Reuters has published a list of the top 10 wine destinations in North America (see: Travel Picks: North America’s top 10 wine destinations, Reuters, October 9, 2009). As one might expect, the usual suspects are on the list – Napa (#1), Sonoma (#2). What caught me by surprise, however, was the number 6 slot – the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. I had never heard of the region but a little quick web searching yielded some interesting tidbits. Check out:
- Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys Wines, Wineries and Wine Regions (incidentally, this site, Wines Northwest, appears to be an excellent source of information on wine in the Pacific Northwest)
- Okanagan Valley New Wine Region
I imagine the wines are difficult to find outside of the Pacific Northwest, but I will be on the lookout.
It is also nice to see in this list that some other US wine regions are getting notices such as Traverse City, Michigan (#8), and Oak Grove, Virginia (#10).
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