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Canada’s boycott of U.S. wines ‘causing devastating harm,’ California senator says (www.ctvnews.ca)
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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Serious question for the Canadians: is British Columbia wine any good? Because that’s the province closest to the wine region in California. It’s far but it’s not that far. I do imagine it’s a bit colder in BC though.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    BC produces excellent wines. The Okanagan Valley is a hidden gem in the world of wine and produces very diverse wines. Lots of smaller wineries and smaller vineyards, some big ones.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    There's so much really good BC wine. Kelowna has a bit of a cooler climate compared to the southern parts and has some great whites. Lighter reds like Pinot Noir are great as you go south through Penticton, and Oliver, Osoyoos, and the Similkameen Valley have some fantastic full bodied reds. I really prefer Okanagan wine over most California wine.

    Last week I went to taste wine in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia and had some really good wine as well. No real full bodied reds, but some really nice whites - Dry Riesling and Pinot Gris being a few I brought home. Highly recommend checking it out, it's a bit of a hidden gem.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago*

    I don't know the outputs amounts, but wine is also made in Ontario and on the east coast too. I'm not a wine drinker (or at least not enough to tell the difference between good and bad wine) but I've heard some of the wines coming out of Ontario are really good.

    I found this map online which looks like it may give some more information: https://vineyards.com/wine-map/canada

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Yeah, we pretty much exclusively drink local wines and beers now, from BC. No loss, really, except for this one peanut whisky (Skrewball) that we like. Haven't found a perfect replacement, but there's a BC spiced honey whisky (Krupnik) the fills the niche pretty well.

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