Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery

Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery brings a touch of storybook charm to Fraser Valley wine country, welcoming visitors to a farm at 5290 Olund Road in the Mount Lehman area of Abbotsford, surrounded by rolling fields, flowers, trees and quiet country roads. The winery's signature is its copper-spired chapel, a distinctive little building that houses the tasting room and gives Seaside Pearl one of the most photographed facades in British Columbia wine. Inside, the ambiance is inviting and friendly, in keeping with a family-owned boutique operation where the focus stays firmly on small production lots. The estate's five acres of vines are planted to varieties suited to the Fraser Valley's mild coastal climate, including Petit Milo, Cabernet Foch, Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and winemaker David Zimmerman supplements estate fruit with grapes from the South Okanagan and Similkameen valleys. That dual sourcing lets the winery offer both fresh, aromatic Fraser Valley wines and fuller-bodied bottlings such as Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, alongside playful newer releases like a canned sparkling wine called Daffodils and a rose piquette named Dhalias. The farm itself has been thoughtfully repurposed, with former stables converted into processing and barrel facilities, and a Barrel Room that extends tasting hours on Friday and Saturday evenings. The tasting room is open Wednesday through Sunday from midday into the late afternoon or early evening depending on the day. For Vancouver-area wine lovers, Seaside Pearl is among the most accessible cellar doors in the province, less than an hour from the city and an easy pairing with Abbotsford's circle farm tours, berry farms and country markets. It offers a genuine farmgate experience: small lots, hands-on owners and a setting that makes an afternoon in the Fraser Valley feel like a proper getaway.