Anthony Gismondi: Merlot the top grape for B.C's mainland wineries

The B.C. Wine Grape Council issued it latest crop report on June 1, a full two years since the last update.
The data is unaudited and produced for industry information only but the numbers are always of interest to industry watchers. Chair of the council and long time grape grower Lynn Bremmer assembles the results collected from mainland members (island wineries are grouped under the Wine Islands Grape Growers Association) who provide tonnage details including grower, vineyard location, varieta