Category: Victoria

View across inner harbour at Fairmont Empress (Credit: Off the Eaten Track)

A Proposed 2-Day Victoria, BC Food and Wine Trip

 mywinepal  March 30, 2026

With Canadians not wanting to travel to the USA at the moment, we have more opportunities to explore our beautiful country.  I do enjoy eating tasty food and visiting wineries where I can sample their wines and maybe speak with the wine maker.  Victoria is a wonderful place to visit.  It has a culinary scene and it is close to…

Clinking glasses (Photo by Burst www.pexels.com)

Wine, Beer, Cider and More in and Around Victoria, BC

 mywinepal  February 28, 2026

Keeping our elbows up, if you live anywhere in the BC mainland, or anywhere in Canada suffering from snow, and you enjoy wine, beer, and other libations, you may want to consider visiting Victoria and surrounding areas on southern Vancouver Island.  I’d say that Victoria has the best weather / climate in Canada.  But you may not know about different…

Queen Victoria

14 Victoria Day Wineries

 mywinepal  May 16, 2020

In honour of Victoria Day, you may want to enjoy a bottle of wine made in Victoria (BC) or in the defined Victoria region.  There are 14 wineries in or around Victoria, BC.  Do you know which wineries?  They are: Deep Cove Winery Church & State Wines Rocky Creek Winery Devine Distillery & Winery Averill Creek Unsworth Vineyards Blue Grouse…

Church & State Wines Chardonnay

What Wine to Drink on Victoria Day?

 mywinepal  May 19, 2017

The Victoria Day long weekend is underway, and the weather reports are sun for Vancouver.  Hurray!  That means you can get out on your patio, fire up the bbq, and enjoy a glass or two of wine.  But which wine would give a nod to our past Queen Victoria?  You could purchase some expensive sparkling wine from Great Britain, such…