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Anthony Gismondi: 2022 may be B.C.'s best wine vintage in nearly 50 years. Here are some bottles to try.

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The 2022 vintage looks like it could be the best vintage made in B.C. since the restart in the late 1970s and early 1980s .

The Bartier Bros. Cabernet Franc 2022 is a friendly, lush south Okanagan red.

Blue Mountain released three stunning single-vineyard Pinot Noirs in 2022 .

Mayhem Rosé is 100 per cent Merlot, aged for four months in 79 per cent stainless steel and 21 per cent seasoned puncheons.

Taylor Fladgate Fine White Port is a sweet, fortified white wine that’s both oxidative (in this case, from aging three years in oak vats) and gently aromatic from an array of Indigenous grape varieties.

Orofino Home Vineyard Old Vines Riesling 2022 , Similkameen Valley , British Columbia , Canada $ 29.95 I 92/100 UPC: 62699010155744 The ’22 is a firm edition, throwing pear, mineral, green apple and nectarine skin with plenty of mineral, wet stone notes.

Mantra Lokah Rosé GarnachaMonastrell 2023 , Spain , is a juicy and full-flavoured palate.

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60

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