About the winery
L’Orpailleur was one of the Québec’s first five artisanal wineries and remains the province’s largest. Charles-Henri de Coussergues is one of the pioneers of wine in Québec and a driving force in the industry. The property also has a very instructive wine museum.
- Production Level (cases)
- 17000
- Vineyard Size (Hectares)
- 20.0
- Restaurant
- Le Tire-Bouchon Restaurant: 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., June to October; reservations reccomended
- Tour
- 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., daily, mid-June to mid-October; mid-October to mid-June; by appointment, minimum 10 people
- Distribution
- Winery, SAQ, restaurants, markets
- Tasting room
- 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., daily, November to April, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., May to October; $3 for 3 tastings, $2 for icewine
- Wine styles produced:
- Sparkling
- Still
- Sweet
- Varieties produced:
- Chardonnay
- Frontenac Noir
- Muscat
- Seyval
- Seyval Noir
- Vidal