Californians made Cowichan’s largest vineyard by clearing rare coastal Douglas firs. Climate change drew the firm to BC. It took a harvesting machine just a week to remove the forest on 24 hectares of private land off Menzies Road in North Cowichan and set the stage for development of the largest vineyard in the Cowichan Valley. Where Roosevelt elk once roamed through stands of coastal Douglas fir today sprawl row after row of newly planted vines. In time, grapes will produce pinot noir, chardonnay, and gamay noir wine for the California owners ... CLICK HERE to read the full story
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