Vintages Wine Shop

Vintage Wine, Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada

The retail wine store at the Galiano Oceanfront Inn offers both a fascinating insight into, and a unique perspective on, the British Columbia wine industry. Located adjacent to the main lobby and next to the Atrevida Restaurant wine cellar, fine wines and friendly advice are on offer in a truly boutique shopping experience.

Handcrafted Artisan Wines

Here you may browse the current selections of limited production, hand crafted artisan wines from the unique climate and appellation of the Cowichan Valley and the Southern Gulf Islands. These low production wines are rarely available in government liquor stores, so shopping here becomes a special and individual experience, characteristic of the styles of wines produced in this magical corner of the world. The finest wines of the world have always been judged by the way they reflect aspects of their origin most distinctly, and the fruits of our appellation are no different.

Wine cellar

Our Coastal Wines

Not for us the gigantic jam jar, low acid and high alcohol wine typical of Australia or California, not in this wine boutique. Instead, you will find food friendly wines that are an elegant expression of long warm days with intermittent cool shifts - producing wines of crisp acidity and complex aromatics. That acidity is key to the pairing of food and wine. These multi-layered wines become ever more seductive and alluring as they are enjoyed. Our coastal wines are celebrated for their crisp, clean and lively attributes. These cool-climate wines from the Islands are more adaptable to a variety of foods, particularly with today’s multi-ethnic and fusion cuisines. Gift Store

The aspiration of the union between food and wine is always to obtain a happy marriage, where there is a synergy and balance between the two. The wines found in the Vintages wine store achieve that goal marvelously.

British Columbia's unique wine areas

We also carry some of the more exclusive selections from the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys. Featuring the fine wines of: Kettle Valley, Fairview Cellars, Pentage, Township 7, Joie, Mission hill SLC, Cedar Creek Platinum Reserve, Quails Gate Family Reserve, Mt. Boucherie, Ken Winchester, Golden Mile Cellars, Stags Hollow, Sandhill Small Lots, Tinhorn Creek Oldfields, Domaine De Chaberton and many more!

Very special gourmet treats

And for an interesting (and delicious!) addition to your wine purchase…you may wish to try something from our gourmet and gift side of the shop: a true “Made in Canada” experience of wildly gathered unusual food experiences such as cattail hearts, spruce tips, or ox-eye daisy capers. And fun things for entertaining, from coasters to matches, all made in Canada. Or take home some wild blackberry pretzels and huckleberry gummy bears...for a real Taste of the Islands.