Wineries and cideries
Tasting room hours by season, directions from the highway, events, and a way to buy bottles or join a club online, set up around what your licence allows.
Duncan and the Cowichan Valley
Web design in Duncan and the Cowichan Valley
Wineries, cideries, farms, makers and the trades that keep a growing valley running. We build websites that sell a visit, a bottle or a service call, from our studio in Nanaimo, about 45 minutes north on the Island Highway.
What the valley sells, and what its websites need
Farms and farm stands
What is in season this week, pre-orders or produce boxes, market days. A simple product list, or a small shop for pickup orders.
Agri-tourism and events
Farm tours, U-pick, vineyard weddings. These are planned weeks ahead from Victoria, Nanaimo and the mainland, so the site has to answer every question before someone emails.
Trades and home services
From Mill Bay to Lake Cowichan, homes need building and fixing. Service pages that name Duncan, North Cowichan and Cobble Hill help Google match you with local searches.
Selling online from the valley
A lot of Cowichan businesses make something people want to take home or order again later. That is where an e-commerce website makes sense: a visitor who loved your cheese, your cider or your wool in August can order it again in November. Online stores start at CAD $4,500 and include payments, shipping and product setup.
Not every farm needs a full store. Often a Starter site with a seasonal product list and a pickup order form does the job for CAD $970 to $2,000, and it can grow into a shop later. The whole price list is on the pricing page.
Matching the site to the business
| Business | Usually a good fit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| New farm stand or maker | One-page site with hours, map and products | CAD $790 |
| Clinic, studio or shop | Starter website, 1 to 5 pages | CAD $970 to $2,000 |
| Winery or cidery with a tasting room | Business website with visit, events and shop pages | CAD $2,500 to $4,500 |
| Trade serving the valley | Business website with service and town pages | CAD $2,500 to $4,500 |
| Farm or maker shipping across BC | E-commerce website | CAD $4,500+ |
Every quote is fixed and in writing before work starts. Add-ons such as online booking (from CAD $350) are priced separately.
How people find you in the Cowichan Valley
Search here splits in two. Locals search by service and town: “plumber Duncan”, “vet Cobble Hill”, “daycare North Cowichan”. Visitors search by experience: “wineries Cowichan Valley”, “farm stand near Duncan”, “things to do Lake Cowichan”. The first group needs a tidy Google Business Profile and service pages. The second needs pages that describe what a visit is like, with real photos, so Google and AI search tools have something worth quoting. We wrote about the second part in making a website ready for AI search.
Mobile signal can be patchy on rural roads and around the lakes. Our sites load fast on weak data, with compressed images and no heavy page builder scripts, which matters when someone is trying to find your gate on a gravel road.
For local SEO, the method is the one we use for our Nanaimo clients: structured data, the same business details everywhere, real reviews, and pages for the communities you actually serve.
“Konstantin is a professional in his field, very high-quality work, support at all stages, quick website creation, responsible approach, price.”
Working with a studio 45 minutes away
Most of the project happens by phone and email, and we come down when it helps: to see the tasting room, walk the farm or show you around the finished shop. Price and process are the same as for clients near us, described on web design in Nanaimo. On the way down we pass Ladysmith, and if your business is closer to the Malahat and the city, see web design in Victoria.
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Questions people ask
Do you meet clients in Duncan?
Yes, when it is useful. We are based in Nanaimo, about 45 minutes north, and visit the Cowichan Valley for meetings or walk-throughs. Most of each project runs by phone, email and video call.
How much does a website cost in Duncan?
A one-page website is CAD $790, a Starter site of 1 to 5 pages is CAD $970 to $2,000, a Business site of 6 to 12 pages is CAD $2,500 to $4,500, and online stores start at CAD $4,500. The quote is fixed and in writing before work starts.
Can you build an online shop for a Cowichan Valley winery?
Yes. E-commerce sites start at CAD $4,500 and include payments, shipping or pickup, and product setup. For wine and cider, we set the shop up to match what your licence permits, which you confirm with your regulator.
Can my website take bookings for tastings or farm tours?
Yes. Online booking is an add-on from CAD $350, with times, group sizes and confirmations by email. For simpler needs, an enquiry form with dates and group size is included in every site.
Do you work in Cobble Hill, Mill Bay and Lake Cowichan?
Yes, anywhere in the Cowichan Valley. We can add a section or page for each community you serve, so customers searching in those towns find you.
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Serving Duncan from Nanaimo
The studio is based in Nanaimo and works with businesses across Duncan and the communities around it. Find us on the map, read the reviews and request a quote.
- Based in Nanaimo, serving Duncan, North Cowichan, Cobble Hill, Lake Cowichan, Maple Bay, Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake
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- Rated 5.0 on Google
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