Alberta is emerging as a wine tourism destination! In recent years, craft breweries, cideries and distilleries have paved the way for winemakers here and we couldn’t be more excited.
With several Alberta wineries and vineyards that have popped up over the last few years, there are phenomenal wine tastings and tours for you to experience.
So grab your friends and plan a fun summer day trip or road trip to visit some of the best Alberta wineries, vineyards and meaderies.
Here are some of my favorite Alberta wineries I’ve enjoyed visiting over the last few years!
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What Type of Wine You Can Expect to Find in Alberta
Most vineyards in Alberta are actually meaderies and fruit wineries.
The province’s climate and terroir isn’t really suited for grape growing, but is very fertile for honey and fruit production.
Therefore, you’ll find plenty of producers who make mead, which is honey wine.
You’ll also find an abundance of wines made from flower nectar (like dandelions) and fruits such as raspberries, rhubarb, haskap berries, saskatoon berries and black currants.
And perhaps the coolest part of drinking Alberta wine? It’s healthier than grape wine!
Because of the use of honey and berries, most wines produced in Alberta have over 100 times more antioxidants in a bottle of wine compared to grape wine.
Edmonton and Area Wineries
Barr Estate Winery
Open for tours and tastings: yes
Address: 51526 Range Rd 231, Sherwood Park, AB T8B 1K9
BeauBella Winery
Open for tours and tastings: On select dates
Address: 50456 Range Rd 244, Leduc County, AB T4X 0P1
Fuhr Estate Winery and Craft Distillery
Open for tours and tastings: no, markets only
Address: 53019 Range Rd 15, Parkland County, AB T7Y 2T4
Old Station Honey & Mead
Open for tours and tastings: yes
Address: 4999 Centre St, New Sarepta, AB T0B 3M0
This is the newest winery in Alberta to open, as of May 2022!
Tip: you MUST order the ‘People’s Barb’ wine! It’s their flagship and perfect for hot summer days. We also really enjoyed the bourbon oaked mead!
Central Alberta Wineries
Grey Owl Meadery
Open for tours and tastings: yes
Address: 452036 AB-22, Alder Flats, AB T0C 0A0
Not only do they serve great meads and fruit wine, they also have charcuterie boards to pair with your glass of wine.
Our Roots Delidais Estate Winery
Open for tours and tastings: yes
Address: 35344 Range Rd 230, Elnora, AB T0M 0Y0
This winery is part of a local greenhouse, where there’s also a small restaurant on site.
Each wine has such an interesting story behind it about the family members who founded this estate.
Tamarack Jack’s Honey & Meadery
Open for tours and tastings: no, markets only
Address: 51079 Township Rd 360, Caroline, AB T0M 0M0
Calgary and Area Wineries
Chinook Honey Company & Chinook Arch Meadery
Open for tours and tastings: yes
Address: 386079 16 St W, Okotoks, AB T1S 1A1
A honey store, a mead sampling bar and a ice cream shop all in one!
In addition to their honey wine, this boutique shop sells every kind of product made from bees you can imagine.
Stop in for a free tour on the weekend, enjoy honey wine tastings and then purchase a bottle of mead and a charcuterie tray to enjoy on the outdoor patio.
Fallentimber Meadery
Open for tours and tastings: yes
Address: 5543 Township Rd 302, Water Valley, AB T0M 2E0
Tucked away in the dense forest, you’ll find Fallentimber Meadery, an outdoor oasis from the city.
Tours are available twice daily on the weekends, and the wine & mead tastings are plentiful.
Their sparkling meads are the most unique drinks here – one is similar to a mimosa (it’s nickname is the mead-mosa), and the other is like a mojito (called the meadjito).
After your tour & tasting, plan to hang out for a while. The massive yard is full of picnic tables, BBQs, cornhole and other backyard games – all free to use for guests.
Field Stone Fruit Wines
Open for tours and tastings: by appointment only
Address: Strathmore, AB T1P 1J6
Spirit Hills Flower Winery
Open for tours and tastings: yes
Address: 2380 Drive West Millarville, Millarville, AB T0L 1K0
Spirit Hills Flower Winery is home of the famous dandelion wine in Alberta!
This family owned and operated winery has lineage that hails from French winemakers, so you know the wines are exquisite.
The drive up to this winery through the Alberta foothills is breathtaking, which is followed by entering a tasting room that’s like walking into an old-world French wine cellar!
You’ll get a chance to sample up to 7 wines, many of which rival grape wines.
Southern Alberta Wineries
Little Gem Winery
Open for tours and tastings: no
Address: Range Rd 23-4, Nobleford, AB T0L 1S0
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