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Wineries

Rust Wine

Rust Wine grows grapes at Oliver, in the Golden Mile Bench sub-appellation of British Columbia.

Where it sits

Rust Wine is at Oliver, and its fruit falls inside Golden Mile Bench, nested within Okanagan Valley, 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 Gewürztraminer, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gamay and Zinfandel.

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: 12-acre home block on the Golden Mile Bench.

Visiting

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

Also in British Columbia: Sage Hayward Vineyards, Sage Hills Organic Vineyard & Winery. The full list is on the British Columbia page.

What we hold on this winery

LocationOliver
ProvinceBritish Columbia
AppellationOkanagan Valley
Sub-appellationGolden Mile Bench
Foundednot known
Vineyard area12-acre home block on the Golden Mile Bench
VarietiesGewürztraminer, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gamay

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