Wines from BC are not available in every market and sometimes are hard to come by. The majority of wines that are exported to other countries are Ice Wines. A few BC wineries that produce Ice Wines are: Mission Hill Family Estates, Jackson Triggs Okanagan Winery, Nk’Mip Winery, See Ya Later Ranch, Hester Creek, Gehringer Brothers, Hainle Vineyards, Pentâge Winery, and Summerhill.BC also has amazing red and white wines that could definitely compete with some of the best wines in the world. I feel that BC does very well with Syrah, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Riesling, Pinot Blanc, and Viognier.
Below are some specific red and white wines I would recommend:
Red Wine
Quails’ Gate - Pinot Noir Dijon Clone Selection
Meyer Family Vineyards - Pinot Noir
Herder Estate – Pinot Noir Estate
Road 13 - Jackpot Pinot Noir
Nk'Mip Cellars - Qwam Qwmt Pinot Noir
Nk'Mip Cellars - Qwam Qwmt Syrah
Church & State – Coyote Bowl Syrah
Laughing Stock – Syrah
Burrowing Owl – Syrah
Cassini – Syrah
Mission Hill - Select Lot Collection Syrah
Peller Estate - Private Reserve Syrah
Painted Rock – Syrah
Painted Rock – Cabernet Sauvignon
Painted Rock - Red Icon
Burrowing Owl - Athene Syrah - Cabernet Sauvignon
Rollingdale - Merlot
Gold Hill - Cabernet Franc
Hester Creek - Cabernet Franc
White Wine
Tantalus Winery - Old Vines Riesling
Cedar Creek – Riesling
Stoneboat Vineyards - Pinot Blanc
Pentâge Winey - Pinot Gris
Pentâge Winery - Viognier
Mission Hill - Chardonnay Reserve
Quails' Gate – Chardonnay
Red Rooster - Chardonnay
Thornhaven – Gewürztraminer
Kalala - Gewürztraminer
Gray Monk – Ehrenfelser
Many of the wines listed above are not available in most markets but can be ordered directly from the winery or may be purchased while visiting a winery.
