Calamus Estate Winery

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Calamus Estate Winery, 3100 Glen Road, Jordan, ON

CALAMUS is the Latin word for arrow. When the land was being prepared for the planting of our vineyards, fragments of rock used by First Nation inhabitants were discovered. These fragments of the local rock "chert" were used to fashion stone tools, implements and arrowheads - the inspiration for our name and our logo. The Calamus archer is fondly called Calvin - "Cal" for Calamus and "vin" for wine.

CALAMUS ESTATE WINERY started with Calamus Vineyards. Derek Saunders and his wife, Pat Latin, purchased a 14 acre property in 1999 near Beamsville and planted their first 10 acre vineyard in 2000. With the goal of supporting and 8500 case winery, a second farm and 19th century barn was purchased in 2001. The second property, located adjacent to Ball's Falls Conservation Area, is now the home of CALAMUS ESTATE WINERY. Our vineyards produce only the highest quality Niagara vinifera and hybrid grapes. We welcome you to experience the historic charm of our 1800's era heritage barns, the setting for the production area and retail outlet.

The winery has a a Chronos Observatory. Inside the observatory is a deep space telescope capable of viewing interstellar bodies in significant detail.

Arthur Harder is the winemaker. Arthur was born in Grimsby, and raised in Vineland Station in the heart of the Niagara viticultural region. He has a degree in chemistry from Ryerson University (Toronto, ON), and in Oenology and Viticulture at the famed Geisenheim University (Geisenheim, Germany).

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