Blue Grouse Welcomes the World to Vancouver Island

 

Historic Cowichan Winery Holds Open House Sunday, May 29

When:  Sunday, May 29 from 12noon to 5pm

Where:  Blue Grouse Estate Winery, 2182 Lakeside Road, Duncan, BC, V9L 6M3

What:  Blue Grouse Estate Winery’s Annual Public Open House

 

 

Details:

•Free admission to the public, families are welcome

•Meet the winemaker Bailey Williamson

•Complimentary samples of the latest vintages

•Tour the winery and the vineyard

•Learn about the history of the vineyard

•Enjoy seasonal spot prawn bites courtesy of culinary specialist Daniele Mereu

•Feast on freshly shucked oysters at the Wandering Mollusk pop up bar

Best Optics:

•Happy people swirling, tasting, enjoying wines from Vancouver Island

•Expansive view of the vineyard and the valley from the upstairs mezannine, now known as the ‘Kiltz Aspect’, in honour of the winery’s founder

•Vineyard views, surrounded by vines, trees and rolling valley hills

•Inspired architectural views of the bold new winery facility, the curved roofline insipired by the winery’s namesake, the Blue Grouse.

•Watch award-winning artist, Cim MacDonald, curator of the Chemainus Murals, paint Blue Grouse’s stylized grouse on the North wall of the winery

 

About Blue Grouse Estate Winery:

Family-owned, sustainably-farmed and award-winning, Blue Grouse Estate Winery is located at 2182 Lakeside Road, Duncan, BC within the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. The winery and surrounding vineyards are a sought after destination not only for sampling the winery’s award-winning portfolio of wines, but also for events, picnics and family adventures.

The inspired winery facility was built with many sustainable elements including locally-sourced construction materials, the use of geothermal energy, onsite water collection and treatment, as well as other features that reduce energy consumption.

The Blue Grouse tasting room is open daily from 11am to 5pm from May 1 to October 31. For more information, visit bluegrouse.ca, call 250-743-3834, email info@nullbluegrouse.ca or sign up for their informative newsletter and follow the conversation on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram.