The best wines of Vancouver Island

Discover the best wines of Vancouver Island of British Columbia as well as the best winemakers of Vancouver Island and estates of Vancouver Island to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Vancouver Island and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Vancouver Island by region

Looking for a good wine of Vancouver Island of British Columbia among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Vancouver Island. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Vancouver Island with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Vancouver Island

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Want to buy a red wine of Vancouver Island cheap or sell a red wine of Vancouver Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Vancouver Island

Red wines from the region of Vancouver Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, veal with cream and mushrooms or duck breast with balsamic vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Vancouver Island

On the nose the red wine of the region of Vancouver Island. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Vancouver Island. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Vancouver Island

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.74/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Vancouver Island

  • Pinot Noir
  • Marechal Foch
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Leon Millot

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Vancouver Island

A wine route planned in the region of Vancouver Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Vancouver Island.

Discovering the wine region of Vancouver Island

The wine region of Vancouver Island is located in the region of British Columbia of Canada. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Averill Creek or the Domaine Cherry Point Estate Wines produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vancouver Island are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Maréchal Foch, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vancouver Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

In the mouth of Vancouver Island is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 14 estates and châteaux in the of Vancouver Island, producing 62 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Vancouver Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Vancouver Island

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Want to buy a white wine of Vancouver Island cheap or sell a white wine of Vancouver Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Vancouver Island

White wines from the region of Vancouver Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or mushrooms such as recipes of savoyard pizza (cream base), pad thai or light stuffed tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Vancouver Island

On the nose the white wine of the region of Vancouver Island. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, microbio or oak. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Vancouver Island. is a .

The best vintages in white wine of Vancouver Island

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Vancouver Island

  • Pinot Gris
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Siegerrebe
  • Bacchus
  • Ortega
  • Pinot Grigio

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Vancouver Island

A wine route planned in the region of Vancouver Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Vancouver Island.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Great sparkling wines of Vancouver Island

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Want to buy a sparkling wine of Vancouver Island cheap or sell a sparkling wine of Vancouver Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Vancouver Island

Sparkling wines from the region of Vancouver Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, savoyard crozet gratin or rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Vancouver Island

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Vancouver Island. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Vancouver Island

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Vancouver Island

  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Noir
  • Ortega
  • Auxerrois
  • Riesling
  • Müller-Thurgau

The word of the wine: Tense

Said of a lively and nervous wine.

Great pink wines of Vancouver Island

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Want to buy a pink wine of Vancouver Island cheap or sell a pink wine of Vancouver Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Vancouver Island

Pink wines from the region of Vancouver Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of polish goulash, veal paupiettes à la bourguignonne or chinchards with white wine and grapes.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Vancouver Island

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Vancouver Island. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Vancouver Island

  • 2018With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Vancouver Island

  • Pinot Noir
  • Marechal Foch
  • Merlot
  • Gamay Noir
  • Pinot Gris
  • Gewürztraminer

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Vancouver Island

A wine route planned in the region of Vancouver Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Vancouver Island.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

Great sweet wines of Vancouver Island

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Want to buy a sweet wine of Vancouver Island cheap or sell a sweet wine of Vancouver Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Vancouver Island

Sweet wines from the region of Vancouver Island go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Vancouver Island

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Vancouver Island. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit.

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Vancouver Island

A wine route planned in the region of Vancouver Island? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Vancouver Island.

The word of the wine: Blanc de noirs (champagne)

Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.

Great natural sweet wines of Vancouver Island

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Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Vancouver Island cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Vancouver Island at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Vancouver Island

Natural sweet wines from the region of Vancouver Island go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Vancouver Island

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Vancouver Island. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News from the vineyard of Vancouver Island

Redbreast Dream Cask

The fifth of Redbreast’s Dream Cask offerings, released to mark World Whisky Day tomorrow (Saturday 21st May), is a 30-year-old single pot still whiskey produced by Irish Distillers at its Midleton Distillery in Co Cork. Unlike previous single-cask releases, this year’s Dream Cask combines two casks chosen as their favourites from Midleton’s vast inventory by master blender Billy Leighton and blender Dave McCabe. Leighton’s cask is a first-fill Oloroso Sherry butt filled in May 1990, while McCab ...

‘Historical Super Tuscan’ producers unite under new association

Sixteen founding members launched the new ‘historical’ SuperTuscan wine committee in Florence last week. Paolo Panerai, of Castellare di Castellina, is president of the newly formed Comitato Historical Super Tuscans, with Davide Profeti, of San Felice, as vice-president. Piero Antinori, whose Tignanello and Solaia are some of the best-known SuperTuscans, is the committee’s honorary founder. The association has set its headquarters in Castelnuovo Berardenga, near Siena, and its foundi ...

Investment start-up Vint appoints wine director

Lapierre, a Master of Wine since 2013, is already part of Vint’s investment committee and will step into the new director of wine role as the group looks to grow. He joins Vint from the California-based Vinfolio fine wine group, where he most recently served as president. Vint is one of several groups that has said it wants to make investing in wine as an alternative asset more accessible. Founded in 2019, the group has since 2021 specialised in offering Securities & Exchange Commission-qual ...

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