Skip to content

Church & State Wines

A British Columbia winery producing 100% BC VQA estate wines from vineyard properties on Vancouver Island and in the South Okanagan.

Last updated September 16, 2026

AI crawler reads

No AI crawler has read this profile since Oct 28, 2026.

Overview

Church & State Wines is a winery in British Columbia, Canada, with two distinctly different vineyard properties located in the South Okanagan and on Vancouver Island. Originally established on Vancouver Island in 2004, it expanded to include 80+ acres in the Oliver-Osoyoos corridor in the Okanagan Valley, with the Coyote Bowl Vineyard added in 2011. The winery produces 100% BC VQA wines grown in its own estate vineyards, with Arnaud Thierry as winemaker.

History

Church & State Wines was originally established on Vancouver Island in 2004. It later expanded to include 80+ acres of property in the Oliver-Osoyoos corridor in the Okanagan Valley, with the Coyote Bowl Vineyard added in 2011. The winery produces 100% BC VQA wines, all grown in its own estate vineyards, and does not source grapes from elsewhere. Winemaker Arnaud Thierry joined the team in late 2017.

Products and positioning

Wines that 'speak for themselves', focused on the unique terroir of each estate vineyard.

  • BC VQA wines

Sources3 sources

Cite this profile: Cite the canonical profile. /brand-wiki/church-and-state-wines · Editorial policy · How profiles are compiled