Best Wine: BC
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...
Read MoreTypes of Wine: BC
With more than 210 wineries in operation throughout the province and 864 vineyards that grapes are sources from, British Columbia produces on average about thirteen million liters of wine a year. BC produces more than sixty different grape varietals with a large emphasis on red wine. Below you’ll find information on the white and red varietals from BC. White Wine Varietals Pinot Gris: Medium to full bodied wine with typical flavours of peach, pear, vanilla, spice and...
Read MoreBC Wine Country
One of the most important elements of creating great wine is where the grapes come from. Factors that influence where the grapes come from include climate, soil, location, irrigation, and age of the vine. The wine industry calls this element that comes out in the flavor, the wine Terroir. The French definition of Terroir is: “a group of vineyards or vines from the same region, belonging to a specific appellation, and sharing the same type of soil, weather...
Read MoreBest BC Wines of 2012
Wine Access, a publication that discusses wines that are available in the Canadian market, recently published a list of the winners from the Canadian Wine Awards. Below, I share with you the winning wines from BC. The Best Canadian Red Wines of 2012 The BC Choices: BC managed to snag four out of the five awards in this category and all of them where Syrah based wines. As a suggestion, if you can find one of all the wines mentioned below, do a taste off with your friends and...
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