Wineries

Vignoble de l'Orpailleur

Vignoble de l'Orpailleur grows grapes at Dunham, in the IGP-Vin de glace du Québec appellation of Quebec. It dates its founding to 1982.

Where it sits

Vignoble de l'Orpailleur is at Dunham in Quebec. Quebec has no geographic appellations in the way Ontario and British Columbia do: the province recognises just two reserved wine appellations, Vin du Québec and Vin de glace du Québec, and both are certifications a producer opts into rather than places on a map. This winery holds IGP-Vin de glace du Québec. How appellation systems differ across the country is covered on the Canadian wineries page.

What it grows

The winery works with Seyval blanc, Vidal, Chardonnay, Cabernet franc, Gewurztraminer, Frontenac rouge and Frontenac blanc.

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.

Visiting

We hold no confirmed visitor information for Vignoble de l'Orpailleur. The table below is everything we have; if you run this winery we would be glad to correct it.

Also in Quebec: Vignoble de la Bauge, Vignoble du Marathonien. The full list is on the Quebec page.

What we hold on this winery

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