Cherry Point Estate Wines
On the south east side of Vancouver Island is a pastoral setting of rolling green fertile hills and majestic softwood rainforests: Cherry Point Estate Wines and the Cowichan Valley. Mediterranean growing seasons and mild maritime winters make it the most important agricultural area on Vancouver Island. This is British Columbia’s newest wine-growing region.
The vineyard at Cherry Point Estate Wines is planted on a glacial moraine, a gravel and stony hill, rich in minerals on top of the surrounding clay soils. South facing slopes provide ideal drainage and solar exposure. A large pond catches the winter rain as it runs down the vineyard’s sloping hills and the mineral enriched water is judiciously irrigated back onto the vines.
Today the vineyard is one of the largest on Vancouver Island. White varieties include Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Ortega, Siegerrebe, and Epicure. Red varieties are Pinot Noir, Zweigelt, Cabernet Libre, Agria, and Castel.
For more information on other Cowichan Valley wineries, please visit Cowichan Tourism. To learn more about our Vancouver Island wien tours, please check out our Victoria Wine Tour
