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~ Turning the Best Local Fruit into the Best Spirits ~
Located in the BC Kootenays, Just Over the Border From Idaho, The Creston Valley is in a Natural Fruit Growing Area with Stunning Scenery to Relax, Explore and Play In.
Wynndel Craft Distilleries opened in Wynndel BC in 2017. By 2023 we had outgrown the locaton out at Duck Lake. The Sunset Seed Building in Nearby Creston was Purchased and Converted into our New Home and in 2024 we Moved Everything into the New Distillery's home. Wynndel in Creston was deemed too confusing so we Renamed the Distillery Sternwheeler Craft Distillery.
Lounge Bar - opened Feb 2025, it's stocked with local products - beers, wines, cider and our Spirits.
We still have the original 16 acres in Saskatoons and a few other Berries and our Saskatoon U-Pick.
We produce small unique handcrafted batches of Spirits for your enjoyment using fresh fruit only grown either by us or by local orchards. No grains, artificial colours or flavors are used by us.
~ Open Mon & Tues 11am - 7pm, Wed - Sat 11am - 8pm & Sundays 12pm - 6pm ~
Our products are at select Farmers Markets in BC, our Distillery in Creston, BC and via this site.
Spring to Fall we are at Creston, Cranbrook, Fernie, Grand Forks and Nelson Farmers Markets.
Winter we are at Creston's Indoor Farmers Market on Saturdays until end of December and also at the Cranbrook, Creston, Trail and Wynndel Christmas Markets.
Recently 9 Provinces and one Territory signed a Free trade agreement for Direct to Consumer Alcohol Sales. Those who signed have until May 2026 to finalize and implement their rules/guidelines. As some Provinces have different legal drinking ages and others have different regulation systems in place, some Provinces have more to work through than others.
May 2026 is the deadline, those who signed and are changing rules etc to better support On-line Direct to Consumer sales can implement any changes in bulk or piecemeal.
What this means for you, our customers:
If you live in BC, Manitoba, Nova Scotia or Saskatchewan, nothing changes, you order, we ship. The infrastructure is already in place and working well.
Newfoundland and Labrador plus the Territory of Yukon have opted out of the agreement. This does not mean they aren't looking at it or won't align themselves with everyone else at some stage, it just means for now, no changes to existing systems in place have been indicated. If you live in one of these areas and wish to order, please e-mail us first and we will advise what the current situation is for you.
Everywhere else, including Ontario and Quebec, will be advising us of changes as they roll them out or with an as of this date advisory. If you live in one of these "everywhere else" areas, please email us prior to ordering and we will be able to advise you of the current situation and also, if we have been advised of any more favorable conditions, the date of these.
This is exciting news for the industry as a whole and will open up so many more opportunities for producers and consumers alike. Whilst we will be looking to keep this page up to date as we roll towards the May deadline, we are asking you to email us before you order incase we have an update or process change that has not made it to this page yet. We anticipate that there will be periods of phasing in and out as changes are rolled in which also complicates keeping a page up to date!
If you have any questions, please email us at: sternwheeler01@gmail with Shipping somehwere in your subject line.
OUR Brandy, Gin, Liqueur AND MOONSHINE AWARD Winning Spirits at THE
annual CANADIAN Artisan SPIRIT COMPETITION
With over 600 Craft Distilleries in Canada, the Annual Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition is fiercely competitive.
Held in Vancouver, we first entered in 2020 and medaled with a Gold Brandy, Gold and Silver Gin and 2 Bronze Liqueurs.
We have entered every year since and achieved medals for our Brandies and Gins as well as medaling Silver and Best in Class with our Copperhead Shine in 2023.
The knowledge and experience gained from entering the awards is invaluable as Distillers, the medals reinforce that we are on the right track product wise.
No Bootlegging or Hiding in the Hills Necessary to Use Our Stills or Get Our Products.
