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Wynndel Craft Distilleries

Steamboats were brought to the Kootenay lake in the late 1800's.

The first steam powered vessel was the Midge, brought by William A. Baillie Grohman to help with reclaming the flood plains and bottom lands of the Creston valley.

Sternwheelers like the Nelson in1891 and the Kokanee and Moyie in 1896. worked the lake  until they were overtaken by railway lines built in 1930's. 

The Moyie remained in service till 1957 and can stile seen as a museum in Kaslo.

Pat and Jeanette immigrated to Canada in 1997. Ate working in Saskatchewan and Fort Mc Murray and. Calgary they settled in Creston and bought the Saskatoon farm on the flats at Wynndel.

Their Story

Master Distiller Pat Meerholz and his wife Jeanette Meerholz are the proud owners of Wynndel Craft Distilleries.

Pat and Jeanette got married in July 1997 and immigrated to Canada in December 1997. after working in Saskatchewan and Fort McMurray they settled in Wynndel. where they bought the Saskatoon farm. 

With all the  fruit in Creston valley  they decided to develop a distillery. It took 3 yrs  to get all the permits and licenses  to start.

They only use local grown Creston Valley fruit in their Hillbilly stills to produce Brandy, Schnapps and Liqueur. 

We use the  sternwheeler steamboat as our logo to honour the steamboats that worked on the lake  before the railways  was developed.

Hillbilly handcrafted batches

Fruit Brandy

Gin

Liqueur

Schnapps

craft distillery production

We use only fruit produced in Creston Valley

* Superior production standards.

* Dubble. distilled 

* Using the solara system

* Distinct regional character and local grown       produce.

* Small batch artisan spirits with a farm-to-table     approach. 

Where are we?

1331 Channel Road, Wynndel, BC, Canada

Mon - Fri, 10am - 4pm
Saturday, 2 pm - 4pm
Sunday, 10am - 4pm

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