British Columbia’s wine country
Viniculture is flourishing in British Columbia, thanks to glacier-tilled soil, varied microclimates, and “a surfeit of sunshine (by Canadian standards, at least),” said Sara Dickerman in The New York Times. Some of the “breathlessness about British Columbian wine comes from the glory” of the province’s landscapes. The southern parts, near the town of Osoyoos, boast an arid but “ultimately bewitching” terrain where “many of the most coveted grapes are being grown, even the sun-loving Syrah.” Estate wineries, like the “stunningly sited Burrowing Owl Estate,” proliferate. Farther north, the winemaking region resembles northern Europe. Near Penticton and Kelowna—towns “high in both altitude and latitude”—Pinot Noirs and Germanic whites thrive amid “broad-shouldered mountains.” On Okanagan Lake sits Naramata Bench, “a gloriously scenic highland” dotted with small wineries.
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