Vineyard

September and October is the perfect time to follow the Wine Route to enjoy a host of activities and seasonal celebrations. Here are a few suggestions of stops to add to your tour.

When you get to Île d’Orléans and turn left, you head towards the more rural part of the island. This is where you’ll find the Domaine Sainte-Famille and its owners, Dominique and Christian. Their orchard is the ideal spot to take a break surrounded by nature.

Building on over 135 years’ experience in wine production, Trapiche is among Argentina’s most influential vineyards and helps extend the reach of its country’s wines around the world.

Inseparable from the Rhône Valley, Guigal wines are above all a family story, based on respect for ancestral know-how, a unique wine heritage and a remarkable attention to detail. Spotlight on an estate that ranks among the largest producers on the planet.

Wine harvesting time: when vines give up their bounty, and the work of winemaking begins. Throughout the year, wine growers carefully care for and monitor their grapes, and now the time has come for fruit to become the celebrated elixir that is wine.

From Vancouver Island to the Bay of Fundy, Canada now has nearly 700 wine producers, many of whom have gained notoriety that extends beyond our borders. Here is a quick overview of what can be found there in the provinces that host the largest areas of planted vines.