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Anthony Gismondi on Wine
Tuesday, August 25 2020

BC's Unique Wine Country Part 2

By: Treve Ring & Anthony Gismondi
Orange wines and fabulous fizz lead the way.
BC's Unique Wine Country Part 2
British Columbia

BC's relative youth and adventuresome spirit are inspiring wineries to experiment with styles, as much as they have with grapes and more recently exploring sub-regions.

Sparkling wines of all types have exploded across the province over the past few years, with wineries smartly using our natural, fresh acidity to the wines' full advantage. From age-worthy traditional method sparkling, to fruit-forward charmat method, through to lively pét-nats, there is plenty of quality fizz for all folks. 

Also seen of late is the rise of orange/skin contact wines, white wines that spend time on skins like red wines do. These edgy, adventuresome, and increasingly confident wines are pushing the envelope in the right direction, and clean, characteristic wines are the result. Anthony and Treve chat about these themes and what makes BC wines unique in this short video.

Watch next: 

"Unique Wines of BC Part 1:"Unusual Grapes & Frontier Winemaking"

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

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

Here are a number of highly recommended sparkling and orange wines tasted recently at GOW:

89/100Artakama 2018Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Bartier Bros. Granite 2018British Columbia, Canada
90/100Bella Wines Buddha's Blend Rosé 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Bella Wines Gamay Noir Pet-Nat Mariani Vineyard Clone 509 2018Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
92/100Bella Wines Reserve Brut Nature Oliver Eastside Chardonnay 2012Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Blue Grouse Paula Methode Traditional 2014British Columbia, Canada
92/100Blue Mountain Blanc de Blancs R.D. Méthode Traditionelle 2011Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Blue Mountain Gold Label Brut N/VOkanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Blue Mountain Brut Rosé R.D. Méthode Traditionelle 2015Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Blue Mountain Reserve Brut R.D. Méthode Traditionelle 2010Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Fitz Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine 2015Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Free Form Blanc de Noir 2017Garnet Valley, Summerland, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Free Form Sauvignon Blanc 2018Summerland, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
91/100Free Form Vin Gris 2017Summerland, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
92/100Haywire The Bub Bottle Fermented and Aged 2016Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
92/100Haywire Vintage Bub 2013Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100JoieFarm Quotidien Brut 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100LaStella Moscato D’Osoyoos 2019Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Laughing Stock Vineyards Amphora VR +23/10 2019Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
91/100Lightning Rock Blanc de Noirs Elysia Vineyard Traditonal Method Brut Nature 2018Summerland, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Mission Hill Reserve Brut N/VOkanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Narrative XC Method by Okanagan Crush Pad N/VOkanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Nichol Vineyard Extra Brut Rosé 2018Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Noble Ridge The One Sparkling 2015Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Orofino Orange Skin Contact Muscat 2019Cawston, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Pet Matt Landrusco 2019Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Rathjen Cellars Sparkling Rosé N/VSaanich Peninsula, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Rigour and Whimsy Flux Capacitor 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Road 13 Jackpot Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2011Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Scout Vineyard Skin Contact Riesling 2018Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Sperling Vineyards Amber Pinot Gris Organic 2018Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Summerhill Pyramid Winery Cipes Brut N/VOkanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
88/100Synchromesh Ancestral Method Riesling 2016Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
91/100Tantalus Blanc de Blancs 2017Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
92/100Tantalus Blanc de Noir 2017Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
92/100Tantalus Old Vines Riesling Brut 2016Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Township 7 Polaris Seven Stars 2017Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
89/100Unsworth Vineyards Cuvée De L'ile Méthode Traditionelle 2015Cowichan 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.