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BUY WHAT
YOU KNOW
We're blessed to live in a province with
a wine region that is still one of the great
undiscovered gems on the world stage. Do
even the most optimistic speculators think
that we're going to take the world by storm?
Not likely, although that reality has more
to do with supply (like Switzerland, also a
great wine region, we drink almost all our
own wine) than quality—which is excellent.
If we were going to choose a winery that
still might break from the pack, you could
do worse than Martin's Lane, Anthony von
Mandl's passion project to make the best
riesling and pinot noir in Canada. Even at
prices that are high for B.C. (the rieslings
SIP AND SAVOUR
Look no further than your own backyard to
impress your guests: score top-notch vino
under $100 from Martin's Lane, Meyer Family,
Blue Mountain or Quails' Gate Stewart Family
Reserve in the Okanagan