The Winery Volcanic Hills of British Columbia

Winery Volcanic Hills - Gamay Noir
The winery offers 26 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 80 of the estates of British Columbia.
It is located in British Columbia

The Winery Volcanic Hills is one of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in of British Columbia to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Volcanic Hills wines

Looking for the best Winery Volcanic Hills wines in British Columbia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Volcanic Hills wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Volcanic Hills wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Volcanic Hills

How Winery Volcanic Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of scottish haggis, the secrets of croque-monsieur or rabbit with marengo sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

On the nose the red wine of Winery Volcanic Hills. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Volcanic Hills. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

  • 2015With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Volcanic Hills.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gamay Noir
  • Gamay
  • Zweigelt

Discovering the wine region of British Columbia

British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province, located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The diversity of landscapes here – from rainy islands to desert-like valley floors – means that a wide variety of Grapes are planted here. They include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Riesling, as well as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. While volumes are lower than those of the province of Ontario, British Columbia is home to a rapidly growing wine industry.

This is mostly located on the Southern edge of the province aLong the international border with the United States. North to south, the province of British Columbia is longer than California and larger than Texas. However the entire wine industry occupies the southernmost 250 kilometers (150 miles) of the province, in a Select few regions where the macroClimate is favorable to premium viticulture. The British Columbia wine authority recognizes Designated Viticultural Areas (DVAs) in the province: Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands have, as one would expect, the most maritime climates Okanagan Valley and Similkameen Valley on the USA border, have climates which are more continental in character Fraser Valley is located just west of Vancouver city and reaches inland from the coast, and transitions between the two climate types In addition there are a number of regions were recognized as Geographic Indications in 2018.

They are often bracketed together under the "emerging" banner: The Kootenays in the southwest corner of the province, where Pinot Noir is the main grape Lillooet, in the Cariboo Chilcotin region and west of Kamloops, whose first Vineyard was planted in 2004 Shuswap, north of the Okanagan Valley, has around 40ha (100 acres) of vineyards, planted to cool climate varieties Thompson Valley, inland and further north, is at the limit of cool climate winemaking. Riesling, Marquette, Maréchal Foch and Chardonnay are the main varieties Most viticulture in British Columbia takes place in the Okanagan Valley, nestled between the Cascade and Columbia mountain ranges where Harsh weather systems from the west and north do not often reach. This long, narrow valley is considered to be Canada's only desert, and the Bordeaux varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot do well here, particularly in the south around Osoyoos. The region's few lakes serve to moderate temperatures here, and Warm days followed by cool nights give rise to a distinctively Bright style of wine.

The top white wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Volcanic Hills

How Winery Volcanic Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of quick salmon and zucchini lasagna, mullet with onions and white wine or express cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

On the nose the white wine of Winery Volcanic Hills. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Volcanic Hills. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

  • 2018With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.74/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Volcanic Hills.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir

Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Volcanic Hills

How Winery Volcanic Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of hawaiian poke bowl, keftas tajine with eggs or express cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Volcanic Hills. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Volcanic Hills.

  • Gewürztraminer

The word of the wine: Crémant

AOC sparkling wine made by traditional method, with specific constraints in the regions of Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die, Jura, Limoux and the Loire Valley, as well as in Luxembourg.

The top sweet wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Volcanic Hills

How Winery Volcanic Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of croque-monsieur, salmon koulibiac or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Volcanic Hills. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Volcanic Hills. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

  • 2014With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Volcanic Hills.

  • Zweigelt
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top pink wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Volcanic Hills

How Winery Volcanic Hills wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of beef stew with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Volcanic Hills. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or vegetal.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Volcanic Hills

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Volcanic Hills.

  • Gamay

The word of the wine: Roast (taste of)

Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Volcanic Hills

Planning a wine route in the of British Columbia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Volcanic Hills.

Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt

Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)

News about Winery Volcanic Hills and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

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The word of the wine: Crémant

AOC sparkling wine made by traditional method, with specific constraints in the regions of Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die, Jura, Limoux and the Loire Valley, as well as in Luxembourg.