Canadian Wines

[winer]

Hi Cashew. Being from BC, I can give you a few tips about wines from this fair province, as I have tried a fair number of different wines. One tip: You might have a look at the web site for the Vancouver Sun, one of the local papers here. Anthony Gismondi ha a wine column every Friday, and he frequently reviews local BC wines.

My own favourites:
- virtually anything from the Sumac Ridge winery. They have won more awards than any other winery in BC.
- Tinhorn Creek Pinot Gris. This one is to die for, and its cheap! However, as you might expect, you can almost never find it, because it is in such demand.
- Gray Monk Pinot Gris
- Hester Creek Pinot Gris

(As you can see I am partial to Pinot Gris! But it is a grape that does very well in the Okanagan climate, and there are a number of truly excellent vintages - both 2000 and 2001 have been superb.)

- Quails Gate 2000 Family Reserve Chardonnay
- Calona Artist Series Pinot Blanc
- Hester Creek 1999 Cabernet - Merlot

Thats a sampling of my favourites. If you let me know what BC wines are available in NB, I'll give you comments on the ones I know.