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WINES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

The wines of British Columbia are traditionally crisp, fruity white wines and scrumptious dessert wines, including late harvest wines and Icewines.  More and more red wine grapes are being grown in the southern Okanagan Valley, where the hot, desert climate and long, northern-latitude growing season create climates well suited for many red varieties.  Plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, among others, are now scattered throughout this southern area.  

Major Varieties of BC Wine

Chardonnay

Pinot Blanc
 Gewürztraminer

Pinot Gris

Riesling

Pinot Noir 
Merlot

Cabernet Sauvignon
Icewines

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