Fraser Valley

We took the scenic route through the Fraser Valley and did a walkabout at the Westminster Abbey, near Mission.
We trekked through a wooded area, and came upon a lookout that afforded us a breath-taking view of the valley.

I neglected to take my camera, so this is an uploaded picture from Wikipedia Common files.

We the drove to the winery in Langley; and only had to wait a few minutes for the next tour.

The winery is small but we felt that the tour was a little more personal, as a result.
The tour guide talked about the choice of location for the vineyard.



Apparently, after studying the climate in the area, the owners decided to plant their grapes on the south-facing slope of the valley, in order to take advantage of the "micro climate".
The cool temperatures are ideal for growing white wine grapes, and they bring in their red grapes from the Okanagan Valley.



We then toured the winery's bottling and storage facility.


After the tour we were able to taste four of their wines that they bottled last season.

We each purchased two bottles of wine, and returned to the car for the drive back to Vancouver.


There was also a restaurant/bistro on the premises, but the prices looked a little steep.

It might have been nice to sit with a glass of wine, because the place overlooked the vineyard, and it was a very nice sunny day.