The Wines of Blue Grouse Estate Winery

Blue Grouse Estate Winery is located in the Cowichan Valley of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.

The winery was established by the Duncan Project where the BC Land Commission agreed to fund the testing of over 100 grape varietals on Vancouver Island. The land was purchased by Dr. Hans Klitz in 1989. In addition to reducing the number of grape varietals to be grown at the winery, he also imported vines from France and Germany and started selling wine in 1992 (2nd license issued on Vancouver Island). In 2012, the winery was purchased by Brunner family who added land to the winery and then the winery was purchased in late 2021 by the Jackson Family Estates (2nd and 3rd generation Jackson family members who also own Kendall Jackson)

The winery has 8.5 acres producing grapes plus another 6.5 acres which was planted in 2017 as well as an additional 20 acres planted in 2020 and 2021. There are plans for an additional 35 acres to be planted in 2023 and 2024.

My interest in this winery stems back to when I first began to drink wine. They had and still produce a Black Muscat fortified wine which I love. In addition they have library collections of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris grapes that go back several years and very reasonable prices. I see a lot of potential for this winery in the upcoming years

For more information about this winery, please visit their website at https://bluegrouse.ca/