Winery Tour Gulf Islands

There are 5 wineries on the Gulf Islands which are easily accessed by boat. One of the private charter options is to visit several of these wineries on a day excursion, or simply choose one as part of any one of our customized private Marine EcoTours. Below is a list of these wineries for you to choose from.

Sea Star Vineyard & Estate Winery

6621 Harbour Hills Dr
Pender Islands, British Columbia V0N 2M1
Phone: 250-629-6960
http://seastarvineyards.ca

Tour Sea Star’s terraced vineyard and winery on the rocky south flank of Mount Menzies on North Pender Island in the sparkling southern Gulf Islands of BC. In the lee of rainshadows projected by both the 12,000-foot Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island, Pender basks in a glorious mediterranean summer, with long stretches of dry, sunny weather.

On your wine tour you’ll see how, over an eight month season, with hand-tending and careful applications of water and nutrients, winegrapes ripen slowly and develop complex flavours. Hand-picked in late fall, grapes retain crisp aromatics while developing long, elegant flavours.

Saturna Island Winery

Saturna Island Family Estate Winery (open late June)

8 Quarry Road
Saturna Island, British Columbia V0N 2Y0
Phone: 250-539-5139
Alt. Phone: 250-539-3521
Toll-free: 877-918-3388
www.SaturnaVineyards.com

60 acres of vineyards nestled between the Pacific ocean and a massive sandstone and granite cliff face Saturna Island Vineyards is ideal for the cultivation of classic European grape varietals. Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Gewrztraminer, Pinot Noir and Merlot under vine. Our summers are warm and our winters are mild; the ideal conditions for a long growing season. Excellent Bistro on location.

Saturna Island Vineyards, in conjunction with the Ministry of Environment and the Islands Trust, is committed to ensuring that their enterprise does not threaten the survival of the Peregrine Falcons who nest in a cave atop the huge cliff that overlooks the vineyards. In an agreement with the Nature Conservancy of Canada they have dedicated a buffer zone between the vineyards and nesting site.

Saturna is the second largest and least populated Gulf Island.

Morning Bay Winery on Pender Island

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Carbrea Vineyard & Winery

1885 Central Road
Hornby Island, British Columbia V0R 1Z0
Phone: 250-335-3120
Alt. Phone: 250-897-5138
www.CarbreaVineyard.com

Immaculate vineyard hosts Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Gewrztraminer & Agria as well as the abundant wild blackberry. Producing small lot, hand crafted wines with beautiful flavour & bouquet unique to Hornby Island terroir.

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grape vines on the Gulf Islands of British Columbia

 

Garry Oaks Winery

1880 Fulford-Ganges Road
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Phone: 250-653-4687
www.GarryOaksWine.com 

Garry Oaks produces naturally small lots of original wines classically inspired with a spirit of adventure. Visit the terraced vineyard overlooking the beautiful Burgoyne Valley, walk the labyrinth, and taste the award-winning wines.

 

Salt Spring Vineyards

151 Lee Rd
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Phone: 250-653-9463
www.SaltSpringVineyards.com

Stewards of Earth’s harvest, approaching wine making using as little intervention as possible. Grapes are grown naturally, without herbicides or pesticides. Small scale production, human nurturing at each step of the process. "Brilliant coastal wines, sparkling hospitality, eye candy surroundings"

Humpys, Orcas, Stellars and California Sea Lions all in one afternoon

Every day is a unique adventure out on the Salish Sea but today’s trip stood out. We launched at Pedder Bay Marina in Metchosin to place us close to Race Rocks. As the California and Stellar Sea Lion bulls were entertaining us from their perches on the rock formations we suddenly found ourselves surrounded by a dozen or so of these mamoths swimming, diving and porpoising. Then the incredible happened. One of the stellars suddenly sprang out of the water not 40 feet from us with a huge salmon which it had just caught as it breached the surface. The salmon was squirming it the sea lion’s mouth. Just as quickly as the stellar had surfaced he dove again and repeated this motion 2 more times. All the while a dozen or so of his very excited mates were porpoising almost in unison as a group. In 12 years being out here on the ocean that was a first for me. This was just the begginning of our adventure. We had heard reports of 4 to 6 humpbacks in the general vicinity over the past week. As we networked with our colleagues we heard 6 transient orcas were nearby. We spent a bit of time enjoying the orcas before heading out in the direction of the shipping lanes where soon we spotted 4 humpbacks. They put on quite a show for us including some excellent tail flukes. The humpbacks were also very vocal. All this in the space of 4 hours on one of those special autumn days when the seas were calm and the sun was out.