Is Bordeaux In France?

Halifax, Nova Scotia and Bordeaux, France have approximately the same latitude. However, the average winte?

• Halifax, Nova Scotia and Bordeaux, France have approximately the same latitude. However, the average winter temperature is higher in Bordeaux than in Halifax. Why is this?

• Answer:

  Mainly because of the Gulf Stream. While it passes by Nova Scotia, another current coming down from between Greenland and Labrador is closer. This mixing of hot and cold water is excellent for fish, hence the cod stocks that once abounded there. But, it does serve to keep the Maritimes cool. Oliver, British Columbia is the "Wine Capital of Canada." It is at the same latitude as the Rhineland, and wine growing areas of France, and warm enough that they can grow vinifera grapes, meaning, grape plants not grafted onto a hardier local stock. This produces wines very much like what you can find in Europe, unlike California, which has different light.