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Wineries

Sea Star Vineyard and Winery

Sea Star Vineyard and Winery grows grapes at Pender Island, in the Gulf Islands appellation of British Columbia. It dates its founding to 2002.

Where it sits

Sea Star Vineyard and Winery is at Pender Island, and its fruit falls inside Gulf Islands, 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 Gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Marechal Foch, Ortega, Schonburger and Siegerrebe.

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: 26-acre terraced vineyard.

Visiting

open 12pm-5pm Thursday to Sunday, walk-in

Also in British Columbia: Seaside Pearl Farmgate Winery, See Ya Later Ranch. The full list is on the British Columbia page.

What we hold on this winery

LocationPender Island
ProvinceBritish Columbia
AppellationGulf Islands
Sub-appellationnot known
Founded2002
Vineyard area26-acre terraced vineyard
VarietiesGewurztraminer, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Ortega, Marechal Foch, Schonburger, Siegerrebe

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