Wine Tours in BC

Vancouver Island Wineries

Cool-climate wines by the sea

37 wineries & producers

Photo: VIUAnne (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Vancouver Island's maritime climate yields elegant, aromatic whites, Pinot Noir and traditional-method sparkling. The Cowichan Valley — "the warm land" — is its beating heart, with more tasting rooms clustered around Victoria's Saanich Peninsula and up in the Comox Valley. Expect lush scenery, farm-to-table food and a slower pace.

Planning a Vancouver Island wine tour

What you'll find
19 wineries, 12 distilleries, 6 cideries open to visitors across the region.
Where they cluster
Duncan (9), Courtenay (5), Cobble Hill (4), Saanich (2), Saanichton (2), Mill Bay (2)
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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Wineries & producers in Vancouver Island (37)

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40 Knots Vineyard & Estate Winery

Comox, Vancouver Island

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Alderlea Vineyards

Duncan, Vancouver Island

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Ampersand Distilling Co.

Duncan, Vancouver Island

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Antidote Distilling Company

Port Alberni, Vancouver Island

A Port Alberni craft distillery making award-winning gins – including a black gin made with foraged Island truffles and wild mushrooms.

Distillery

Arbutus Distillery

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island

A Nanaimo distillery and cocktail lounge crafting whisky, gin, absinthe and inventive spirits from 100% BC ingredients.

Winery

Averill Creek Vineyard

Duncan, Vancouver Island

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Beaufort Vineyard & Estate Winery

Courtenay, Vancouver Island

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Blue Grouse Estate Winery

Duncan, Vancouver Island

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Blue Moon Estate Winery

Courtenay, Vancouver Island

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Cherry Point Estate Wines

Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island

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Church & State Wines (Brentwood Bay)

Brentwood Bay, Vancouver Island

Island tasting room

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Coastal Black Estate Winery

Black Creek, Vancouver Island

Fruit wine & meadery

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Cobble Hill Winery

Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island

Lavender farm

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Deol Estate Winery

Duncan, Vancouver Island

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Emandare Vineyard

Duncan, Vancouver Island

Winery

Enrico Winery

Mill Bay, Vancouver Island

Cidery

Junction Orchard & Cidery

Saanich, Vancouver Island

A laid-back 8-acre cider farm near Prospect Lake with orchard tastings, picnic tables, lawn games and monthly markets just outside Victoria.

Distillery

Macaloney's Island Distillery & Twa Dogs Brewery

Saanich, Vancouver Island

Saanich's single malt distillery and Twa Dogs brewery, blending Scottish tradition with Island barley and Forsyth's copper stills.

Cidery

Merridale Cidery & Distillery

Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island

Cider + spirits

Distillery

Misguided Spirits Distillery

Parksville, Vancouver Island

A boutique Parksville distillery handcrafting vodka, gin and whisky from BC grain, with an intimate tasting room near Goats on the Roof.

Winery

Neighbourly Wine Co.

Saanichton, Vancouver Island

Distillery

Phillips Fermentorium Distilling Co.

Victoria, Vancouver Island

The distilling arm of Victoria's Phillips Brewing, crafting gins and whiskies in a 1920s copper still on Government Street.

Cidery

Raven's Moon Estate Winery & Cider Worx

Courtenay, Vancouver Island

A small Courtenay farm crafting heritage-apple ciders, fruit wines and pet-nats from naturally grown BC fruit – no concentrates.

Cidery

Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse

Saanichton, Vancouver Island

Cider

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