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Merlot Okanagan vin rouge tranquille

Origin

Bordeaux

Growing regions

France, Australia, South Africa, Chile, USA, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Argentina

Merlot from Okanagan — a red variety vinified in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, principally in the Osoyoos and Oliver areas in the south, on clay-sandy soils under a continental semi-arid climate — is Canada’s reference red variety. Hot summers and cool nights allow optimal ripening.