Canadian Riesling: British Columbia’s best buys

Martin’s Lane’s small-lot Rieslings from three diverse estate vineyards are well-defined, distinct and solid across the board, but my nod goes to Fritzi’s. The southeast-facing...

Synchromesh hangs its hat solidly on Riesling and the producer is among BC’s finest. After experimenting with dry styles for 10 years, owner and winemaker...

Planted in 1991 with an unidentified Riesling clone on its own roots, CedarCreek’s Block 3 sees a slow 100-day fermentation with 25% going into neutral...

After selling their successful men's underwear company, Trent and Ria Kitsch planted more than 5ha in northeast Kelowna, including two Riesling parcels. The cooler Maria’s...

Master of Wine Olivier Humbrecht, of Alsace’s illustrious Domaine Humbrecht, oversees the whites at this ambitious new winery. As with Humbrecht’s own wines, the Riesling...

Northwest of the Okanagan Valley, the cool, semi-arid Thompson Valley was officially recognised as a Geographical Indication (or appellation) in 2018, bringing BC’s total to...

Okanagan’s cool Lake Country district stretches north to the 50th parallel. Here, construction mogul Dennis O'Rourke has planted more than 44ha and hired two of...

Canada’s leading authority on organic and biodynamic viticulture, Ann Sperling partnered with her sister and their spouses to establish an estate winery with their historic...

<p>While Tantalus’ Old Vines is a magnet for accolades (<a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/canada/british-columbia/tantalus-old-vines-riesling-okanagan-valley-2017-44442"><strong>the 2017 was one of my wines of 2020</strong></a>), the estate’s regular Riesling is hardly...

Converted from an apple orchard in 2007, Tightrope’s estate vineyard is located on the clay cliffs of the Naramata Bench flanking the eastern side of...

Decora is a trim, vertical Riesling exhibiting structure over fruit. Currently austere, it eventually gives up white grapefruit, green apple and flint. A touch of...

This 2018 Reserve includes 15% to 20% of botrytis-affected grapes – rare in the Okanagan’s dry conditions. Winemaker Dwight Sick incorporates overnight skin contact, spontaneous...

Best known for consistently delicious Pinot Noir, Spearhead has upped its game by bringing on lauded winemaker Grant Stanley. For the Riesling, he combines estate...

Upper Bench isn’t just a winery, it’s also a creamery. British ex-pat Gavin Miller crafts the wine while his Nova Scotian-born wife Shana makes the...