Cowichan Valley Wine Tasting: Discover Vancouver's Vineyards
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16 Ratings
Experience the beauty of Vancouver's Cowichan Valley on a 6-hour Tesla Tour, exploring local vineyards and enjoying wine tastings. Book now for a unique wine tasting adventure!
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cowichan Bay - The Cowichan Valley (‘warm land’) offers beautiful vineyards situated in spectacular surroundings.

A few of our personal favourites are also some of the Island’s original wineries: Averill Creek Vineyard (AverillCreek.ca), Blue Grouse Estate Winery (BlueGrouse.ca), Cherry Point (cherrypointestatewines.com), Unsworth Vineyards (UnsworthVineyards.com) and Zanatta (Zanatta.ca).

A few smaller vineyards that are also charming include: Alderlea (alderleavineyards.com), Emendare (emandarevineyard.com), Rocky Creek (rockycreekwinery.ca), and Venturi Schulze (venturischulze.com).

Here is a sample itinerary for your reference:

11:00 AM: Depart Victoria via scenic Malahat Drive
12:00 PM: Arrive Alderlea Vineyard
1:00 PM: Depart Alderlea
1:45 PM: Arrive Blue Grouse Estate Winery
2:45 PM: Depart Blue Grouse
3:00 PM: Arrive Unsworth Vineyards
4:00 PM: Depart Unsworth
5:00 PM: Arrive Victoria

What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Exclusive private tour experience
  • First Class Concierge Service, including restaurant reservations and a catered charcuterie picnic
  • Gourmet tastings featuring reserve wine, spirits, beer, and cider
  • Professional driver and knowledgeable local guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Fine dining, bottles, cases and drinks available for purchase
Additional Information

The Cowichan Valley, also known as ‘warm land,’ is home to gorgeous vineyards set in stunning landscapes.

Your 6-hour Tesla Tour gives you the opportunity to explore three wineries of your choosing in the Cowichan Valley, complete with a wine tasting session at each location. Local farmers and family-operated enterprises enjoy sharing their love for the area and their unique wine-growing techniques, which yield an array of exceptional wines that are hard to find elsewhere.

Averill Creek Vineyard (AverillCreak.ca), Blue Grouse Estate Winery (BlueGrouse.ca), Cherry Point Estate Wines, Unsworth Vineyards, and Vigneti Zanatta are among our top recommendations.

Our free First Class concierge service would be delighted to organize a gourmet picnic at the venue of your choice or book a table for you at a laid-back fine-dining venue such as Zanatta’s Vinoteca or Unsworth Restaurant.

  • Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
  • A maximum of 6 people per booking
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • Minimum age is 10 years (booster/car seats not permitted)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jon_s
Oct 12, 2022
Mark was fantastic, and... - Mark was fantastic, and we enjoyed every minute! He has great knowledge of the area, and was very flexible.
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Javier_h
Oct 10, 2022
Cowichan Wine Tour - Great way to spend time on Vancouver island with knowledgeable and experienced guide Kevin Bélanger of ALSETTOURS.COM
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Colleen_o
Mar 7, 2021
Scenic tour - The driver Mark was fantastic! He was very pleasant and knowledgeable about the area. Scenery was beautiful.
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Daveandcorina
Nov 12, 2020
Such a great experience - Booking with the owner, Kevin, was seemless. Our tour stopped at 3 great wineries and included a charcuterie lunch. Our driver, Mark, was fantastic and showed us all of the features of the Tesla X that we were fortunate to tour in. Mark was also a wealth of knowledge about the area and the drive by Shawnigan Lake Private School was a nice personal touch.
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Archfraser
Oct 9, 2020
Cruising the Cowichan Valley wineries in style. - I just wanted to let you know that we had a great time on our tour. Our driver and guide Mark was fantastic and knowledgeable about the area and the wineries. We all purchased wine along the way and had an incredible lunch at Unsworth Vineyard. We are spreading the word that this is something fun and exciting to do with your family or friends that come to the island to get away from it all. Thanks again for taking such good care of us.
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Tripper1975
Aug 6, 2020
Professional, friendly, flexible tour - Mark was an outstanding driver and host and made our day thoroughly enjoyable. He was professional, hospitable and quickly made adjustments to our route based on our needs. He shared valuable and interesting information about the area and the wineries and also left us to ourselves as needed. He also (safely) showcased the performance capabilities of the car. A great experience overall and I will certainly recommend you to others.
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Jessw79
Jul 26, 2020
Awesome experience - We did the Cowichan wine tour for our friend’s 40th Birthday. We all felt very safe with the COVID procedures that were followed. Cam was very knowledgeable and really good natured. The wine was amazing, the tour was amazing. We had such a great job and would do it again!
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Rick
Oct 19, 2019
Tesla Tour is a great way to see Cowichan Wineries - We had a few days to spend in Victoria and divided to spend a day touring wineries in the Cowichan Valley. Tesla Tours is a great option for doing this. Our guide Mark, was very knowledgeable, friendly, and allowed us plenty of time to spend at each winery. The recommendations for where to go were great. We had an awesome lunch at Unseorth winery, highly recommended! We had one glitch in that our car had a mechanical issue with its wipers part way through the tour. The company owner Kevin met us at one of the wineries with another car and all was good...first rate service! One thing to consider before you go is that the tours will take up to 4 people, but the backseat is tight for 3 people. We knew this when we scheduled so no big deal for us, just be aware particularly if you have big or tall people in your party. We had great fun and I highly recommend Tesla Tours!
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Julian
Sep 30, 2019
Tesla Wine Tour - the only way to travel - A lovely day spent touring the beautiful Cowichan Valley with John Thomas doing the driving and keeping us well informed and entertained... We had extended stops at three vineyards, soaking up the know-how from the hosts of each, and were under no pressure to move on to the next venue. John also recommended an excellent spot for lunch where we could while away an hour or so on great seafood. The final spot of the day was at a distillery and brewery - a little treat Strongly recommended - a tremendous day-out
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Adam
Jul 29, 2019
A fantastic afternoon! - My wife and I had a Friday afternoon date and explored a few of the wineries in the Cowichan Valley. Everything about the afternoon was fantastic. Kevin was our driver and did an excellent job of making the experience a special one. We really enjoyed the four wineries we made it to and found ourselves a couple of new wines to add our favorites list. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone that is exploring the south island, or locals who want to see their own background in a special way.
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