Every day we receive hundreds of e-mails. Its nice to know that people visit the website and have an interest in Canadian Wines. Most of our e-mails come from people who have at one time visited Canada, tasted our wines gone back home and are unable to find the wines of Canada in their neighborhood store. Their question Where can i Buy Canadian wine

Other visitors ask us where are the best places to stay while visiting and what wineries should we stop at. Where are the best places to eat or golf.  Some even ask how to start a winery.

WinesOfCanada.com - Bob Bell's Wines of Canada is a unique information source for almost all Canadian wineries, including the lesser known gems in Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. It also has lots of stories about his "wine country" trips and articles of interest related to the Canadian wine industry.

I-wine Review

From HelloBC

Hey . Sadly, you're absolutely right. Despite half a dozen bureaucratic organizations all claiming to be doing a fabulous job of promoting BC's wonderful wineries, there is no COMPLETE, single, tourist-oriented web-site to help visitors to BC's wine regions. Worse, some of our most exciting wineries don't show up on any of the "official" sites. However, there is a way around the problem. Arguably the most complete and up-to-date listing of wineries is Bob Bell's personal cause celebre -- http://www.winesofcanada.com/bc.html -- if you marry the winery information you find there, with travellers information at Hellobc.com you'll be all set for a great adventure.

Posted by Corkscrew Quixote at 16:47 on 2008-07-13

A sample of e-mails we have received.

Thanks for helping out the industry!
Kirsty Dale
Rollingdale Winery

Robert, I loved visiting your site and have a question
I came across your winesofcanada.com site and spent some time on your site because of the great content

Dan Maynard
www.winerackbutler.com

I'm a freelance writer, writing an article on organic wines for a popular magazine. I found your website to be very informative and accessible, more so than any other website I have found regarding organic winemaking in Canada .

Kate Zimmerman

Hello. Just discovered your informative and useful web site which was mentioned in the seniors magazine, “Good Times”.

Last week we returned from a trip to BC, which included two days in the Okanagan traveling from south to north. Coming from Ontario I was very impressed with the spectacular, scenic wine growing area, not to mention the number of wineries and quality wines my wife and I tasted. Would you happen to know if there is more acreage now in grapes in the Okanagan than on the Niagara Peninsula?  It seemed like there were so many vineyards which may have been a function of the region's linearity.

However, we sampled at Nk'Mip where I purchased a Pinot Noir, Burrowing Owl where I bought a case of recent Merlot and Pinot Gris to be shipped back to Ontario, and a lovely Gewurztraminer at Thornhaven Estates. It's a shame one is no longer allowed to take bottles on carry on airline luggage as I was tempted to bring back more bottles… seeing that Ontario's LCBO does not feature a lot of BC wines. Hm'mm wonder why.

We also tasted at Dirty Laundry (interesting new name at this revamped winery), tasted and dined at Sumac Ridge, toured and tasted at Quails Gate and tasted at Mission Hill.  In other words, we just scratched the surface of this lovely part of Canada!

I hope my purchases prove to be as good as our tasting. Any comment on them? Note I am far from a wine connoisseur!

I also wanted to mention a lovely B and B in Summerland with breathtaking balcony views of Lake Okanagan, being perched on the way up Little Giants Head mountain. It is called Apples and Quails The proprietor was even cultivating some modest vines in his backyard!  Retired RCMP officer who let us try on his tunic and very friendly and helpful hosts. Extremely well appointed and tastefully decorated as their web site attests  I would highly recommend a stay (we were in the Quails Nest). In fact, we had lovely stays at Long Lake B and B in Nanaimo, and the Wintercott Country House in North Sannich and minutes from Butchart.

BC is not bragging when they put Beautiful on their licence plates. Our two week trip took us to Victoria, Pacific Rim, Whistler and the Okanagan and I could have stayed the entire vacation at each of the spots!

Cheers

Larry Cavanagh

Whitby , Ontario

"I love your site by the way...I only came across it last evening and was thrilled to see what you have created. 

Thank you!"
Maryanne Huber
Summerhill Pyramid Winery

Hi Bob,
Your web site is really lovely, I still can't get that you are allowing free advertizing, for these companies that are making a bomb, and you are assisting them, with your unique way of showing THIER PRODUCTS. YOU WILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT TO ME AT

With great respect for all your work,
Regards Jean xxx

I was very impressed by the style and professionalism of your site

J H

Hello.
Living so close to Canada, and not knowing until recently, that Canada produces some terrific wines was good news!  I was planning to tour part of BC this summer From 1980 until 1989, we "holiday'd" in BC for a few weeks each year.  We never knew about Canadian wines; instead, the restaurants always offered us US or French wines.  Okay, times have changed, and I'd like to be able to enjoy Canadian wines.  My family consists of my son and I.  So, I can enjoy a bottle of Canadian wine, and dream about our future tour.  My brother visits Quebec annually.  My desire is travel northward from Salem, Oregon to BC, hang a right, and head to Nova Scotia, meeting up with my brother on the way in Montreal.  So, my question (thanks for the understanding and kindest thoughts) is, do you have maps that show the vineyards and wineries along a route I described? Also, do you have a pamphlet / booklet of Canadian wines?  I'd like a copy of that, too, please. I need it to go shopping.
Thank you,
Garry

Note: Wines of Canada.com is a personal website we have no official tour information
Advertising on this website can help your business.

Bob, I've recently visited The Okanagan on holiday and enjoyed sampling the wide range of BC wines that were available. I was particularly impressed with the overall quality and now I'm back home in England I am looking at setting up a business importing and distributing BC and other Canadian wines within the UK (there are hardly any companies currently doing this). However I am not entirely sure about how to go about this, and what the pitfalls (tax, duty, transport logistics/costs etc.) might be, so I am currently on an information gathering exercise. Do you have any advise/contacts/references that might be able to help me?

Best regards,
David R

Dear Sirs

I went to your website and found it very attractive and well done.
I lived two years in Toronto from 2001 to 2003 and loved it. As a wine guy I visited the Niagara peninsula quite often and still have great Canadian friends.

I am in charge of a 2000 bin wine list and we run lots of seminars both for the staff and guests.
I was wondering if you guys have a DVD or CD Rom on Canadian wines you could send me over and of course charge that.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Very best regards

Joao Pires
Director of Wine
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Donnington Valley Hotel & Golf Club, The Vineyard Cellars

Note: www.winesofcanada.com is a non profit personal website we have no printed information. or CDS

I work for www.winesnw.com. I am currently updating
our BC winery list. Your site was a great help.
The wineries I have listed above are also on a list I received from the
Wine Institute of BC as "pending licenses". Do you know if these
wineries are
actually
producing wine or if they are still pending?


Lisa

Thank You very much, we enjoy the Wines of Canada website.

Steve Venables Forbidden Fruit Winery

Robert, that is some quality site. I don't say that lightly. I have surfed the net exclusively for wine sites and that is some good stuff
. Great job.
Eric V. Orange

I planned my entire 4 week visit to Canada around the information on your website
- C Chan Korea

We designed our award winning wine list based upon information obtained from your site
Thank you
Victor Vancouver

I found your website very interesting and informative to say the least. One
of the more interesting of them all was about wines and your health. This
leads to my question if you are able to answer and if not where I might find

it. What would be the differences between a bottle of wine from a notable
vineyard or winery as opposed to wine that would be made from a wine kit
produced at ones home? One obvious difference would be the natural content.
But was curious to know what others there would be and any benefits or lack
thereof.

Many thanks for your anticipated response and again I really enjoyed your
website.

Jim Martell

Dear Bob

, I looked at your website and frankly, I have to congratulate you and your group for the wonderfull job you're doing. I reviewed the part that
I'm concerned with wich is Le Cep d'Argent in Magog, Quebec, and there are a few things I would like to change if you don't mind. First: I would forget about the number of vines planted in our vineyard. We've planted so many vines in the last few years that it's useless to mention a figure. We're now producing over 10,000 cases of wine a year and we now are looking forward to produce over 20,000 cases a year within the next 5 or 6 years. We also planted a new variety of red called Frontenac wich is very promising. Second: Our web site is also in english. Finally: I'm sending you a photograph our our place that could replace the one appearing on our page. Thank you very much for your patience. Canadian wine industry need people like you. Don't quit.

Yours truly Denis Drouin
, pres. Vignoble le Cep d'Argent inc.

Note: what group Its Me myself and I

Hi there Bob & Barbara,

   It was a great pleasure to finally meet the pair of you yesterday, at the Tinhorn Creek tasting.

   I have now added your e-address to our mailing list, so, you'll start receiving our Wine & Dine BC newsletter shortly. As I mentioned I refer to your website often, and find it fabulously informative. Many thanks for your good work.

   In the next few weeks, we will launch a Marketplace/Links section on our website, at which time I'll happily make sure that there is a link to www.winesofcanada.com .

   'til next time,

   Cheers for now,

   Charlie Richardson

Presenting a diner with the cork dates back to the days before labels were put on bottles. Famous chateaux branded their corks to verify the wine's origin, preventing restaurateurs from passing off bootlegged wine as chateau vintages

Be a page Sponsor

e-mail us and ask how you can be a page sponsor

Home | Site Map | Gallery | Contact Us | ©2007 Imaging By Design