North American Wine Regions: Canada - British Columbia
Long considered a producer of inferior wines, British Columbia is now being recognized as a wine making powerhouse.
Wine Regions: North America Archives
North American Wine Regions: Canada
Most of Canada’s wine making is associated with British Columbia, and justly so. In the last 20 years the wines of British Columbia have become world-class competitors. But wine is almost made in all of Canada’s provinces, often under much more difficult conditions. And many of these small family businesses are beginning to produce award winning vintages.
A Map of US Wine Regions
Wine is produced in almost every state in the USA. According to the American Vintners Association:
North American Wine Regions: New York
In the US, California is justly famous for its wines. So famous, in fact, that it comes as a surprise to some to find out that New York has long been a serious competitor in terms of quality.
North American Wine Regions: Oregon
North American Wine Regions: Oregon
Among the AVA (American Viticultural Areas) in Oregon we count the Willamette Valley, Umpqua, Rogue and Illinois Valleys and parts of Walla Walla and the Columbia Gorge shared with Washington.
North American Wine Regions: Washington
The 1960s saw the flowering of a new wine making region in a very unexpected locale: Washington State, USA. Though near latitudes (46-47 degrees) that encompass two of the great French wine regions, Bordeaux (44.5 degrees) and Burgundy (47 degrees), Washington’s vineyards also experience cold and sometimes rainy falls and winters. Less than ideal conditions for grapes at the end of their ripening season.
North American Wine Regions: Southern California
In a state that produces 90% of all US wine, the vineyards of Sonoma and Napa in Northern California are justly famous. But they have no monopoly on quality, the wines from the newer Southern California wineries are an equal match for any of their northern sisters.
North American Wine Regions: Colorado
Jim Bruce offers a glimpse of a little-know American wine region.
Enjoy Colorado Wines
North American Wine Regions: Northern California
The terrain and climate of the wine areas of Northern California remind the visitor of nothing so much as rural France. But the scale is vastly smaller — Napa Valley is only 35 miles long and 5 miles wide, while Sonoma County covers 1,600 square miles along 60 miles of coastline — with only a few hundred wineries sited there. Farthest north is Mendocino County with 30 wineries of its own, whose 3,500 square miles of cool climate helps create Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
