Wine Guide to Our Award Winning Wine Types

Morning Bay Wines: The Fine Art of Fine Wines

Morning Bay Vineyard's 2005 Reserve Merlot was awarded a bronze medal at the 2008 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition, one of the largest and most prestigious wine competitions in the United States.

Since 2005, Morning Bay has been making wines from grapes it grows on its terraced oceanfront vineyard on Pender Island, and from grapes custom-grown for the winery on some of the Okanagan Valley’s best vineyards.

Morning Bay’s Reserve Merlot was one of the first in a long and growing list of fine wines produced over the years; this guide is designed to familiarize you with the range of product we produce. You can purchase our wines online anytime at our wine shop.

2004 Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2004 vintage was warm and a long Indian summer ripened rich berry flavours while preserving critical acidity. We aged the wine for three years in used French barriques, concentrating fruit flavours and adding darker, earthier layers ... 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon details

2004 Cabernet Syrah
Three years aging in used French barriques concentrated bright berry flavours and darkened the earthy pepper finish ... 2004 Cabernet Syrah details

2004 Syrah
Three years barrel aging in used French barriques softened rich berry flavours ... 2004 Syrah details

2005 Merlot
This rich red wine opens with ripe plums and cassis and moves through to a smooth coffee and cocoa finish ... 2005 Merlot details

2005 Reserve Merlot
This wine won a bronze medal at the 2008 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition ... 2005 Reserve Merlot details

2006 Pinot Noir
This wine won a bronze medal at the 2008 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition ... 2006 Pinot Noir details

2006 Estate Pinot Noir
Our first-ever and only release of Pinot Noir from our Mount Menzies terraced vineyard ... This wine exhibits classic Burgundian character, with judicious alcohol levels (around 11%), silky, supple mouth-feel and crisp, food-friendly acidity2006 Estate Pinot Noir details

2007 Estate Bianco
A blend of four aromatic white winegrapes—Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling and Schonberger— this wine is light, crisp and refreshing ... 2007 Estate Bianco details

2007 Estate Chiaretto
Chiaretto (KEY-ah-RET-toe) in Italian refers to a light, bright rosé. That's just what our chiaretto is—refreshing, crisp and food-friendly ... 2007 Estate Chiaretto details

2007 Gewurztraminer
This lovely gewurztraminer reached the peak of ripeness in the long 2007 fall ... 2007 Gewurztraminer details

2007 Pinot Blanc
This fresh white wine features lovely tree-fruit characteristics with Morning Bay's classic dry finish ... 2007 Pinot Blanc details

2007 Pinot Gris
The long, cool Indian summer of 2007 riped rich tree- and stone-fruit flavours, but protected crisp acidity ... 2007 Pinot Gris details

Buy These Wines Online - Order Here

Our BC wines are hand made with loving care from Morning Bay's terraced vineyard and winery on North Pender Island in the sparkling southern Gulf Islands of BC. In the lee of the Olympic Peninsula rainshadow, Pender basks in a glorious mediterranean summer, with long stretches of dry, sunny weather.

With your wine purchase, you'll be getting a superior hand made product produced with careful applications of water and nutrients. Our wine grapes ripen slowly and develop complex flavours that will delight any wine lovers palate. Hand-picked in late fall, grapes retain crisp aromatics while developing long, elegant flavours.

Morning Bay products are now available at private wine stores and fine restaurants throughout British Columbia or Alberta. Watch for us on the menus at your favourite restaurant. Or order direct from the winery by e-mail: contact here

You can buy our BC wines online, please click here to enter and purchase wines from our online wine store. Or, come for a free tour of our terraced vineyard on Pender Island - come just for the visit, or plan to hold your special event in our vineyard or barrel cellar.