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Wineries

Fort Berens Estate Winery

Fort Berens Estate Winery grows grapes at Lillooet, in the Lillooet appellation of British Columbia. It dates its founding to 2009.

Where it sits

Fort Berens Estate Winery is at Lillooet, and its fruit falls inside Lillooet, one of the recognised growing areas of British Columbia. What a geographic claim means on a label differs by province — the Canadian wineries page sets out how.

What it grows

The winery works with Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Gruner Veltliner.

Where a grape has a page here, it covers how that variety behaves in Canadian conditions: the heat it needs to ripen, the Brix it reaches, and where it is planted.

Vineyard area: 37 acres in production.

Visiting

We hold no confirmed visitor information for Fort Berens Estate Winery. The table below is everything we have; if you run this winery we would be glad to correct it.

Also in British Columbia: Garnet Valley Ranch Winery, Gneiss Wines. The full list is on the British Columbia page.

What we hold on this winery

LocationLillooet
ProvinceBritish Columbia
AppellationLillooet
Sub-appellationnot known
Founded2009
Vineyard area37 acres in production
VarietiesRiesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Gruner Veltliner, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon

Compiled from the winery's own website (source), checked October 2026. Corrections welcome.