Cherry Point Estate Wines

Cherry Point Estate Wines is an award-winning winery on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, located close to Highway 19 and a short drive from Victoria and Nanaimo, and part of the Vancouver Island Wine Route. It offers visitors guided tours, wine tasting and dining. The vineyard was established in 1990 when the founders purchased 34 acres on a former mink ranch a few miles south of Cowichan Bay, and Cherry Point Estate Wines became one of the first licensed wineries on Vancouver Island. The vineyard sits on a glacial moraine with south-facing slopes, and today 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. The wines are made following traditional European wine making processes.

The vineyard at Cherry Point was established in 1990 when the founders purchased 34 acres on a former mink ranch a few miles south of Cowichan Bay. Grape growing was new on Vancouver Island at the time. The vineyard was planted with grape varieties suited to the island's soil and climate, and soon Cherry Point Estate Wines became one of the first licensed wineries on Vancouver Island. The vineyard is planted on a glacial moraine, a gravel and stony hill rich in minerals on top of surrounding clay soils, with south-facing slopes providing ideal drainage and solar exposure. A large pond catches winter rain running 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.

Award-winning estate winery and one of the first licensed wineries on Vancouver Island, part of the Vancouver Island Wine Route.

• White varieties: Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Ortega, Siegerrebe, Epicure

• Red varieties: Pinot Noir, Zweigelt, Cabernet Libre, Agria, Castel

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