Fraser Valley B.C. Canada wines

More wine popping up in unusual places. From the Vancouver Sun:

...We started our tour at Township 7 Vineyards and Winery, at 212 St. and 16 Ave., where winemakers Corey and Gwen Coleman had their hands full pouring wine for several carloads of folks who had landed at the same time -- one bunch in a limo. Nonetheless, Corey took his time with us. Like most of the winemakers here in the valley, the Colemans use grapes grown in the Okanagan as well as grapes grown in Langley. I ended up buying a bottle of dry rose made entirely from grapes grown in the Langley vineyard. Gwen Coleman says wine tourism is increasing, mostly through word of mouth. "We've been fortunate; we make some nice wines and we've won lots of awards for our wine and word gets out that way as well."

Much of the charm of this vineyard, as with most on this self-guided tour, is the setting. Cattle graze beside one side of the gravel road leading up to the tasting room while grape vines line the other. Along 16th Avenue, near where three of the five wineries are located, young colts and fillies gambol beside the road with their mothers, free-range chickens scurry around and farmers work small plots in their fields. The road winds through hilly and wooded sections as well as cleared ones, and signs offering fresh produce or free-range eggs are common.