Canada's British Colombia's Wine Scene

Mission Hill, British Columbia’s most famous winery, overlooks Lake Okanagan. (Mission Hill)

Canada’s Wine Scene Is Taking Root -- BBC

Next to California’s sun-dappled Napa and Sonoma Valleys and Oregon’s rain-soaked Willamette Valley, the lakefront Okanagan Valley, just across the US border from Washington, is largely unknown outside of Canada.

There are 196 wineries in British Columbia, ranging from small family-run operations on Vancouver Island to sprawling estates in the Okanagan Valley, and recent International Wine and Spirits Competition awards for local wineries like Mission Hill and Jackson-Triggs have put the area on par with other vino-heavyweights, such as France, South Africa and Argentina.

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My Comment: Mission Hill and Burrowing Owl are two excellent wineries. I have tasted their 'higher end' wine, and it's very good.