TEST SITE: Arbutus Ridge Cellars is a fictional winery. Nothing here is for sale.
Arbutus Ridge
LIVE on the terrace · book and your glasses appear on the long table · hold to pour the perfect glass Book on your phoneTasting-room screen
The estate

Twelve acres on a south slope in the Cowichan Valley

Cool-climate Pinot Noir, Ortega and a sparkling Blanc de Noirs, grown on glacial gravel above the Koksilah River and made in the barn by the same family that planted the first rows in 1998.

2025 Ridge Pinot Noir
Wild strawberry, forest floor, a whisper of smoke. $32 (TEST).
2025 Ortega
The valley's own white: pear, honeysuckle, crisp finish.
Blanc de Noirs
Traditional-method sparkling from estate Pinot.
Barrel samples
Add a reserve pour to taste next year's Pinot from the barrel.
Visit · TEST prices in CAD

Tastings, club & extras

Estate tasting flight

Five pours at the long table, up to ten guests per tasting, every hour from 11.

$25 / guest
Book

Ridge Club

Two bottles a month, first pick of small lots, free tastings for you and a friend.

$55 / month

Cheese & charcuterie

Add per guest when you book. Reserve pour $9, etched glass $12.

$18 / guest
Event nights

Harvest Supper & Jazz on the Crush Pad

Harvest Supper

Fri Oct 30, 6:30 pm. Four courses in the barrel room, 40 seats.

$95 / seat

Jazz on the Crush Pad

Sat Nov 7, 4 pm. A trio, the new Ortega and wood-fired pizza.

For your AI assistant

Ask your AI to plan the tasting

Arbutus Ridge serves its tasting sheet to AI assistants over MCP at /mcp. Tools: tasting_times (times with seats, prices, event nights), tasting_book (book up to ten guests in one call) and tasting_booking (confirm, change or cancel). Try: "Book Arbutus Ridge Saturday at 1 for six with a cheese board."