About Vignoble Le Cep d'Argent
Le Cep d'Argent is one of the older names in Quebec wine. Its first vines were planted in 1985, wine followed in 1987, and the vineyard opened to visitors in 1988. Two French and four Quebec partners started it; brothers François and Jean-Paul Scieur, whose parents founded a Champagne house in Étoges, France, became its central figures, with François making the wine. The name pairs the vine with the silvery water of Lac Magog, which the 114-acre estate overlooks.
About 60,000 vines of Seyval blanc, Vidal, Frontenac blanc and gris, Frontenac noir, Maréchal Foch, Sainte-Croix and Seyval noir yield around 125,000 bottles a year. Sparkling wine is the specialty: the Sélection range, created in 2009, includes a Blanc de Blancs, a Brut Nature and a rosé, alongside still, fortified and sweet wines.
Visits come in several formats. A self-guided sparkling-wine tour with tasting needs no reservation. Other options include a cellar visit with a sommelier, a six-wine tasting paired with appetizers, coupons for tasting at your own pace, and a short sabrage lesson that ends with a bottle of bubbly in the vines. Animals are not allowed indoors. Groups of 25 or more can book a VIP sabrage visit.
The vineyard sells a joint tasting with Bleu Lavande, the lavender farm a few minutes away in Magog, which makes the pairing easy to plan.
What to do
- Take the self-guided tour of sparkling-wine making, no reservation needed
- Visit the cellar with the sommelier
- Learn to sabre a bottle of sparkling wine in the vineyard
- Book the six-wine tasting with paired appetizers
- Look out over Lac Magog from the estate
Season, hours and prices
- Hours
- 2026: to Oct 12 Mon–Sat 11–5, Sun 11–4; Oct 13–25 Wed–Sun 11–4; Oct 26–Dec 20 Wed–Sat 12–4, Sun 12–3
- Admission
- Self-guided tour with tasting $33.48 plus tax; sommelier cellar visit $34.74 plus tax; tasting coupons $1.50 each (2026 listing)
Good to know
- Age
- 21 or older to taste or drink alcohol
- Dogs
- Not allowed
- Reservations
- Walk-in
Tips for your visit
- Ask about the joint tasting with Bleu Lavande if you're visiting both.
- From late October the vineyard closes Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Pets must stay out of the indoor spaces.
- Plan a designated driver if you're tasting.
Pair it with a lavender farm
Bleu Lavande · about 10 minutes away
Bleu Lavande is about 10 minutes away in Magog, and the vineyard even sells a tasting that pairs the two.
Getting there
Questions
Do I need a reservation?
Not for the self-guided tour; other packages can be booked on their website.
What grapes do they grow?
Seyval blanc, Vidal, Frontenac blanc and gris, Frontenac noir, Maréchal Foch, Sainte-Croix and Seyval noir.
When does the 2026 season end?
On December 20, with reduced days from mid-October.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Magog & Orford, Quebec
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