Wine Tours in BC

Gulf Islands Wineries

Island-hopping wine country

11 wineries & producers

Photo: Michal Klajban (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Scattered across the Southern Gulf Islands, these small-production wineries reward slow travel. Hop the ferries between Salt Spring, Pender and Saturna to find boutique vineyards, ciders and ocean views at every turn — a wine tour that doubles as an island escape.

Planning a Gulf Islands wine tour

What you'll find
5 cideries, 3 wineries, 2 distilleries, 1 meadery open to visitors across the region.
Where they cluster
Salt Spring Island (6), Pender Island (2), Quadra Island (1), Hornby Island (1), Gabriola Island (1)
Getting around
There's no shuttle or hop-on service here — you drive it yourself, or arrange a driver. Pick the stops you want and we'll map the route and export it to Google Maps or GPX. See how a self-guided tour works.
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Sub-regions

Pender Island (1) Salt Spring Island (2)

Wineries & producers in Gulf Islands (11)

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Cidery

Ciderworks

Salt Spring Island, Gulf Islands

Salt Spring's certified-organic cidery, pressing 400-plus heritage apple varieties into dry, no-sugar-added ciders just outside Ganges.

Cidery

Fossil Beach Farm Cidery

Hornby Island, Gulf Islands

Waterfront Hornby Island cidery pressing a century-old heritage orchard, with a seasonal tasting room, picnic area and farm-to-table BBQ by the sea.

Cidery

Gabbie's Premium Ciders (Ravenskill Orchards)

Gabriola Island, Gulf Islands

Gabriola Island's small-batch cidery at Ravenskill Orchards, crafting nine orchard-to-glass ciders from estate-grown and heritage apples.

Winery

Garry Oaks Winery

Salt Spring Island, Gulf Islands

Meadery

Salt Spring Island Mead Company (SSI Mead Co.)

Salt Spring Island, Gulf Islands

Farm-fermented meadery at Mystica Farm & Apiary on Salt Spring, crafting honey wines from rare BC honeys and 100% BC fruit, by appointment.

Distillery

Salt Spring Shine Craft Distillery

Salt Spring Island, Gulf Islands

Family-run Salt Spring distillery making honey-based gin, vodka and moonshine entirely by hand, with tours and tastings on Kitchen Road.

Winery

Salt Spring Vineyards

Salt Spring Island, Gulf Islands

Cidery

Salt Spring Wild Cider

Salt Spring Island, Gulf Islands

Winery

Sea Star Estate Farm & Vineyards

Pender Island, Gulf Islands

Distillery

SouthEnd Farm Winery & ClearCut Distilling Co.

Quadra Island, Gulf Islands

Quadra Island micro winery and distillery, growing organic hybrid grapes and turning its own wine into farm-grown gin and vodka, with a tasting room and patio.

Cidery

Twin Island Cider

Pender Island, Gulf Islands

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