Last year, 2011, was a banner year for newly licensed wineries in BC. 21 wineries were licensed. Who are they and where are they? Most of the ones listed below I have not heard of, except for Okanagan Crush Pad Winery, Serendipity Estate Winery and 40 Knots Estate Winery. Here is a review I did of Okanagan Crush Pad in the past. I bumped into Serendipity Estate Winery during one of the Naramata Bench events in Vancouver last year. 40 Knots Estate Winery I heard through the grapevine 🙂 As you will see below, the greatest growth has been in the Okanagan, but there are also more wineries popping up on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. I look forward to trying the wines from all these new wineries.
Okanagan Wineries
- Ancient Hill Winery, Kelowna
- Adega on 45th Estate Winery, Osoyoos
- Gold Hill Winery, Osoyoos
- Heaven’s Gate Estate Winery, Summerland
- 50th Parallel Estate, Lake Country
- Hidden Chapel Winery, Oliver
- Intersection Winery, Oliver
- Okanagan Crush Pad Winery, Summerland
- River Stone Estate Winery, Oliver
- Serendipity Estate Winery, Naramata
- SummerGate Winery, Summerland
- Sunnybrae Vineyards & Winery, Tappen
- Terravista Vineyards, Penticton
- 3 Mile Estate Winery, Penticton
- Time Estate Winery, Oliver
- Tyler Harlton Wines, Summerland
Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island
- Domaine Jasmin, Thetis Island
- Little Tribune Winery, Hornby Island
- 40 Knots Estate Winery, Comox
- Highland House Farm Winery, North Saanich
- Unsworth Vineyards, Mill Bay
Thank you to Orchard & Vine Magazine Pre-Spring 2012 edition for compiling this list.
