Divino Estate Winery LTD — Attraction in Area C (Cobble Hill)

Our experience was alarming. The wine maker very rude to say the least. We were asking him questions about his vineyard and grapes and he started on a rant about how he used to work in the Okanagan and everything was a waste of money. He had white wines from 1994. He proceeded to tell us how you shouldn’t drink any of the Okanagan wines unless they’re aged for 20 years. We sampled one glass of white wine (1996 vintage 😯) and it was awful. We politely tried to remove ourselves when he started to yell at us about how it wasn’t free. We paid the two dollar tasting fee and proceeded to leave. He continued to rant at us as we quickly left the tasting room. It was quite alarming and shocking. We will not go back...

This was our surprise favorite stop during the Cowichan Wine Festival!

Carla (the daughter of the winemaker) was a down-to-earth delight and had many great stories to share about the wine, vines and history of the vineyard.

If you're particular about having fancy wine experiences this might not be the place for you but we loved the "rough around the edges" Italian charm of this vineyard.

All six of us touring and tasting bought many bottles of wine here! It's affordable great wine for everyone that won't break the bank :) We already loved drinking a few bottles around a campfire and on our patio during a nice summer's night. We will be...

You know how sometimes the sketchier-looking the Chinese food restaurant, the better the food is? I think the same is true of wineries. Divino is not some big operation that spends more on marketing than they do on wines like some other wineries in the area, it’s a simple affair with a real, old-world winemaker making simply fantastic wines. Our tasting was fantastic, and you can tell the owners have real passion for what they’re doing. And each wine has a story, some of them “accidental”.

Highly recommended, just be sure you take your time and understand this isn’t some polished professional operation, it’s a true winery run by real,...