For Red wine, it is Merlot and Pinot Gris for White. Visit BC Wine Statistics for detail wine metrics.

Over 350 and counting! and over 900 vineyards. In 2022 there were 182 Wine Growers BC Members.

Most Dog-friendly Winery 
Most Exotic Theme and Free Wine tasting       
Best Picnic Area       
Best Winery to listen to Jazz       
Great Value Wines       
Biggest tasting Area
Cutest goat at an Organic Winery     
Best Place to relax in a vineyard Labyrinth 
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Nine and counting – Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, Fraser Valley, Similkameen Valley, Okanagan Valley, Thompson Valley, Shuswap, Lillooet and Kootenays.

BC VQA (VINTNERS QUALITY ALLIANCE) IS THE APPELLATION OF ORIGIN AND QUALITY STANDARD FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA WINE, ESTABLISHED IN 1990.

BC VQA certified wines must meet standards with respect to their origin, vintage and varietals. These wines are assessed by a qualified panel and must meet the criteria for quality characteristics before they can be designated as BC VQA. To put it simply, when you see BC VQA on a bottle, it is your guarantee that you’re sipping a wine that is 100% grown and made in British Columbia.

For more information about BC VQA regulations, view the Wines of Marked Quality Regulation. The Regulation is governed by the BC Wine Authority.

There are now five sub-geographical indicators, or sub-appellations, in the province. Wineries in Cowichan Valley, Naramata Bench and Skaha Bench join Okanagan Falls and Golden Mile Bench, near Oliver, as wineries that meet the requirements of the Wines of Marked Quality Regulation. 

Wines from all five of the sub-appellations can be labelled with a commitment to consumers that at least 95% of the grapes in the bottle come from that specific area.