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17 pin-worthy
Outstanding houses in British Columbia.
The British Columbia reading
British Columbia's vineyards split themselves between desert heat and mountain cool, pulling taut wines that taste of ripe fruit but keep their edges sharp.
ShuswapVancouver IslandKootenaysLillooetGulf IslandsFraser ValleySimilkameen ValleyOkanagan Valley
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Save these houses, build your route through British Columbia, and navigate when you're there.
Region DNA
The character of British Columbia
Based on 673 wines with structural data
Style profile
Diverse
Broad range with a recognisable character
British Columbia
Country avg
FEM score distribution
90+ Elite
80–89 Great
70–79 Good
<70 Other
Based on 148 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Tree fruitRed fruitOakBlack fruitCitrus fruit
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Canadian Pinot Noir
Canadian Chardonnay
Canadian Pinot Gris
Canadian Merlot
Canadian Syrah
Canadian Cabernet Franc
Canadian Riesling
Canadian Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
MerlotPinot NoirCabernet SauvignonCabernet FrancChardonnayShiraz/SyrahPinot GrisGewürztraminerRieslingViognier
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of British Columbia
Beaufort
VisitAbout British Columbia
British Columbia is a wine region in Canada, home to 240 producers tracked on Femente, 23 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon, producing Canadian Pinot Noir and Canadian Chardonnay wines with notes of Tree fruit, Red fruit, and Oak. It takes in Shuswap, Vancouver Island, Kootenays, Lillooet, and Gulf Islands.
British Columbia — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in British Columbia?
- The most planted varieties in British Columbia are Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is British Columbia known for?
- British Columbia is known for Canadian Pinot Noir, Canadian Chardonnay, and Canadian Pinot Gris wines and flavors of Tree fruit, Red fruit, and Oak.
- How many wineries are in British Columbia?
- Femente tracks 240 producers in British Columbia, of which 23 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is British Columbia?
- British Columbia is a wine region in Canada, taking in Shuswap, Vancouver Island, Kootenays, and Lillooet.
British Columbia
British Columbia's vineyards split themselves between desert heat and mountain cool, pulling taut wines that taste of ripe fruit but keep their edges sharp. Producers here chase ripeness without abandonment—the signature move of a region still writing its rules.
Producers in British Columbia
- Daydreamer — honest
- Blind Tiger Vineyards — honest
- Frind Estate Winery — distinction
- Volcanic Hills — honest
- Back Door Winery — honest
- Black Cloud — undiscovered
- Ovino Winery — undiscovered
- Ancient Hill — honest
- Moon Curser — honest
- Blasted Church — honest
- Pentâge Winery — honest
- Blue Mountain Vineyard — honest
- Clos du Soleil — honest
- Rollingdale — honest
- Gray Monk — honest
- Black Widow — honest
- Golden Beaver Winery — undiscovered
- Dirty Laundry Vineyard — honest
- La Frenz — honest
- Second Chapter — honest
- Poplar Grove — honest
- Robin Ridge — honest
- Topshelf — undiscovered
- Tightrope Winery — honest
- Corcelettes Estate — honest
- Heaven's Gate — honest
- Crescent Hill Winery — honest
- House of Rose — honest
- Moraine — honest
- Priest Creek — honest
- Phantom Creek Estates — distinction
- JoiRyde — undiscovered
- Rainmaker — undiscovered
- C.C. Jentsch — honest
- gadZook Vinery — undiscovered
- Screaming Frenzy — honest
- Chain Reaction — honest
- Vasanti Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Little Engine — honest
- Here's The Thing Vineyards — honest
- The Chase — undiscovered
- Savard Vines — undiscovered
- O'Rourke's Peak Cellars — honest
- Lightning Rock — honest
- La Casa Bianca Winery — undiscovered
- Ramification — undiscovered
- Mayhem — honest
- Pamplemousse Jus — undiscovered
- Eau Vivre — honest
- SpearHead - (SpierHead) — honest
- Osoyoos Larose — distinction
- Calona Vineyards — honest
- Lakeboat — undiscovered
- Seven Stones — honest
- Laughing Stock Vineyards — distinction
- Edge Of The Earth — undiscovered
- Lang — undiscovered
- Forbidden Fruit — honest
- Black Cellar — honest
- Kismet — honest
- Montakarn — honest
- Terravista Vineyards — honest
- 50th Parallel Estate — honest
- Quidni — undiscovered
- Nagging Doubt — honest
- Monster — honest
- Quinta Ferreira — honest
- Silver Sage — honest
- Deep Creek - Hainle Vineyards — honest
- Noble Ridge — honest
- Church and State — honest
- Township 7 — distinction
- Sonoran Estate — undiscovered
- Upper Bench — honest
- Nichol Vineyard — honest
- Thornhaven — honest
- See Ya Later Ranch — honest
- Kettle Valley — honest
- Mt. Boucherie — honest
- Summerhill Pyramid — honest
- Tinhorn Creek — distinction
- Mission Hill Family Estate — distinction
- River Stone Estate Winery — honest
- Bartier Bros. — honest
- Hawthorne Mountain Vineyards — undiscovered
- Meadow Vista Honey Wines — undiscovered
- Kalala — honest
- Road 13 — distinction
- Mac et Fitz — honest
- Wild Goose — honest
- Bluesky — undiscovered
- Broken Shadow — undiscovered
- Burrowing Owl — distinction
- Therapy — honest
- Nk'Mip Cellars (Inkameep) — honest
- Stoneboat — honest
- Cedar Creek Estate Winery — distinction
- Little Straw Vineyards — honest
- Cassini — honest
- Silkscarf — honest
- Foxtrot — honest
- Saxon Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Paradise Ranch — honest
- Intrigue — honest
- Misconduct — honest
- Beaumont — honest
- Gold Hill — honest
- Wapiti Cellars — undiscovered
- Mediterra — undiscovered
- Liquidity — honest
- Kitsch — honest
- Unconventional Wisdom — undiscovered
- Castoro de Oro — honest
- Lariana Cellars — honest
- Off the Grid Organic Winery — honest
- The Vibrant Vine — honest
- Martin's Lane — distinction
- Oliver — undiscovered
- De Vine Vineyards — honest
- Platinum Bench — honest
- Play Estate Winery — honest
- Serendipity — honest
- Maverick — honest
- Culmina — honest
- Canyonview — undiscovered
- Babych Family Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Lake Okanagan — undiscovered
- Time Estate Winery — honest
- Sage Hills — honest
- The Red Barn — undiscovered
- Frequency — undiscovered
- Red Horses Vineyard — undiscovered
- Phasion Estates — undiscovered
- The Hatch — honest
- Indigenous World — honest
- Checkmate — distinction
- Okanagan Crush Pad — honest
- Gate Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Lunessence — honest
- Nighthawk Vineyards — honest
- Giant Head Estate Winery — honest
- Meritage CA — undiscovered
- Terralux Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Black Swift Vineyards — honest
- Scorched Earth — undiscovered
- Bordertown Vineyards and Estate Winery — honest
- Wild Wood — undiscovered
- 1/2 Corked — undiscovered
- Pipe Dreams — honest
- Origin Wines — undiscovered
- Grizzli — honest
- Roche — honest
- Fitzpatrick Family Vineyards — honest
- Da Silva — honest
- Jagged Rock Vineyard — honest
- Graze — undiscovered
- Bookends — undiscovered
- Henricsson Vineyard — undiscovered
- Wesbert Winery — undiscovered
- Hello Someday — undiscovered
- Chapter Estates — undiscovered
- II French Door — honest
- Tender Hope — undiscovered
- Lakeside Cellars — honest
- Apricus — undiscovered
- Lang Vineyards — honest
- Tantalus — distinction
- Le Vieux Pin — distinction
- Black Hills Estate — honest
- Fairview Cellars — honest
- JoieFarm — honest
- La Stella — honest
- Gehringer Brothers — honest
- Lake Breeze — honest
- Red Barn — honest
- Golden Mile Cellars — undiscovered
- Arrowleaf — honest
- Quails' Gate — distinction
- Sperling — honest
- Covert Farms — honest
- Farm Gate — undiscovered
- Sumac Ridge Estate — honest
- Sandhill — honest
- Charisma — undiscovered
- Chronos — undiscovered
- Crown & Thieves — undiscovered
- Painted Rock — honest
- Red Rooster — honest
- Meyer Family Vineyards — distinction
- Desert Hills Estate — honest
- Sonora Desert Winery — undiscovered
- Bench 1775 — honest
- Blackwood Lane — honest
- Hidden Chapel — honest
- Haywire — honest
- The View — honest
- Stag's Hollow — honest
- Niche Wine Co — honest
- Ex Nihilo — honest
- 8th Generation — honest
- Anarchist Mountain Vineyard — undiscovered
- D'Angelo Estate Winery — honest
- St. Hubertus Estate Winery — honest
- Mirabel Vineyards — honest
- Ricco Bambino — undiscovered
- Mocojo — honest
- Coolshanagh — undiscovered
- Ledlin Family Vineyards — undiscovered
- 1 Mill Road — distinction
- Poppyshake — undiscovered
- Noble Beast — undiscovered
- Black Dog — undiscovered
- Gravenhurst — undiscovered
- Else Wines — undiscovered
- Echo Bay Vineyard — honest
- Code Wines — undiscovered
- Little Farm — honest
- Orofino — honest
- Crowsnest Vineyards — undiscovered
- Liber Farm & Winery — honest
- Sage Bush — undiscovered
- Hugging Tree — honest
- Vanessa Vineyard — honest
Restaurants in British Columbia
Restaurants in British Columbia