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Anthony Gismondi on Wine
Tuesday, August 18 2020

BC's Unique Wine Country Part 1

By: Treve Ring & Anthony Gismondi
Unusual grapes and frontier winemaking.
BC's Unique Wine Country Part 1
British Columbia

There is no shortage of unique, some might say oddball, grapes in BC.

The good news is, some have risen in stature and quality to become some of the province's best wines. Sémillon is an excellent example of a grape that was once widely ignored and now is among our best white wines. We love chardonnay, but tasting an albariño, or grüner veltliner demonstrates the diversity of British Columbia wine country where unique sites lend themselves to individual wines, and even more specific, single-vineyard offerings. We are only just discovering our roots, literally and figuratively, so check out our latest look at some of the more singular aspects of our relatively young region.

Watch next: 

"Unique Wines of BC Part 2: Orange Wine & Fabulous Fizz"

"Beautiful Vistas & Wines Part 1: Osoyoos to Skaha Bench"

"Beautiful Vistas & Wines Part 2 - Penticton to Lake Country"

92/100Bartier Bros. Sémillon 2019Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Bartier Bros. Muscat 2019Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Blue Mountain Estate Cuvée Gamay Noir 2018Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Clos du Soleil Grower's Series Pinot Blanc Middle Bench Vineyard 2019Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Clos du Soleil Winemaker's Series La Côte Vineyard Viognier 2019Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada
91/100Culmina Family Estate Unicus Gruner Veltliner 2019Golden Mile Bench, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Elegance Rosé by Ingo Grady 2019Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Hester Creek Old Vines Block 16 Trebbiano 2019Golden Mile Bench, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Hester Creek Terra Unica Sémillon 2019Golden Mile Bench, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Laughing Stock Vineyards Amphora VR +23/10 Viognier - Roussanne 2019Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
92/100Lock and Worth Semillon Losthorn Vineyard 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
91/100Orofino Vineyards Gamay 2018Cawston, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Quails' Gate Chenin Blanc Clone 220 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Road 13 Jackpot Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2011Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Roche Texture Rosé Zweigelt - Schönburger 2019Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Sea Star Ortega 2019Pender Island, Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Sea Star Salish Sea Ortega - Siegerrebe 2019Pender Island, Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
89/100St. Hubertus Chasselas 2019Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Terravista Albariño 2019Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
91/100Terravista Fandango Albariño - Verdejo 2019Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Terravista Figaro Roussanne - Viognier 2018Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Terravista Viognier 2019Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Township 7 Muscat Sunshine Acres Vineyard 2018Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
87/100Unsworth Vineyards Sauvignette 2018Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Written By:
Treve Ring & Anthony Gismondi
Treve Ring & Anthony Gismondi

Every week Treve Ring and Anthony Gismondi collaborate on our Top Ten list, released on Thursday morning, often with a timely theme. If you count carefully the list will more than likely exceed ten names but only because we believe if any wine is tied by a score that makes our list it should be included. We know many of you are wine savvy and can do your own sleuthing to locate our weekly picks but for those who asked: BCLS means it is sold in government retail stores; when we say private wine shops we mean it could be in any private wine shop or liquor retail store (LRS); winery direct means check with the winery online. If it’s not sold in BC we usually try and give you a suggested retail price. Prices change hourly in BC – the price we post is what we are given at publication.