What do you know about BC Pinot Noir? Do you have a favourite winery or wine region in BC for Pinot Noir? In today’s seminar, the Possibilities of Pinot, we were brought up to date on the state of Pinot Noir in BC. Our Moderator for this seminar was Barb Philip MW. Our panellists were either owners or winemakers from across BC so that we could find out how Pinot Noir manages across BC. Our panellists were:
Chris Turyk, Unsworth Vineyards in the Cowichan Valley Heleen Pannekoek, Fort Berens Estate Winery, Lillooet Grant Stanley, Spearhead Winery, East Kelowna Slopes Alistair Veen, JoieFarm Winery, Naramata Bench Keira LeFranc, Stag’s Hollow Winery, Okanagan Falls
Possibilities of Pinot Moderator, Barb Philip, and Panelists, Chris Turyk, Heleen Pannekoek, Grant Stanley, Alistair Veen, and Keira LeFranc
Unsworth Vineyards Pinot Noir wines
Barb began the seminar by giving us some statistics about Pinot Noir in BC. We found out that Pinot Noir is now the second most planted grape variety as of 2022 after Merlot. The vineyard area planted with Pinot Noir has grown 759% between 1990 and 2002. Pinot Noir first showed up in our vineyard statistics in 1990. Pinot Noir also has the fastest planting rate compared to other grape varieties in BC
This Article was originally published on My Wine Pal
