Victoria Wine Tour with Wine Tastings and Charcuterie
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Victoria, Canada
- 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Vancouver Island is known for producing great wines in a beautiful environment. Visit well-regarded wineries on Saanich Peninsula on this tour from Victoria, which includes private wine tastings at each location, a behind-the-scenes tour of a local winery, and a guide with extensive knowledge about the industry. This small-group tour is limited to 15 passengers or fewer for a more intimate experience.
- Wine tasting tour from Victoria
- Includes generous wine tastings
- Go behind-the-scenes at one of the wineries
- Discount at select wineries included
- Guide with extensive knowledge about the local wine industry
- Small-group tour limited to 15 passengers or fewer
- Round-trip transportation from downtown Victoria included
What's Included
- Tasting fees
- Driver/guide
- Professional guide
- Light Lunch
- Gratuities
- Custom pick up for groups
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 721 Government St, Victoria, BC V8W 1W5, Canada
You will meet your guide directly across the street from the Fairmont Empress Hotel on Government Street. (across the street from 721 Government Street)(PASSENGER LOADING ZONE)
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.10:00 am
Itinerary
Make your way to a central meeting point in downtown Victoria prior to the departure time. Meet your guide and your small group of 15 people or fewer and take a scenic drive down to the Saanich Peninsula.
Over the course of the tour, visit well-regarded wineries, and even go behind-the-scenes at one of them to learn more about the production process. Each stop features private tastings for just your group. Learn about the wines from an enthusiastic guide with extensive knowledge about the wine industry on Vancouver Island, and take advantage of the discount on select bottles that you receive as a guest on this guided tour.
Return to downtown Victoria at the end of the tour.
Please note: All passengers must be 19 or older to participate.
Over the course of the tour, visit well-regarded wineries, and even go behind-the-scenes at one of them to learn more about the production process. Each stop features private tastings for just your group. Learn about the wines from an enthusiastic guide with extensive knowledge about the wine industry on Vancouver Island, and take advantage of the discount on select bottles that you receive as a guest on this guided tour.
Return to downtown Victoria at the end of the tour.
Please note: All passengers must be 19 or older to participate.
1
Blue Grouse Estate Winery and Vineyard
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
2
Enrico Winery
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
3
Unsworth Vineyards Tasting Room
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Minimum age is 19 years
- Operates in all weather conditions
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
We had a great day on this tour to the Cowichan Valley. Scott, our guide, was friendly and easygoing, and the van rides between wineries were comfortable. The timing at each stop was well organized — since we were quicker at some tastings, we ended up with more time at others, which worked out nicely.
The charcuterie was a nice touch, and the wineries themselves were beautiful. Just know that tastings in Canada are fairly small pours (about 1.5–2 oz), so if you want more, plan to buy a glass or bottle. The charcuterie was tasty, but I wouldn't consider it a replacement for a full meal, so it helps to have a meal before or after the tour.
Overall, a really nice experience and I’m glad we went. I’d recommend it, especially if you’re looking for a relaxing way to explore the valley without worrying about driving.
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Well worth it...the only negative was it would have been great to have been able to exit the bus and take pictures at the Malahat viewpoints.
Driver/Guide was very knowledgeable. Beautiful scenery with narrative while driving. Wineries were good choices.
Wonderful wine tasting at 3 different wineries. Scott, our driver, was excellent! Would definitely recommend!
Great tour. Great guide. Don’t make me enter too many details I hate all these surveys. I almost stopped
We were supposed to go to Cowichan valley, but the Malahat had an accident and we would have been delayed several hours, so our guide pivoted and arranged 2 wineries and a cidery in Saanich. It was a great trip. Guide was very informative. Both vineyards were great. The cidery was good but the staff there could have been a little more informative.
A great way to spend your time on Vancouver Island. Three different wineries with distinctive wine styles.
Beautiful country and scenic spots along the way. Driver was like a tour guide. Wineries were very friendly.
THEY CANCELLED ON ME AT THE LAST MINUTE!!
Do not book with Canadian Craft Tours! I booked a wine tour 2 months ago, paid for it, travelled over 2,000 miles and was looking forward to a day of wine tasting. Canadian Craft Tours cancelled on me via *email* less than 24 hours before the tour was to begin. I had already received my tour vouchers via text and had thought we were good to go. They should have CALLED ME to let me know they were cancelling the tour and offered another option. Instead I learned that it was cancelled after the shuttle was due to pick us up and I called to see where they were. I was informed that other customers on our tour had cancelled at the last minute (not part of our party) so therefore they were canceling the entire tour and offered no solution. The person I spoke with (Dave?) was very unapologetic and acted like it was not his problem, leaving us out of luck for the day. That is horrible customer service. And as of today I have not received a refund for the amount I paid. I highly recommend NOT BOOKING with Canadian Craft Tours and using another company. Even if they are more expensive, at least they would be reliable.
We had a wonderful and informative tour - the 3 wineries were all unique. The variety of wines and food was excellent. Our tour guide Scott was awesome and really did a wonderful job from the pick up , to the trip and return journey - the vehicle was spotless, and we were very happy with everything!
The tour meet in front of the Empress Hotel not across the street. This was very confusing. It did get sorted but wasn’t a good start.
We enjoyed the wine tour very much! Scott was a wonderful guide and we loved how knowledgeable he was and knew so much history about Victoria, Canada in general and the wineries. We loved the wineries that we visited. The charcuterie board at Blue Grouse was exceptional and the views magnificent! The owner at Cherry Point guided the tasting and was very knowledgeable and shared some interesting information. It was a beautiful day with perfect weather. Scott was also a very careful driver which we appreciated!
Scott took great care of us. The trip out he explained the geography around us along with interesting bits of Canadian history.
The wineries were OK but with our preference for red wines we cruised thru the tastings. Our parent couple happened to be great.
All in all it was a lovely day. Cannot emphasize enough that Scott is super competent and very caring. Give him a big raise!!!
Cherry Point Winery is personal, entertaining host/owner and Interesting!
The group of 18 was fun.
Would recommend this tour.
Scott is a fantastic tour guide. He's very friendly and outgoing. He explained everywhere we went and sights to see.
We had a great day on this tour to the Cowichan Valley. Scott, our guide, was friendly and easygoing, and the van rides between wineries were comfortable. The timing at each stop was well organized — since we were quicker at some tastings, we ended up with more time at others, which worked out nicely.
The charcuterie was a nice touch, and the wineries themselves were beautiful. Just know that tastings in Canada are fairly small pours (about 1.5–2 oz), so if you want more, plan to buy a glass or bottle. The charcuterie was tasty, but I wouldn't consider it a replacement for a full meal, so it helps to have a meal before or after the tour.
Overall, a really nice experience and I’m glad we went. I’d recommend it, especially if you’re looking for a relaxing way to explore the valley without worrying about driving.
Scott was an amazing tour guide, he gave us a complementary tour of Victoria. We visited 3 wineries and all were amazing - cherry point, Unsworth, and blue grouse
When we booked, the description stated that this was a small group tour with a max of 15 people, but there were 25 people not including the tour guide, which was disappointing since I wouldn't have selected this excursion if I knew that would be the case. We had bad luck and our bus broke down on the mountain (unclear if almost double the group size crammed on the bus played a role), resulting in an hour and a half long delay before a new bus was provided. The wine pours at especially the second winery were so small that many of us joked about there only being 2 sips worth of wine per pour. The other passengers were lovely though.
Fun visit of wonderful vineyards in Victoria. Timeline was held within a casual atmosphere. Fun and relaxing and informative.
The experience was great, the wine not so much except the first. The owner was very proud of his winery 🍷
Kim was fantastic. Very genuine and informative She also had a great playlist of music while we drove out to the wine region.
We really enjoyed 2 out of 3 of the wineries. Our first stop at Cherry Point was very disappointing. We have done many wine tastings over the years and he poured such small tastings that we couldn’t get a taste or sense of the wine. Then we ordered a glass and paid $15 for 4 oz if you were lucky. A rip off, quite frankly.
The following 2 vineyards were fantastic. Great views, great staff and a wonderful Charcuterie board at the second stop. Third stop, again great views, wine tasting and we even got to keep our wine glasses.
All in all an almost perfect day for wine tasting!
Great wine tour. Perfect amount of time and wine! The tour guide is was excellent and we learned a lot at each winery. Great choices.
This was a lovely tour of Victoria Island’s Cowichan region, including 3 wineries. Kim, our tour leader, was very nice, drove prudently and was very attentive with our group. The wineries were gorgeous and the wine tastings were deliciously paired with charcuterie at winery where we had our lunch. And it was a gorgeous day too!
Colin was an excellent guide on the tour, we visited 3 winemakers, the abosolut best visit was at Cherry Point, Xavier is a very passionate winemaker, and makes a lot of great wines. We will visit him again and buy more Wine 😀🍷
Blue Grouse and Unsworth is much more business and the wines are not the same level compared to Cherry Point
They were all beautiful and the wines were good. My only suggestion would be to have instructions on ways to ship wine back if want to buy some .
The three wineries we visited we’re all different and had some interesting stories. Also the view the pictures and the background on the wineries was very helpful. Also appreciated the frequent stops. Thanks Kim for a good job and leading the tour Gordon.
Good tour 1st winery was not good Other two were excellent. Driver was bery good and made sure we were having a good time
The tour was good. Colin was great guide upbeat and informative. We went to 3 wineries we did prefer the 2nd one over all but each had its own character going for it. The accommodated one of our party being gluten free easily just had to ask.
We had an amazing time on our wine tour. Our tour guide, Kim, was amazing and very tolerant of our bus-wide singalongs. The first stop on the tour was Cherry Point Estate Wines. Cherry Point had my favorite wines. Their Ortega is not to be skipped. The next stop was Enrico Winery. The land at Enrico is so beautiful and picturesque. Plus they offered sangria and frozen wine drinks, in addition to the wine tasting. Our last stop was Unsworth Vineyards. The grounds at Unsworth was very beautiful. I just wish we had more time there.
The tour guide was excellent Colin went above any expectations. I lost my credit card in the van, and he made a special trip to return it to me.. but besides that he made everyone feel so comfortable and welcome. His driving was safe. His presentation of the wineries prior to arriving was informative
The wineries #1 was specially “stingy”. Never been to a winery were you get only 1 ounce measure of their product, he poured in a beaker decanter and if any left poured back in the bottle
#2 winery the sample were all poured prior to our arrival, no explanation, just names. Charcuterie board was really good. We all loved the chicken and duck patte, would have been nice to have some more explanation about the wine besides a plastic card
#3 Enrico’s winery was excellent, not because we had already drank samples of wine, but Mr John was proud of his wines and shared and taught us about it. He changed the glasses for white or red wines
All locations were really beautiful
But again Colin was who made the best tour
Maria
It was very interesting to listen to the first winery's owner at Cherry Point. She was charismatic, funny and I actually learned some things from her. At the other 2 wineries we did not have the opportunity to hear from the owners. Our tour operator, Kim, was awesome. She looked after us very well and was always ready to help/assist us if needed. I can't say enough good things about her.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Thanks for joining us on a Cowichan Valley Wine Tour Dawn. Always one of my favourite tours we offer. Hope to see you again for a peaceful wine touring day!
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