With a country the size of Canada, the second largest in area on the globe at nearly ten million square kilometers, you can imagine that wine production is not easily summarized. That said, the three main wine regions are neatly grouped west (British Columbia), central (Ontario), and east (Nova Scotia). With a few thousand kilometers between regions, the diversity in wines, climate and terroir is vast; Canada is really three different regions in one massive country. There are more than 700 wineries, 1900 grape growers, and 15,000 hectares planted coast to coast, with the wine industry contributing $9 billion CDN to the nation’s economy annually. It’s true that what grows together, goes together; the majority of wine drinkers live in the two largest wine-producing provinces (British Columbia and Ontario), and local wine makes up a large proportion of all liquor sales. Almost any standard restaurant, and certainly every quality one, will have a number of Canadian wines on the list, with some restaurants proudly selling entirely Canadian wines (as well as beer, spirits, ciders).
