Leaving Cowichan Bay was hard but some lovely wine was awaiting our tasting so off we went. Our first stop was Cherry Point, the oldest winery on the Island. It did not disappoint. We learned here that the Island supports cool climate wines so many of the whites and some reds are made with German and Hungarian varietals. A couple were new to us. Ortega is a cross between Müller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe and it is delicious.
On to Blue Grouse where we enjoyed a Mediterranean North tasting flight paired with three small bites of Italian food from Quattro Bambini. Our server Brooklyn had gone done to the vineyard after serving us and had a clipped a cluster of perfectly small, green Hungarian grapes. I mentioned that I saw her. Next thing you know she presented us with a small box of the entire cluster. So good!
Dinner at the Farmers Daughter in Victoria.
Spent the night at Belle Maison Apres de la Mer overlooking the water in Sidney before heading down to Victoria and our wonderful friends, Lydia and Peter in preparation for their 50th wedding anniversary celebration
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| Blue Grouse winery paired tasting menu |
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| Terroir samples |
I hope you brought back a few bottles !! I fell in love with a red wine from Kelowna.. and sadly not available here.. ( maybe now or order some ?! )
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