Brome-Missisquoi and Richelieu Valley Wine Route

The Montérégie, Quebec's leading agricultural region, has developed particularly rich agritourism offerings over the past few decades, structured around thematic driving routes linking wineries, cideries, orchards, chocolatiers and microbreweries scattered throughout its territory. The Richelieu Tourist Route, running alongside the river of the same name for 260 kilometres just twenty minutes from Montreal, perfectly illustrates the region's dual heritage and gourmet appeal: the valley's historic sites—Fort Chambly, Chambly Canal, Maison nationale des Patriotes—are complemented by culinary stops such as La Cabosse d'Or Chocolaterie, several artisanal microbreweries including Délires et délices and Bedondaine & Bedons Ronds, as well as orchards and sugar shacks offering local products and seasonal activities. This same thematic circuit logic extends further east in the Brome-Missisquoi region, where several wineries have successfully developed, thanks to particularly favourable climate and soil conditions, Quebec wine production increasingly recognized for its quality. These agritourism routes, accessible by car, bicycle or even motorcycle for panoramic road enthusiasts, allow for an in-depth discovery of Montérégie's terroir while enjoying the riverside and rolling landscapes that characterize this entire region bordering the south shore of the St. Lawrence.