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Quality: The VQA designation (Vintners Quality Alliance) requires a professional tasting panel to approve each wine.

Terroir: The sandy soil of the Black Sage Bench near Oliver reaches 300 feet deep in places.

Varietal: When the grape variety in the wine is named on the label (Chardonnay, Merlot), the wine is a varietal.*

Vinifera: A species of grape–Vitis Vinifera–that produces the classic wine grapes that have spread from the vineyards of Europe.*

Tannin: A compound in the skin and seeds of grapes that is essential in providing substance and backbone to red wines.*

*Schreiner, John - British Columbia Wine Country, Whitecap Books Ltd., 2003

 
 
  Sumac Ridge Estate Winery
  Created in 1979 by Harry McWatters and a partner, Sumac Ridge Estate Winery is one of Canada's most awarded wineries. It was the first British Columbia winery to cultivate the highly acclaimed Black Sage Vineyard, the first to produce traditional sparkling wines and the first Canadian winery licensed to make Meritage wine.
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Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Ltd.
17403 Hwy. 97 North
Summerland
British Columbia, Canada
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