Vignoble de l'Orpailleur & Wine Route

Vignoble de l'Orpailleur

A pioneering winery in Quebec's modern wine industry, located in Dunham, the heart of the Eastern Townships Wine Route.

Vignoble de l'Orpailleur was founded in Dunham in 1982 and is one of Quebec's earliest commercial wineries. It makes white wines and ice wines from cold-hardy hybrid grapes. The winery has a wine museum, a tasting room and a terrace restaurant, and guided tours explain how grapes are grown in a cold climate. Dunham is the core of the Eastern Townships Wine Route (Route des vins), where more than 20 wineries and cider houses line the way, making it ideal for a wine-tasting drive in autumn. Tastings start at about C$10. The winery is about 85 km from Sherbrooke.

Opening hours

Approx. May–October, 10:00–17:00; shorter hours in winter

Winery · Ice wine · Tastings

Nearby sights

Frelighsburg
Bromont
Mont Sutton & Sutton Village
Zoo de Granby
Knowlton (Lac-Brome)
Yamaska National Park
Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
Bleu Lavande

Places to eat nearby

Manoir Hovey – Le Hatley
Le Chou de Bruxelles
Antidote Foodlab
Vin Polisson
Siboire Brewpub (Train Station)