I’ve been thinking about this for a while and I thought I’d bounce the idea off of you. Both BC and Ontario make wine, but in BC we see little Ontario wine and I’ve heard that in Ontario they see little BC year. In Ontario the main grape growing area is the Niagara Peninsula, to the best of my knowledge. In BC, our primary grape growing region is the Okanagan. The Okanagan is a hot desert area, while the Niagara Peninsula is more humid due to the proximity of the Great Lakes.
So every year, depending on the weather, I’d expect to get a different style of wine from each region. I would guess that a BC shiraz or pinot noir, would taste different than the same wines produced in the Niagara region. There is also the difference in soil in both regions, and in Europe, they say that all wine is “terroir” driven.
I think it would be a great idea if each year, BC and Ontario wineries would have a wine tasting event of the same vintages of their red and white wines. Do one year in BC and the other year in Ontario, and keep alternating. I think it would give both sides of the country a bit better insight into what the other side has to offer with wine. The event could be a judged one, or not. I would be happy being a judge. Just having the two sides together so the consuming public can try would be very interesting.
Now I don’t have the time to coordinate such an event, but maybe the BC and ON liquor control boards could organize this joint event, or the BC Wine Institute and the equivalent body in Ontario?
What do you think? Let me know. Cheers.
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