The Diversity of BC Wine
It’s the perfect time to celebrate what has become, in quite quick order, a remarkably diverse bottled bounty.
B C Day—and the summer season in general—offers great opportunity to focus on BC wine. It's the perfect time to celebrate what has become, in quite quick order, a remarkably diverse bottled bounty. It’s really only been 40 years or so since BC started getting serious about growing quality wine grapes. Sure, grapes have been grown for wine in BC for hundreds of years, but the sacramental wine made from the first labrusca vines is a far cry from the local Chardonnay and Pinot Noir now swirling in glasses!
Okanagan Valley, BC
In wine terms, this drive to quality has been über-paced (consider the typical thousands of years of grape growing and wine culture history associated with most renowned global wine regions). In less than 50 years the province has grown to become home to more than 1,000 vineyards serving some 400 wineries, and BC wine has already garnered significant international acclaim. Thus, it’s not surprising to see local wineries take the next step in embracing specific growing areas and conditions of the various provincial wine-growing pockets. Yes, BC is getting serious about exploring terroir.
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