Last week’s column focused on Blue Grouse Estate Vineyards in Duncan. The other premium winery in the Cowichan Valley is Unsworth Vineyards. They just completed a new winery and hospitality area and are ready to welcome wine lovers to their new facility.

Unsworth Vineyards is located in Mill Bay, Cowichan Valley, on Vancouver Island. It was established in 2009 by Tim and Colleen Turyk. They renovated a 19th-century farmhouse on the property, established a restaurant, and developed a reputation for sustainably managed vineyard practices. In 2020, members of Jackson Family Wines purchased Unsworth Vineyards.

I recently visited their new facilities, and it is really a wonderful place to taste wines. Instead of standing at a counter, each group is treated like a restaurant reservation, where

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