• British Columbia Meritage opens on the nose with delicious aromas of red currant, cassis, vanilla, cigar box, and spices
• Medium-bodied and dry, 14.6% ABV
• Enjoy with red wine braised beef, bison burgers, garlic lamb chops, or triple cream cheese
• Yields 6 gallons (2 cases) of finished wine in approximately 5 weeks
• Includes Genuwine Dried Grape Skins to enhance color, flavor profile, and bouquet of the finished wine
• Gold Medal Winner of the WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition 2023
• WineMaker Top 100 Wine Kits of 2023

Explore the Canadian Okanagan in your own way with Cru International’s British Columbia Meritage.

This dry, medium-bodied wine opens on the nose with delicious aromas of red currant, cassis, vanilla, cigar box, and spices. On the palate, it unveils a round mouthfeel with polished tannins for a supported finish.

The Canadian Okanagan is a beautiful and expansive valley stretching over 250km, where mother nature has created the ideal climate for viticulture. The lake that spans the valley helps to temper the summer heat, alongside the Cascade and Coast Mountains which create a rain shadow effect, resulting in the perfect growing conditions for grapes. The Okanagan is known for its wineries and fruit orchards and is surrounded by pine forests and provincial parks.

Includes 125 g of Genuwine Dried Grape Skins. Genuwine grape skins are crushed, whole grape skins, gently dried in a proprietary process that preserves their original color and fresh vineyard flavor. Fermentation on Genuwine dried grape skins enhances the color, flavor profile and bouquet of wine. Genuwine grape skins are easy to work with and consistently provide excellent results.

Food Pairings
Enjoy with red wine braised beef with pomme purée, bison burgers with blue cheese, garlic lamb chops with chickpea purée, or triple cream cheese.

Meritage Style, Okanagan

• Sweetness: Dry
• Oak: Medium
• Body: Medium
• ABV: 14.6%
• Kit Volume: 8L
• Approximate Yield: 23L
• Ready to bottle in 5 Weeks
• Grape skins included