13th Street Winery

1776 Fourth Ave
St. Catherines

13th Street opened a new production, hospitality and retail facility in the summer of 2009 on 4th Avenue in St. Catharines. Current production is 20,000 plus cases total. In 2016 a new expanded tasting bar was built and additional production and warehouse facilities were added. Doug & Karen Whitty and John & June Mann are the owners, purchasing the winery in 2008

They were awarded Platinum at the 2022 National wine awards for Canada their 2020 Reserve Syrah

Awarded No 1 Winery in Ontario at the 2022 National Wine Awards of Canada

 

Andrew Peller Estate

290 John Street East
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Bella Terra Winery

925 Line 2 Road
Niagara-on-the Lake

The winery located in prestigious Four Mile Creek sub-appellation, is also know by the name PonderView at Bella Terra.

Where three generations of the Puglisi family have farmed since 1974. They started as grape growers then developed their line of Bella Terra wines with great success.

Byland Estate Winery

834 Line3 Road
Niagara-on-the-Lake

 

Byland Estate Winery is located on the Niagara-On-The-Lake Niagara Peninsula, where Lake Ontario and Niagara River intersect. 

Byland Estate Winery is a 13-acre vineyard owned by Jackson Bai since 2015. Acquired from Italian veteran, Frank Di Paola, whom has over 3 decades of grape growing experience, this vineyard has provided high quality grapes for Magnotta Winery (third largest Ontarian winery) for 25 years.

They produce award winning wines especially their icewines

Creekside Estate Winery

2170 Fourth Ave
Jordan ON

One of Ontario's most popular wineries. Creekside Estate Winery opened in 1997

They have won medals at various international competitions. There new label Red Tractor 2020 Cabernet Merlot won Double Gold Best of Category Their Orange wine Undercurrent Madame Marmalade    also best of category double gold. Creekside Syrahs have been awarded a total of over 50 medals, including 1 platinum, 15 gold, 11 silver and 13 bronze.

 

Hidden Bench

4152 Locust Lane,
Beamsville,

Celebrating its 20th vintage in 2023, Hidden Bench is an artisan winegrower that produces premium wines exclusively from its own organic estate vineyards on the Beamsville Bench.

Since he was a young man Harald has had the dream of owning a premium quality artisanal winery. In 2003, after a successful business career in the audiovisual industry, he and his family founded Hidden Bench Estate Winery

The road has been successful. The winery has acclaim from far and wide. Including winery of the year in 2023

The winemaker is Alex Baines who joined the team in 2017.  Originally from Finchingfield in Essex County, England he has 10 vintages of experience at premium producers in California, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada.

Alex has a keen interest in Organic and Biodynamic viniculture and above all the attention to detail required to craft exceptional low- intervention wines.

Joel Williams is the vineyard manager

Inniskillin

1499 Line 3 Rd
Niagara-on-the-Lake

 

Inniskillin, is internationally renowned for its award-winning wines and for its pioneering role in establishing the Canadian wine industry. On July 31, 1975, its founders made history when they were given the first winery license in Canada since Prohibition

Inniskillin Wines has been producing great tasting wine from Canadian-grown grapes for over 35 years, In 2023 they released a number of exceptional wines.

Inniskillian is know as one of Canada's best Icewine producers.

Watch for them in 2024!

Cave Spring Cellars

3836 Main Street,
Jordan, ON

Len Pennachetti, co-founder and CEO of Cave Spring Vineyard, was recently appointed to the Order of Canada. Len was recognized with this great honour for his key role in developing the Ontario wine industry and for fostering tourism in the Niagara region.

Respected as one of the foremost producers of Riesling in North America. You have to keep your eyes on Cave Spring.

Angelo Pavan, Winemaker is a founding partner of Cave Spring Vineyard

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Domaine de Grand Pré

11611 Highway 1
Grand Pré Nova Scotia

Family owned and operated, Domaine de Grand Pré winery was built on love and passion for Nova Scotia and exceptional wine and food. Hanspeter Stutz, owner and father, is a visionary who first took a leap of faith in 1994, trusting that something special could be established to grow the Nova Scotia wine industry.

Two Gold at the All Canadian 4 in total and more medals at the Wine Align awards.

A good producer of Ortega.

2024 should be their year!

Foreign Affair Winery

4890 Victoria Ave N
Vineland Station

Rising to the challenge producing world class wines.

In 2000, taking a leap of faith, Len and Marisa Crispino bought 40 acres of prime farmland in the Vinemount Ridge sub-appellation of Niagara's Twenty Valley wine region, starting their journey to becoming trailblazers of Appassimento winemaking in Canada.

René Van Ede  former winemaker at Tawse means you have to keep an eyes on Foreign Affairs!

The assistant winemaker is  Assistant Winemaker, Alyssa Tharby.

3 Gold and 3 Silver medals this year at The National Wine Awards of Canada!

 

Georgian Hills Vineyards

496350 Grey Road
Clarkburg, Ontario

 

The vineyards are located on Ravenna Bench over looking Georgian Bay (east shores of Lake Heron). The winery is owned by John Ardiel, Murray Puddicombe and Robert Ketchin. Their vision is to establish a grape growing region in the Georgia Bay area.

Beginning in 1998, the founding partners John Ardiel, Robert Ketchin and Murray Puddicombe began conducting test sites to gain an understanding of the best potential vineyard sites, viticulture methods and grape varieties for the emerging cool climate region of Georgian Bay.

In 2004 John Ardiel planted and established a five acre commercial vineyard at Ardiel Acres on the west side of Beaver Valley. In 2005 the partners purchased land at Victoria Corners and then planted twelve more acres in 2007, now the home site for Georgian Hills Vineyards & Winery.

In total, the two sites by 2012 were producing over 30 tons of grapes, made up of European Vinifera varieties – Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, Gamay Noir, Pinot Noir, as well as popular French American Hybrids such as Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc, Maréchal Foch and Baco Noir.

The old barn on the property was renovated and refurbished to become the home winery and since 2009 fall vintage we have been making wine at the vineyard site.

Home of Ardiel Cider

 

 

Icellars Estate Winery

615 Concession 5 Road
Niagara On The Lake

There is a buzzz in Ontario and it is all about a winery called Icellars Estae Winery

 It was founded in 2010 by the ICEL family who pays tribute to their homeland Anatolia, now present day Turkey. The Anatolian civilization of Hittites called their lands 'Wiyana Wanda' meaning “Land of Wine”. 

Owned by Adnan Icel and his wife Elif a 60 acres (24 Ha) vineyard & future winery focusing on big reds Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay. Four Mile Creek sub-appellation provides the ample nutrients needed to produce high quality fruit for winemaking. 

Adnan and his wife Elif immigrated to Canada in 2006 for their two sons’ educational purposes. He again founded an engineering company in Oakville, Ontario which designs buildings and renewable energy projects which is still very active.

The winery is certified Organic, Certified Sustainable and Net Zero Energy. Icellars follows Regenerative Farming practices which mainly focuses on soil protection for future generations with less tillage.

Icellars has just finished a big Greenhouse Gas Reduction project with the help of a Government of Canada grant to be the first Net Energy Zero Winery in Canada by June 2023 including solar PV electricity generation, geothermal heating&cooling and precise agricultural technologies.

Icellars is also a signatory of THE PORTO PROTOCOL which guides wineries around the world to im

 

 

Jackson-Triggs Vintners

2145 Niagara-on-the-Lake
Ontario

 

One of the more noted names in the Canadian wine industry with wineries in both Ontario and British Columbia. The Ontario vineyards are located in the Niagara-on-the-Lake region. Every bottle of Jackson-Triggs wines bears the signature of the proprietors Alan Jackson and Donald Triggs. They believe that wine making is a delicate balancing act between art, science and nature requiring equal parts knowledge and intuition.

Since Jackson-Triggs Vintners' inception in 1993, both its Okanagan and Niagara wines have been honoured with many prestigious and notable awards. The list soars above most Canadian wineries with over 675 awards won to date - including more than 450 and 225 in International and Canadian competitions respectively

One word is all one needs "Icewine"

 

 

Jost Vineyards Ltd

48 Vintage Lane
Malagash, NS B0K 1E0

In 2020 winemaker Gina Haverstock  was award three  Lieutenant Governor for excellence in Nova Scotia wine. Nova Scotia.

Gina continues to prove she is one of the best winemakers in Canada if not beyond. Never, Never miss an opportunity to try her wines.

Jost has a rich history in the Nova Scotia wine industry! They are a regular medalist at international events and will continue to produce world quality wines in 2024.

Jost Vineyard is part of Devonian Coast Wineries

Le Chat Botté

633, route 202 
Hemmingford (Québec) 
J0L1H0

 

Located south of Montreal nested against the USA border you will find the town of Hemmingford, home of Le Chat Botté. The winery is owned by Normand Guénette and Isabelle Ricard. They are also the winemakers.

In 2003 that Isabelle and Normand decided to start their vineyard project by preparing the first plot. In 2004, they began planting 3500 vines from Frontenac, Osceola Muscat, Swenson White, Radisson, Adalmiina and Sabrevois.

Planting continued the following year with the addition of 2500 vines of Sabrevois, Frontenac, Frontenac Gris and Osceola Muscat.
The planting of the first plot is completed over the next 3 years with the addition of 1500 vines of Louise Swenson, Prairie Star and Marquette.

A new plot was prepared in 2009 and planted in 2010: a total of 5000 vines were added. This time, Frontenac Blanc, Adalmiina, Swenson White, Radisson and Marquette are targeted. The vineyard now has more than 12000,4 vines on 2009 hectares.

They are one of the most exciting wineries in Quebec.

You must be sure to watch their progress.

 

 

Le Vignoble de L'Orpailleur

1086 rte 202, C.P. 339
Dunham, Québec
J0E 1M0

 

 

One of the best known of the Quebec Wineries. Québec's L'Orpailleur winery is located 50 miles (80 km) south of Montreal on Route 202 at Dunham, near Cowansville. They currently grow Seyval Blanc and Vidal The winery is open daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 15 through November 15. From November 15 through April 15, l'Orpailleur is open weekends from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; the rest of the week by appointment. The restaurant, a white wood framed farm house, is open daily for lunch and dinner, June 1 through October 15.

Chareles-Henri de Coussergues is the Winemaker.
.The owners are Harvé Durand, Harles-Henri De Coussergues, Frank Furtado and Pierre Rodrigues . Together, they set roots in 1982 in the fertile soils of Dunham, birthplace of Québec viticulture.
Their philosophy "Our wine is made exclusively from grapes grown in Quebec. We will continue to do research to discover the best varieties to plant in our soil."

Le Vignoble de l'Orpailleur they own Union Libre and Val Caudalies .

 

Markland Cottage Winery

Frozen in Time Ltd

Whitebourne NL

Twenty years after immigrating to Toronto from his native Poland in 1988, Marek Krol saw the benefits of establishing a business in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Having received a degree in agriculture, in 2009, he started purchasing land, to develop agricultural and organic products.

In 2017, Krol bought Rodriques Winery in Whitbourne, N.L., which was started in 1993 and went on to become Canada’s largest exclusively fruit winery. The wines are kosher certified, sulphite-free and produced from wild berries and pesticide-free fruit.

Now named Frozen In Time Ltd., the company’s 12 employees produce its signature blueberry wine, which is made with wild Newfoundland low-bush blueberries.

Kosher Certification 

Malivoire Wine Company

4260 King Street East
P.O. Box 475
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B0

 

Winery of the Year" at 2021 National Wine Awards. They did quite well at the 2022 event. There Gamay has farther quite the reputation.

Shiraz Mottiar, a graduate of Brock University’s Enology program has been Malivoire winemaker since 2005 

Martin Malivoire for more than 20 years now, his winery on the Beamsville Bench has become a base for innovation, creativity and sustainability – with an aim to produce wines that are uniquely and proudly Canadian. Wines that could only be grown here, in Niagara.  Wines that don’t try to be from any place else. You could call  them wines that exude a sense of "Somewhereness."

 

 

Meldville Wines

Ontario

Meldville Wines specializes in small batch, limited edition wines created by renowned winemaker, Derek Barnett.  Derek is a well established winemaker. He produces his own label as he works as head winemaker at Legends Estate Winery

Won a Double Gold at the All Canadians for his Chardonnay Barrel Select 2021. Gold for his Sauvignon Blanc Barrel Select

Derek wines are always worth Watching for.

 

Megalomaniac Wines

3930 Cherry Ave
Vineland Ontario

 

A John Howard winery, Megalomania defined is an obsession with power and wealth, and a passion for grand schemes.

That would be making world class wines. Which is what they do. Their trophy case is over flowing.

• Platinum – Megalomaniac N/V Bubblehead Limited Edition Brut
• Gold – Megalomaniac 2020 To Be Frank Cabernet Franc
• Gold – Megalomaniac 2021 Narcissist Riesling
• Gold – Megalomaniac 2020 Sonofabitch Pinot Noir
• Gold – Megalomaniac NV Bubblehead Rosé

 

 

Niagara College Teaching Winery

135 Taylor Road,
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Ontario L0S 1J0, Canada

The School of Wine, Beer and Spirits at Niagara College is renowned for its outstanding reputation with graduates, employers and industry partners. Canada's’s first and only commercial teaching winery with state-of-the-art facilities including an analysis lab and winemaking pilot systems.

Every year they receive medals from Canada;s top wine competitions.

Best Sparkling Wine of the Year-N/V    Balance Brut 

 

Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery

1366 York Rd
Niagara -on-the-Lake
Ontario

The winery has a rich history of farming in the heart of St Davids. The 34-acre farm was passed on to Norma Jane who purchased the land from her 4 siblings and mother in 2004. Having grown up on this farm, she has always been sensitive to the subtleties of its terrain. Norma Jane and husband Blair Harber immediately began the re-planting of their new vineyards which include the three Bordeaux reds; Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, as well as Chardonnay and Riesling. 

The winery as always does quite well at international award shows.

Keep a close watch on Ravine and winemaker Lydia Tomek.

 

Tawse Winery

3955 Cherry Ave
Vineland On

Tawse Winery is an organic and biodynamic winery located in Vineland, Ontario, Canada 1. The winery is situated on the lower slopes of the Niagara Escarpment.

Moray Tawse  is the principal owner. After realizing the potential of winemaking in Niagara, Moray purchased his first 6 acres of vineyard in 2000. In 2005 he opened Tawse, the winery that bears his family name. Today, having acquired over 200 acres and being named Canadian Winery of the year in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2016, Tawse Winery now produces 30,000 cases of wine and has one of the largest portfolios of organic wines in the Niagara region

Jessica Otting is the winemaker.

 

Thirty Bench Winery

4281 Mountainview Road
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B0

Located on the Niagara Peninsula near Thirty Mile Creek this winery began as a partnership in the late 1970's to grow grapes. In 1980 it expanded to 39 acres. Under the direction of Tom Muckle and Deborah Paskas their first wine (an icewine) was produced in 1992.

Today the winery is owned by Andrew Peller Limited and focus on Riesling . They won Best Small Winery of the Year at WineAlign's National Wine Awards of Canada 2015! Emma Garner was winemaker of the year 2015.

Best White Wine of the Year

Thirty Bench Wines, ON     2019  Small Lot Riesling Triangle Vineyard   

They continue to be a strong producer of fine wines. 

Vignoble du Marathonien

318 Rte 202, Haveloc
Quebec J0S 2C0

 

Consistent quality!

Located in the far south close to the US border. Owner Jean Joly trained as a marathon runner, which accounts for the name. Jean's wife Line is co-owner of the picturesque winery. They produce Vin de Glace Icewine.

The 7,000 vine plants, aged between 15 and 20 years spread over an area of ​​two hectares, allow the vineyard to produce three white wines each year, two reds, a rosé, an ice wine and a late-harvest wine It produces white wines, red ice wine and late harvest. The majority of plants are French hybrids like Seyval Blanc, Cayuga, Vidal and Geisenheim. The red varieties DeChaunac Maréchal Foch and are very well adapted to the Cool climate.

Since 1994, the Vignoble du Marathonien has been awarded more than 100 medals, including more than fifty Gold, Grand Gold and first prizes in various competitions around the globe.

Best Dessert Wine of the Year Vignoble du Marathonien, QC        2018 Vendange tardive sélective

 

Vignoble Rivière du Chêne

807 Chemin de la Rivière N
Saint-Eustache, QC J7R 0J5,

 

Founded by Daniel Lalande in 1998. . He discovered winemaking during a student internship in Toulouse, in southern France. Today he owns two wineries La Cantina, Vallée d'Oka vineyard is located in the Lower Laurentians, and Rivière du Chêne.

He is determined to put Quebec wines on the world map.

His wines have won a number of international wards.

Their 2021 Monde won best dessert wine at the All Canadians

 

Annapolis Cider Company

388 Main Street
Wolfville

One of the Maritimes top Cideries. It's situated right on Main Street in downtown Wolfville

The cidery was founded by Sean Myles and Gina Haverstock. In May of 2021 they sold the cider company to Nova Scotia Spirit Company owned by Alex Rice.

Apples are grown in nearby orchards, pressed into juice just down the road, and fermented into cider at our cidery in downtown Wolfville. Myles is originally from Fredericton, New Brunswick and is a Dalhousie University apple researcher. Gina is the head winemaker for Devonian Coast Wineries.

Named Cidery of the year in 2022.

     Hydromellerie du Vieux Moulin  

141, route de la Mer
Sainte-Flavie (Quebec) GOJ 2L0

 

The Mead of the Old Mill is a family business born in the late 70s, resulting from the phenomenon of the return to the land of the "peace and love" era. With very modest beginnings of 3 hives, the company has never stopped growing. In 1995, it acquired an old flour mill. This is when the adventure of mead (honey wine) begins.

The Old Mill is an old flour mill built in 1830. In operation for a hundred years, it was then converted into a summer camp and then a private chalet before being bought by our company. It is still possible for visitors to see the remains of the dam at the back of the mill and admire the small falls of the stream.

The meadery wins awards in the major events across North America.

Normand Tremblay is the owner

L’Acadie Vineyards

310 Slayter Road
, Gaspereau, RR#1, Wolfville NS

L’Acadie Vineyards is Nova Scotia’s premier producer of sparkling wine. You take a winemaker with owner Bruce Ewart experience and makes cider too. You have to be excited.

Keep an eye on their Duncanson Brook Cider. Using Certified organic apples from a family orchard in Tupperville, Annapolis Valley - Golden Russet, Jonagold and Northern Spy.  Hand disgorged and an iced cider dosage added.  

 

Miel Nature inc. 

395, chemin du canal
Melocheville J0S 1J0

Winner of the Best Mead of the Year at the All Canadian. In fact they have won over 232 medals and international and National events.

Miel Nature specializes in the production of cold extracted honey. The principle is natural and is carried out in a traditional way

Munro Honey & Meadery

3115 River Street
Alvinston, ON N0N 1A0

One of the largest producers of pure Canadian honey in Ontario. They have over  3,000 colonies of honey bees. Munro became the first Meadery in Ontario.

Third generation beekeeper John Bryans is the owner.

They won double Gold for their Black Current Meomel at the All Canadian

Rosewood Estate Winery and Meadery   

4352 Mountainview Rd.
Lincoln, ON L3J 2C8

It all started with a promise. In 1982, on their honeymoon to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Eugene had promised Renata that one day they would open a winery together. As the story goes, she smiled and laughed, and 18 years later, they purchased a soon-to-be-vineyard property on the Beamsville Bench to begin their juice-filled project.

Eugene comes from a lifelong tradition of beekeeping (learned from his father) and a career in IT and Technology. Combining these two technically skilled areas, he is one of the key driving and innovative forces behind Rosewood. Rosewood is Niagara 's first meadery and produces 3 styles of mead. Eugene is a lifelong beekeeper who produces the honey used in mead making. The Roman family have been beekeepers for 70 years. Eugene is a master beekeeper having maintain his own hives since he was 5

Thornbury Craft Co 

614 Sandford Rd
Uxbridge, Ontario L9P 1R2

The Thornbury Craft Co. Cider & Brew House building was originally a wooden apple storage building but was rebuilt with fire-proof concrete after it burnt down in the 1920s.

Named best Cider of the year for their Cider Modern!