Top 5 Wine Tours in Vancouver Island

1.Indulge in a Wine & Food Tour – Cowichan Valley

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 151 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $126Our pick

Review of Cowichan Valley’s six-hour wine and food tour from Victoria, with boutique wineries, local lunch, scenic Malahat views, and practical tips.

“My wife and I are locals who have enjoyed wine tours in New Zealand and Australia, so we thought we'd check out the local fare. Tyco, our tour guide was full of interesting tidbits of Victoria and her surroundings. We were pleasantly surprised that we were the only people going on this particular tour. We thought that if it didn't get enough people, it would be canceled. We were so happy to have the guide all to ourselves. But, one of the enjoyable things about these types of excursions is getting to know others, often from around the world. So, that was a little disappointing, though nothing in comparison to…”

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2.Half-Day Victoria to Cowichan Valley Wine Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $135

Review of Victoria’s Cowichan Valley wine tour, with three vineyards, lunch, tastings, transport, guide tips, value, and drawbacks.

“Eric was our driver. He's really great... we had a good group of 6... the tour was great - need to allow more time for the golf!! Very relaxing very fun, and coming back in August!!!”

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3.Victoria Wine Tour with Wine Tastings and Charcuterie

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $135

Review of Victoria’s Cowichan Valley wine tour, with tastings, charcuterie, winery visits, scenic transport, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The tour meet in front of the Empress Hotel not across the street. This was very confusing. It did get sorted but wasn’t a good start.”

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4.Victoria Boutique Winery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.)

Taste Saanich wines, cider, whisky, and beer on a flexible private Victoria tour with scenic stops and optional gourmet lunch.

“Loved the tour, Mark our driver was so knowledgeable and a fun host! Would highly recommend! Because it was a private tour it seemed a lot more flexible on times and locations than a group tour which we really liked.”

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5.6-Hour Victoria to Cowichan Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 21 reviews · 6 hours · from $127

Review of the 6-hour Victoria to Cowichan wine tour, with Malahat views, three winery stops, tastings, lunch, transport, and practical tips.

“Colin was a great driver. The tour was less than 5 hours, leaving a few minutes late and returning a good hour earlier than expected. Enjoyable tour though the 3rd winery (Cherry Point) was disappointing as the owner was quick to pour very small sips (less than a tablespoon) of wine, in less than 10 minutes total for the entire tasting. It was not enough of a sip to even truly taste the wine. When I inquired about the tawny port and possibly tasting that wine I was denied and told it's made for men and he showed me the label honoring the Canadian Navy. The winemaker also went into…”

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