BRITISH COLUMBIA
BRITISH COLUMBIA IS: VA.- 14 @Vancouver
- WHITE= Pinot Gri 22%, Chardonnay 20%, Gerwurztraminer 15%, Riesling 10%, Sauvignon Blanc 8%, Pinot Blanc 5%, Viognier 4%, Bacchus, Chenin Blanc, Ehren, Felser, Kerner, Semillon
- RED= Merlot 30%, Pinot Noir 21%, Cabernet Sauvignon 14%, Cabernet Franc 10%, Syrah 10%, Gamay 3%, Zweigelt, Malbec, Petite Verdot
- Hybrids– Marechal Foch
GEOGRAPHY– Canada(West), LATITUDE: 53* ‘N’
TOPOGRAPHY– “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”
SOILS= “Metamorphic”, “Volcanic”, “Sedimentary”, Sandy, Gravely, Silt, Clay, Limestone
CLIMATE= “Continental“, Summers– Mild, Dry During Growing | Winters– Cold, Wet Season
- RAIN SHADOW EFFECT/ Coast Moutain Range
VITICULTURE– 4,100 ha., 51% Red, 49% White 97% Vitis Vinifera, 3% Hybrid
CULTURE–
- ASSOCIATIONS– –British Columbia Winegrowers– ABCW., Collection of 57 Family Owned and Operated Wineries, Accounting for 70% of British Columbia Wine.
- Columbia Vintners Quality Alliance–
VANCOUVER ISLAND VA. @Duncan
- WHITE= Ortega, Pinot Gris, Auxerrois
- RED= Pinot Noir
- Hybrid– Marechal Foch
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia(North-West), “Multi-Appellation”
- South-West of Vancouver-City( km.)
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Flat/ Rolling”, Island
- SOILS= “Sedimentary”
- CLIMATE= “Maritime”
- VITICULTURE– 432 ha.
- –Estate/ Producers– 40 Knots, Chase & Warren, Cherry Point, Blue Grouse, Vigneti Zanatta
COWICHAN VALLEY VA. @
- WHITE= ?
- RED= Merlot, Syrah
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia(North-West), In Vancouver Island VA.
- TOPOGRAPHY-“Rolling/ Hilly/ Valley(Cowichan)”
- CLIMATE= “Maritime”
- VITICULTURE– ha.
- –Estate/ Producers– 22 Oaks, Alderlea, Averill Creek, Blue Grouse, Unsworth, Zanatta
SAANICH PENNINSULA VA. @Victoria
- WHITE= Chardonnay, Riesling
- RED= Cabernet Franc
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia(North-West), In Vancouver Island VA.
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”
- VITICULTURE– ha.
- –Estate/ Producers– Rochette, De Vine, Dragonfly Hill, Muse, Symphony
GULF ISLANDS VA. @
- WHITE= Chardonnay
- RED= Cabernet Franc
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia(North-West)
- SUB-ISLANDS– Salt Spring Island, Pender Island, Saturan Island
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”, Georgia Strait, Separating Vancouver Island & Mainland
- VITICULTURE– 94 ac.
- –Estate/ Producers– Saturna, Quadra, Hornby
FRASER VALLEY VA. @Abbotsford
- WHITE= Blattner Whites
- –Hybrids– Bacchus
- RED= Blattner Reds/ Hybrids, Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia(South-West), East of Vancouver-City(100 km.)
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling”
- SOILS=
- CLIMATE= “Maritime”
- VITICULTURE– 63 ac.
- –Estate/ Producers– Artisan Sakemaker, Blackwood Lane, Lotusland, Lulu Island, Maple Creek
SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY VA. @British Columbia
- WHITE= Chardonnay
- RED=Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia(North-West)
- South-West of Vancouver-City( km.)
- TOPOGRAPHY
- SOILS=
- CLIMATE= “Maritime”
- VITICULTURE– 691 ac.
- –Estate/ Producers– Burrowing Owl, Cerelia, Clos du Soleil, Corcelettes, Crowsnest, Orofino, Robin Ridge
OKANAGAN VALLEY VA. @British Columbia
- WHITE= Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Ehrenfelser, Gewurztraminor, Pinot Gri, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling
- RED= Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zweigelt
- –Hybrid– Marechal Foch
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, In British Columbia(Central), LATITUDE– 48*-50* ‘N’
- (Multi-Appellation), BETWEEN: Vancouver & Calgary
- Northern End of Sonora Desert, +RAIN/ 12+ Inches/ Year
- Vineyards Surrounded by Snow Covered Peaks Moderated by the Body of Water
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, +Alt.1,000 ft.-2,000 ft.
- On~Okanagan~Lake/ Okanagan~River~Tributary~Columbia~River~
- Series of Lakes 84 Miles Long, 3 Miles Wide, Naramata Bench
- VITICULTURE– 4,100 ha., CHALLENGES– Irrigation Needed, by Glacier Fed Lake
- BENEFIT– +Photosynthesis by +Latitude/ +2 Hour Growing Days
- VINICULTURE– ICE WINE–
- BOTRYTIS– WHITE= Optima, Riesling
- VERGLAS– +BLENDED/ Ice Wine, Botrytis Wine
- SPARKLING METHOD/ Ancestrale
- SOILS= “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”
- Alluvial Gravel, Glacial Silt, Over Bedrock Sub-Soil
- –Lost Creek Series–
- CLIMATE= “Continental Cool”(North), “Continental Warm”(South)
- Summers– Hot, Long Growing Season | Winters– Cold, Wet
- +DIURNAL SHIFTS, Lake Tapers Weather by 5-7* In Summer and Winter
- VITICULTURE– ha.
- –Estates/ Producers– Meyer Family, Painted Rock
- CULTURE– FESTIVAL– –Okanagan Wine Festival-
KELOWNA-NORTH OKANAGAN VA. @Kelowna
- WHITE= Chardonnay, Riesling
- RED= Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia, In Okanagan Valley AVA., @Hw.#33
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Okanagan~Lake~(North)
- VITICULTURE– ha.
- –Estates/ Producers– Cedar Ridge, House of Rose Sperling, Tantalus
- –Vineyards– Tantalus
KELOWNA-MOUNT BOUCHERIE VA. @Kelowna
- WHITE= Chardonnay, Chasselas, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc
- RED= Pinot Noir, Syrah
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia, In Okanagan Valley AVA.(North-East)
- @Hw.#97
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Okanagan~Lake~(North-West)
- VITICULTURE– ha.
- –Estates/ Producers– Cedarcreek(100ha.), Mission Hills, Mainie, Qualls’ Gate
SUMMERLAND/ PEACHLAND VA. @Summerland
- WHITE= Gewurztraminer, Riesling
- RED= Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia, In Okanagan Valley AVA., @Hw.#97
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Okanagan~Lake~(West-Central)
- VITICULTURE– ha.
- –Estates/ Producers– Dirty Laundry, Greata Ranch, Hollywood & Wine, Sleeping Giant, Summerhill Pyramid
NARAMATA BENCH VA. (Un-Official) @Summerland
- WHITE= Gewurztraminer, Riesling
- RED= Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia, In Okanagan Valley AVA., @Hw.#33
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Okanagan~Lake~(East-Central)
- VITICULTURE– ha.
- –Estates/ Producers– Bench 1775, Kettle Valley
- –Vineyards– McGraw
OKANAGAN FALLS VA. @Okanagan Falls
- WHITE= Chardonnay, Riesling
- RED= Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia, In Okanagan Valley AVA., @Hw.#97
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Okanagan~Lake~(South-East)
- VITICULTURE– ha.
- –Estates/ Producers– Black Dog, Jackson Triggs, Liquidity, Meyer Family, Noble Ridge, Stags Hollow, Tangled Vines, Wild Goose
OLIVER/ GOLDEN MILE VA. @Oliver
- WHITE= Chardonnay, Gewurztraminor, Muscat, Riesling
- RED= Merlot, Pinot Noir
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia, In Okanagan Valley AVA., @Hw.#97
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Okanagan~Lake~(South-East)
- VITICULTURE– ha.
- –Estates/ Producers– Golden Beaver, Moon Curser, Nk’Mip
BLACK SAGE/ OSOYOOS VA. @Osoyoos
- WHITE= Pinot Gri
- RED= Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah
- GEOGRAPHY– Canada, British Columbia, In Okanagan Valley AVA., @Hw.#97
- TOPOGRAPHY– “Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Okanagan~Lake~(South)
- SOILS= “Sedimentary”, Clay
- CLIMATE= “Continental”
- VITICULTURE– * ha.
- –Estates/ Producers– Burrowing Owl, Inniskillin Okanagan Golden Mile
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