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Black Hills Nota Bene is one of the best wines I've ever had. I drink 2-3 bottles of red wine per week, and if I could only drink one, this would be it. It's $59 per bottle if you can find it. There were seven bottles left at the Co-op liquor store on 10th downtown a week ago. In my wine fridge I have a library of the 2007-2011 vintages. I drink a few bottles per year, and ensure I save one for cellaring. I do the same with Chateau St. Jean's Cinq Cepages, but those are usually $75-80, and outside the range.

Tinhorn Creek is a great winery, and I buy 3 cases a year from them, but look at the Oldfield Series rather than the regular varietals. The 2Bench Red is their best one. If you are looking for one bottle that will knock their socks off, this isn't it. Tinhorn's winery overall (wine/service/vineyard/wineclub/restaurant/view) is my favourite in BC.

Burrowing Owl is a great winery. I drink a lot of their merlot and pinot noir. Their cabernet sauvignon is also really nice. Overall it's my favourite winery in BC, based on all of their red wines. They are a little snobby and don't have a wine club though.

Painted Rock is really good too. Try their Red Icon, which is $55 I think. This one is most people's favourite, but I prefer their merlot, which is $40. The winery has the best view in BC, even better than Mission Hill and Cedar Creek, in my opinion.