Corlan Vineyard & Farm

8441 McFarlane Road

Corlan Vineyard is a 10-acre certified organic vineyard and winery where you can visit the tasting room, walk the vineyard and gardens (take a picnic and a glass of wine!), or purchase a bottle of To Ewe wine, plants and farm-fresh organic eggs. The farm includes Clun Forest sheep, a large flock of laying hens and a propagating greenhouse with nursery.

The word “Corlan” is a Welsh word meaning sheepfold. A corlan is a stone circle where the sheep in North  Wales are brought for shearing and other attentions, as seen on the To Ewe Wine labels!

*Gold Medal Winner at 2020 International Biowine Prize in Germany for Chrome Island Red & Sandy Island White wines.

*Corlan Vineyards is a silver medal winner for To Ewe Chrome Island Red and Blackberry Dessert Wines at the 2019 International Wine Competition in Rochester, New York.

 

To Ewe Wines

To Ewe wines are made from Corlan Vineyard’s estate-grown certified 100% organic grapes. They advise enjoying all but the Blackberry within 36 hours of opening as they do not add sulphites during racking and bottling. (Taxes included in price).

Two Ewe wines are made in small batches for ultimate aging and mellowing (they only produce about 500 cases per year) and the Reds are aged in natural oak barrels for better mellowing.

Vegan. Some wineries use non-vegan filtering or clearing practices. Corlan Vineyard cold-stabilizes its white wines and uses racking as their clearing tool.

 

WHITE WINE – $18

• Sandy Island White: From the estate’s Ortega grapevines, a cross between Muller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe,to make a crisp, aromatic wine with citrus overtones, perfect for summer sipping. $18.
  *Gold Medal Winner at 2020 International Biowine Prize in Germany.
• Siegrebbe: An aromatic summer wine. The Vintner’s favourite! Limited quantities. $18.

 

RED WINE – $20

• Chrome Island Red: Made from organically grown Marechal Foch grapes, a French-American hybrid, this red grape ripens dependably in the Denman Island climate and produces an inky red wine aged in neutral barrels. $20.
  *Gold Medal Winner at 2020 International Biowine Prize in Germany.
  *Silver Medal Winner at 2019 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition in Rochester, New York.

 

ROSÉ WINE – $18

• Eagle Rock Rosé: A combination of our award winning Ortega and Leon Millot. Leon Millot is a sister grape to the Marechal Foch, but with a somewhat milder presence.

 

DESSERT WINE – $25

• Blackberry Dessert Wine: A combination of Corlan Vineyard’s own thornless and Denman wild blackberries achieves a high alcohol content with no fortification. It takes a year to finish fermenting, so is released in limited quantities.
  *Silver Medal Winner at 2019 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition in Rochester, New York.
• Raspberry Dessert Wine: Inspired and made by two of our employees, this wine is made from Cowichan Valley raspberries.
• Black & Blue Dessert Wine: Made with a mix of our blueberries and thornless blackberries.

READ about Corlan Vineyard’s Silver Medal winning wines

 

Tasting Room

Complimentary wine tasting in our tasting room Monday – Friday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 1 – 5 p.m.

 

Lunch in the Lounge at Corlan Vineyard

Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. enjoy lunch in the lounge overlooking the vineyard, on the deck, or in the picnic area, enjoy a lunch of fresh, local ingredients like a hearty bowl of homemade soup or stew with fresh-baked bread, coffee or tea, and a small dessert. $18
Menu varies – see what we are making today!

 

Dinners by Reservation

Book a dinner (with 24hrs notice) by reservation only. Minimum 6 people.
3 courses including tea or coffee $50.00 per person.

Accommodation

Nestled among our vineyard, this one-bedroom suite is a great escape for wine enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. Boasting views of the surrounding grapevines and countryside, the suite offers a serene retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Please note that due to its location and terrain, this suite may not be suitable for everyone, and guests with any concerns or questions about accessibility should contact the vineyard directly. Additionally, the facility has a no dogs policy and the suite is adult oriented with capacity for two guests.

Starting at $150/night.

Corlan at the Market

Look for the Corlan Vineyard stand at the Denman Island Farmer’s Market, Saturday mornings by the Old School building at 5901 Denman Road.

 

Gift Shop

The gift shop in the Corlan Vineyard Tasting Lounge has Corlan’s own logo-printed hats, dish towels, wine bags, and To Ewe T-shirts, and locally made hand-painted cedar wine boxes, barnboard framed original bird paintings, and clay Clun Forest Sheep figurines.

 

Plants

A small propagating greenhouse and nursery grows bedding plants for the garden as well as grapevines (table as well as wine), various shrubs, trees and herbs. A sampling of available plants includes:

TREES: Arbutus, English Walnut, Sequoia, Meta Sequoia, Pine Nuts

SHRUBS: Kerria Japonica, Romneya Coulteri, Echinops, Virginia Creeper

VINES: Interlaken (white table grape),  Bath (table and wine), Marechal Foch, Siegerrebe, Ortega

 

Agri-Education

Corlan Vineyard invites volunteers to participate in the fall harvest – a fun, educational experience rewarded with a community feast.

Inquire about pruning and grafting demonstrations.

 

Events

Canada Day at Corlan Vineyard. FREE. 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

As a thank you to locals and visitors for their support, Corlan Vineyard has a free Canada Celebration with live music, snacks, wine tasting and hay rides in a relaxed, convivial atmosphere.

Winery Tours by appointment.

Home and Garden Tour

Every two years Denman Hosts a Home and Garden Tour; 2019 will be Corlan Vineyard and Farm’s third time on the tour. For the first time the house will also be open and the new restaurant.

Christmas Craft Fair

Watch the Community Grape Harvest Video! 

 

About the Owners

Pat and Selwyn Jones began clearing their ten-acre property on Denman Island in 2006, planted 5,000 vines propagated from their own cuttings, and held the grand opening of Corlan Vineyard with their first batch of wine on Canada Day in 2015.

Selwyn, born in Wales, has a background in silviculture and owned Sylvan Vale Nursery in Black Creek for more than two decades propagating seedlings for forest companies. He took up viticulture in the early 1990s when he began propagating up to 20,000 vines a year for Cowichan Valley wineries.

Pat has spent most of her life on the Gulf Islands, growing up with small scale market gardening and poultry raising. She is also a talented Tartan weaver.

The couple previously built and operated a Bed and Breakfast together. They love to talk to visitors about their process from propagation to bottling. Future plans include a restaurant, accommodations for Farm Stays, and Corlan Vineyard as a wedding venue.

Directions

Coming from the Buckley Bay ferry go up the hill and straight on Denman Road. Take the first right (at a large concrete sculpture) onto Lacon Road. You will go about 10 km on Lacon to the intersection with MacFarlane Road. Turn left onto MacFarlane and start looking for the Corlan Vineyard sign on the right (after about 1 km).

Coming from Hornby Island ferry (Gravelly Bay), follow East Road and turn left onto MacFarlane Road.

 

Customer Comments

“This place is a must go for anyone staying on Denman island. There is wine tasting on the farm, and all the wines we tried were delicious! The blackberry wine was our favorite, though – we couldn’t leave without a bottle, I highly recommend trying it!
Pat was extremely friendly, it was such a pleasure to communicate with her. We had a wonderful time sitting in her garden with wine and snacks. If we ever visit Denman again, we’ll definitely return here.”  ~ Sofia P. August 2018

 

“Their 2015 Sandy Island White is outstanding! Try it with some locally caught seafood for an extra treat. The is an aromatic, medium bodied wine with a gentle finish that doesn’t disappoint!”  ~ Madsen L. July 2018

 

“LOVE the red! Very bold, very affordable for organic and sulfide free!!” `~ Stormy S. July 2018