lists: Biggest wineries in B.C.

Biggest wineries in B.C.

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RANKED BY | Volume of wine produced in 2012
Rank '13WineryPrimary marketsBest-selling wines in '12Total acreage/ in productionYear foundedNo. local staffVolume produced (litres) '12/'11
1Andrew Peller Limited1
www.andrewpeller.com		Across CanadaNP512/
512		193216520,940,000/
19,022,000
2Gray Monk Cellars Ltd
www.graymonk.com		B.C. and AlbertaNP75/
75		1982NP720,000/
720,000
3CedarCreek Estate Winery
www.cedarcreek.bc.ca		B.C. (90%), AlbertaNP160/
135		1986NP411,000/
320,000
4Red Rooster Winery
www.redroosterwinery.com		B.C. onlyReserve Rose, Reserve SyrahNP/
60		199712360,000/
270,000
5Hester Creek Estate Winery
www.hestercreek.com		B.C. and Western CanadaNP95/
75		1996NP320,000/
320,000
6Domaine de Chaberton Estate Winery
www.domainedechaberton.com		B.C. onlyBacchus, Chaberton Cuvee Rouge, Chaberton Cuvee Blanc, Canoe North Bluff Red, Bacchus Dry55/
52		199155317,000/
322,000
7Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards
www.inniskillin.com		Western Canada (Inniskillin Okanagan)NP27/
27		1994NP315,000/
315,000
8Burrowing Owl Estate Winery
www.burrowingowlwine.ca		NPNP146/
140		19932NP300,000/
300,000
9Blasted Church Vineyards
www.blastedchurch.com		B.C., AlbertaHatfield's Fuse, Merlot, Unorthodox Chardonnay70/
42		200220228,798/
162,243
10Road 13 Vineyards
www.road13vineyards.com		Western CanadaNP51/
NP		19983NP225,000/
270,000
10Summerhill Pyramid Winery
www.summerhill.bc.ca		B.C., Alberta, AsiaNP200/
200		1987NP225,000/
220,000
12Mt. Boucherie Estate Winery
www.mtboucheriewinery.com		CanadaNP300/
275		2001NP224,400/
193,050
13Nk'Mip Cellars
www.nkmipcellars.com		Western CanadaPinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Meritage264/
257		200030211,536/
202,632
14St Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate Winery Ltd
www.st-hubertus.bc.ca		B.C. and Alberta OntarioGamay Noir Pinot Noir, Chasselas , Pinot Blanc76/
58		19928155,500/
130,000
15Poplar Grove Winery
www.poplargrove.ca		Across Canada, ChinaPinot Gris Merlot Cabernet Franc Legacy110/
100		1993NP121,500/
94,500
16Hillside Estate Winery & Bistro
www.hillsidewinery.ca		Western CanadaNP25/
25		1984NP99,000/
63,000
17Quails' Gate Winery
www.quailsgate.com		Across Canada, the Pacific Northwest and AsiaNP2154/
210		1989NP73,000/
73,000
18Black Hills Estate Winery
www.blackhillswinery.com		B.C.Nota Bene Carmenere Syrah ALibi Viognier Chardonnay35/
32		1996770,000/
50,000
19Laughing Stock Vineyards
www.laughingstock.ca		Across CanadaPortfolio32/
26		20031054,000/
54,000
20Tantalus Vineyards
www.tantalus.ca		Western CanadaRiesling75/
37		20041143,200/
40,500
Sources: Interviews with representatives from above wineries and BIV research. Other wineries, including Mission Hill, Sumac Ridge, See Ya Later and Church and State, may have ranked but did not provide information by deadline.     NP Not provided     NR Not ranked 1 - Calona Vineyards 2 - Burrowing Owl Vineyards 3 - Purchased by the Luckhurst family in 2003 4 - 175 owned and operated, 40 contracted


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