devastating winter freezes of 2023 and 2024, and celebrating together when there’s good news. “The last two years with the cold snaps, nobody was happy. This year with all the good fruit, there’s lots more smiles,” says Moon Curser’s Sukhvir.

Read the full edible Vancouver article.