Angels Gate Winery

4260 Mountainview Road
Beamsville ON L0R 1B2
905.563.3942

Located on 10 acres on the Beamsville beach of the Niagara Peninsula The winery was founded by a group of wine loving friends on a property that was once owned by the Congregation of Missionary Sisters of Christian Charity in Ontario . In 1995, the land was converted into a vineyard. Construction of the "mission style" building began in June of 2001.

The state of the art wine making facility is built underground, so the earth naturally keeps the cellars cool. Grape receiving, crushing, and fermentation occurs in half the underground facility, with the finished product transferred to French and American oak for aging until it is ready for release The tasting room features, along with their wines,the Angels Gate Tower, a 41-foot structure featuring a photo history of the vineyards, and other educational displays

The winery currently has 150 acres of Vineyards

Winemaker: Philip Dowell
Philosophy: is a balanced vine and a balanced wine. From a French perspective its about bring together the ‘terroir', ‘elevage' and ‘typicity' of wine. The ‘terroir' is the character of the grape from a specific vineyard site, ‘elevage' is the progress the wine takes through the cellar during its maturation, and ‘typicity' is the distinctive vinous character each wine has. With all three you end up with a unique and enjoyable product.

Angels Gate signature wines are Riesling Sussreserve which is unfermented grape juice added back to the wine just prior to bottling, and Old Vines Chardonnay which come   from 29 year old vines. The winery exports to Florida along with Manitoba, Alberta and Quebec

Andrés Wines

Mailing Address
P.O. 10550 Winona, ON. L8E 5S4
Telephone
905-643-4131
FAX
905-643-4944
E mail: info@andreswines.com

Founded in 1961 Andrés is one of the oldest wineries in Canada. Their brands include Hochtaler, Domain D'Or, Franciscan and Similkameen.

Andrés Wines owns wineries in Ontario ( Peller Estates & Hillebrand Estates ) and British Columbia ( Port Moody) Nova Scotia , Quebec and Manitoba . Most are bottling plants not vineyards. Their operation began in Port Moody BC in 1961 using California grapes. They moved their main operation to Ontario.

Andrés has continued to develop wines in BC developing Vineyards near Oliver BC. Look for the BigHorn Vineyard Label

WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY
Much of Andrés' success can be contributed to its emphasis on quality innovation.

Birchwood Estate Wines

4679 Cherry Avenue
Beamsville, Ontario, Canada
L0R 1B1
Tel: (905) 562-VINE (8463)
Fax: (905) 562-6344

BWretail@birchwoodwines.ca

A small, friendly winery located 2 km (a mile or so!) south of the Beamsville Bench, just north of Lake Ontario and west of Jordan Harbour. . Established on approximately 10 acres of planted vines, the focus for Birchwood is to produce high quality fruit driven wines from top Ontario grapes at very affordable prices. The winery is owned by Niagara Cellars Inc

The cottage style wine shops offers local artisans' crafts and paintings along with complimentary wine tastings.

Birchwood makes Cabernet Franc, Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Vidal ice wines.
Their wines also include the Salmon River label.
Their Signature wine Gewürztraminer Riesling 2003 won a double gold at the American Wine Society's Commercial Wine Competition

Hours: Open daily year round ( 10am-5pm )
Tour Hours: Daily through summer months. Reservations required

Winemaker: Tom Green
Philosophy: Small in size but big in heart, we are firm believers in quality over quantity.  doing things as well as we can, and staying true to our friendly reputation.

Camalus Estate Winery

3100 Glen Rd,
Jordan, Ontario, L0R 1S0

905-562-9303

Located next to Balls Falls conservation area in a historical 1800's building.
There are two vineyards the Bartlett Creek vineyard and the Falls vineyard. Thethe winery and vineyards are owned by the husband and wife team of Derek Saunders and Pat Latin

With a 20-acre ravine behind the winery is a scenic spot for hikes, picnics and outdoor functions, as it is adjacent to the famous Bruce Trail

Calamus grows Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Vidal Gewürztraminer, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir

winemaker: Arthur Harder

Caroline Cellars

1028 Line 2
Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
Tel: (905) 468-8814
Fax: (905) 468-4042

One of the newer wineries on the Niagara Peninsula. Owned and operated by the Lakeit family (Rick and Frieda and their children: Rick Jr., Justine, Stephanie and Jaclyn) of Lakeit Farms, who have owned the vineyards where Caroline Cellars is located since 1978.
Caroline Cellars was built and named in honour of the late Caroline Lakeit, beloved mother and grandmother.

The winery includes a Special Events Loft for special occasion events, such as wedding receptions, wedding or baby showers, stag and does, business events, anniversary parties, charity events, or whatever else you decide to celebrate. Free tastings are available at the Wine Boutique. Try their 2001 Late Harvest Riesling which won a silver medal at the Ottawa Wine and Food Show 2002

winemaker: Jens Gemmrich.

Philosophy: is to provide quality wines (in accordance with VQA standards and approval) at a pleasing price. Our goal is to make Ontario wines accessible to all, and to see Ontario wines on tables throughout North America.

Cattail Estate Wines

R.R. #4, 1156 Concession 6,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
L0S 1J0

T:  905-988-9463
F:  905-988-6485
E:  roselyn@cattailcreek.ca

 

 

The winery is owned by Ken and Renate Dyck, Warren Dyck, Andrew and Roselyn Dyck-Cieszkowski The original farm was purchased in 1971 by the Dyck familes parents. Although their grandfather is known to have planted vines in 1957. As a family,they have been growing grapes for numerous award-winning wineries and decided to follow a long-held family dream by taking a portion of thier vineyards and bottling it under their own label The name comes from the creek that runs through the property filled with cattails.

signature wines:  Riesling and Select Late Harvest Vidal

Winemaker: Tatjana Cuk
Pilosophy: Allow the grape to become the wine it was meant to be rather than manipulate it to become a predetermined product.  That makes each wine unique to the vintage and to the vineyard.

 

Cave Spring Cellars

3836 Main Street,
Jordan, Ontario.
(905)562-3581

Located on the Niagara Peninsula near the historical town of Jordan. They have vineyards on The Beamsville Bench, rated as one of the best micro-climates for the cultivation of Vinifera grapes. Cave Spring Cellars was founded in 1986 by grape grower Leonard Pennachetti and winemaker Angelo Pavan. "At Cave Springs we believe that our wines are unique because they capture what the French call 'Gout de Terroir'; or Taste of the Land from which they come; and no amount of Artifice-Ecological or otherwise could ever replicate the particular flavour profile they achieve. The uniqueness of our wines stems directly from their authenticity of origin" .

Almost half of their product is Riesling. They have a reputation for producing excellent Riesling Icewine

Winemaker: Angelo Pavan
Philosophy: As winemakers, we must remain true to the fruit of our vineyards. At Cave Spring our task is to capture and preserve the individuality of Niagara's Benchlands.

Chateau des Charmes

1025 York Road
St.David's Niagara-on-the-lake,
Ontario, Canada
N6H 5K8 (519) 473-2273

Wine master Paul-Michel Bosc a French Winegrower came to Canada and started his family vineyard in 1978. The winery has 270 acres under cultivation in Niagara-on-the-Lake, claiming to be the first in Canada to plant a vineyard exclusively to vifis vinifera.

Madame Bosc plays an important role in the winery , as a teacher by profession, she devotes much of her attention to producing a highly educational and enjoyable winery tour. The Globe and Mail once commented that " Château des Charmes boasts one of the best tours any oenophile is ever likely to take, Napa Valley and Champagne districts included.

Paul Bosc's winemaking style is Burgundian. Noted wines are Brut (V.Q.A.) Sparkling Wine and their Riesling Icewines.

The Bosc family is very proud of their reputation as pioneers and innovators. As Hugh Johnson pointed out, Château des Charmes was the first winery in Canada to plant a vineyard dedicated to "vitis vinifera"- the European grape species that produces the world's finest wines. These include Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Gamay Noir and Riesling. Back in 1978, this was a controversial innovation but it has become the standard for the modern Canadian wine industry. "Paul did much to convince the industry that the future lay in vinifera varieties and his early Rieslings and Chardonnay's were models for other wineries," wrote wine author Tony Aspler in his book Vintage Canada

The Order of Canada is the centre piece of Canada's Honours System and recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Paul Bosc Sr. was honored in 2005.

 

Winemaker: Paul Bosc SR.
Philosophy: To make wines in the French style by virtue of their heritage.

Their wines can be purchased throughout Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan and Hawaii

Creekside Estate Winery

2170 Fourth Avenue
Jordan Station, Ontario,
L0R 1S0 toll-free: 1 877 262-9463
Fax No.: 905 562-5493
wineryinfo@creeksideestatewinery.com

Creekside Estate began in 1998 as the vision owners Peter Jensen and Laura McCain-Jensen They saw a winery wholly devoted to producing premium VQA wines exclusively from the Niagara Peninsula. They started on 15 acres near Lake Ontario close to the town of Jordan.

A state-of-the-art production facility was built in 1999, featuring stainless steel tanks with extensive refrigeration, a modern bottling line, and an efficient crush pad with a gentle air-bladder press. All additions were steered toward producing wines of uncompromising quality. In 2000, a third building was added to house a showpiece underground barrel cellar with a 600 barrel capacity and an on-site warehouse. This cellar was a state of the art design that captured modern practicality with old-world charm. Creekside has one of the largest underground barrel cellars in Niagara

Creekside's wines have won numerous awards across the entire portfolio, from white wines Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay through red wines Merlot, Cabernet sauvignon and Pinot noir. The company is recognized as an industry leader in pioneering the ever-popular Shiraz as a viable red.

The progression at Creekside continues with numerous projects. By fall 2005, the retail facility will have completed extensive renovations and expansion, with an extended tasting bar, hospitality area, private tasting room and a patio wine bistro and grill. Also upgraded is the product packaging, with a sleek new logo and redesigned label artfully conveying the winery's evolution

Peter Peter Jensen and Laura McCain-Jensen also own Blomidon Estate, located in the beautiful Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia

Winemaker Rob Power and Craig McDonald
Assistant winemaker: Geoff Taylor
Philosophy: An approach to vineyard maintenance that is proactive rather than reactive. Established winemaking practices alongside technological advances for the best small batch winemaking possible.

Coyote's Run Estate Winery

Box 113 Concession 5 Rd.
St. David's, ON, L0S1P0

1.877.COYOTE3 (269.6833) or 905.682.8310 
Fax: 905.682.1166

Coyote's Run is a small craft winery located on a picturesque vineyard outside the town of St. David 's in Niagara-on-the-Lake.  Owned and operated by Jeff and Patti Aubry. They are dedicated to producing wines of quality and distinction that are representative of their unique terroir and microclimate. All of Coyote's Run wines are VQA certified and hand-crafted in small batches to ensure that the end product is the highest possible quality.

Despite only opening their doors in May of 2004, Coyote's Run is receiving critical acclaim and has already garnered a number of prestigious awards.  What sets the property apart from others in the Niagara region is the unique terroir, the combination of soil and microclimate that gives the wines a complexity and finesse that is not often found elsewhere.  The vineyard is situated below the St. David's Bench in a high temperature band that is 2-3 degrees warmer than the rest of the Peninsula giving the grapes an extra boost of ripening.  Also, there is a unique dividing line that runs through the property with one side having red clay and the other being black clay.  These two soil types make an amazing difference in the taste of the wines!

The tasting bar is open daily from 10am -6pm during the summer season (reduced winter hours).  Tours are available by appointment or by chance. They produce the signature Bob Izumi wines

Winemaker: David Sheppard
Philosophy: We are passionate about good wine. Our philosophy is to leverage this passion and produce wines that we can proudly stand behind – hand-crafted wines of quality and distinction that are representative of our unique terroir.

Crown Bench Estates

 

3850 Aberdeen Rd.
Beamsville, ON Canada
LOR 1B7
888-537-6192
905-563-3441
winery@crownbenchestates.com

The winery takes it's name from the crowning position it has on its southern border the Niagara Escarpment, a World Biosphere Reserve. Liva Sipos and her husband Peter Kocsis opened their winery in 1999.

The natural features of the property include streams, waterfalls, ponds (with nesting Canada Geese and ducks) and bordering forests filled with wildlife making Crown Bench a definite destination and not merely a winery.

There is a thirty year old block of Chardonnay along with Pinot Noir

The winery delights in producing Icewine especially flavoured Icewines. Including Ambrosia A chocolate infused Icewine, balancing chocolate and fruit into an unparalleled sinful dessert and A unique aperitif combining ice wine and an infusion of hot peppers.

Winemaker: Peter Kocsis
Winemaking Philosophy: by combining the very best in terrain, viticultural practices, oneological stewardship and administration, the pillars of a quality winery will have been established. In order to make a great wine you have to have quality grapes