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Anthony Gismondi on Wine
Wednesday, April 29 2020

Top 10 : BC's Rarely Seen Grapes

By: Treve Ring & Anthony Gismondi
Rare to BC grapes to seek out
Top 10 : BC's Rarely Seen Grapes
Top Ten

For our final Top 10 commemorating #BCWineMonth we thought it would be fitting to highlight some of the unique grapes planted and vinified in BC.

Some of these (ehrenfelser, chenin blanc) came to BC decades ago in experimental and / or adventuresome trials. Others (arneis, dolcetto) are much newer arrivals, brought into the province with the same pioneering spirit as winemakers decades before. We applaud all winemakers brave enough to think out of the standard BC Box, propelling our vibrant industry forward, stronger. We encourage you to support them with your purchasing dollars. Seek out these and other unique small lots directly from wineries, or your local independent wine shop. 

91/100Lock and Worth Semillon 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
85/100Road 13 Roussanne 2017Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Stag's Hollow Albariño Shuttleworth Creek Vineyard 2018Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Hester Creek Old Vines Block 16 Trebbiano 2019Golden Mile Bench, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
91/100Burrowing Owl Malbec 2016Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Quails' Gate Late Harvest Botrytis Affected Optima 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Pet Matt Landrusco 2019Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100CedarCreek Platinum Block 9 Single Vineyard Ehrenfelser 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100LaStella Moscato D’Osoyoos 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Sea Star Maréchal Foch 2018Pender Island, Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Stag's Hollow Dolcetto Shuttleworth Creek Vineyard 2017Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Road 13 Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2015Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
91/100Culmina Family Estate Unicus 2018Golden Mile Bench, Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Unsworth Vineyards Wild Island 2017Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Sea Star Ortega 2018Pender Island, Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Moon Curser Contraband Series Arneis 2018Osoyoos, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
91/100Moon Curser Carmenere 2017Osoyoos, Okanagan Valley, 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.