BRITISH COLUMBIA
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Burrowing Owl Vineyards
Burrowing Owl is situated in the South Okanagan Valley near the town of Oliver within the latitudes of 42-50 degrees north where most of the northern hemisphere’s great vineyards are located.
Founder Jim Wyse purchased the first 100 hectares of vines in 1993, and began a replanting programme with the first vintage being made in 1997. They have 210 acres of vines spread over three vineyard blocks: Black Sage, Osoyoos and Keremeos. They grow 16 different varietals but the main plantings are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir for the reds, and for the whites: Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. Current production stands at about 45,000 cases of wine.
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Checkmate
The von Mandl family have been growing classic Burgundian and Bordeaux varieties for over 40 years now, with several clones of Merlot that are even older.
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Viticulturally, the stunning 61-acre property boasts several ‘Grand Cru’ vineyard qualities found in one place, and has won a selection of international awards.
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Martin's Lane Winery
Martin's Lane Winery, based in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, is centred around a truly stunning property.
Within the winery, a gentle approach and low intervention philosophy is adopted by winemaker Shane Munn - not a single pump is used.
They specialises in the Pinot Noir and Riesling varietals, occasionally blending the two as well.
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Mission Hill
Proprietor Anthony von Mandl describes his family estate at Mission Hill as a dream and his life’s work.
For over three decades, they have focused on sustainable viticulture for their Mission Hill Road, Lakeshore, Naramata Ranch, Black Sage Bench and Osoyoos Vineyard Estate ranges.
Anthony and winemaker Darryl Brooker produce wines from red Bordeaux varieties, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Gris and Vidal Blanc for their Icewine.
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Poplar Grove
Poplar Grove is a family-run winery situated in the Okanagan Valley. Founded in 1993, Poplar Grove is one of the original five wineries on the Naramata Bench.
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Tony and Barb Holler purchased the winery in 2007, and today their sons farm more than 140 acres of estate vineyards. They work with a number of varieties including Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Merlot, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris.
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NOVA SCOTIA
Benjamin Bridge
Located in the heart of the Gaspereau Valley on the Bay of Fundy, head winemaker Jean-Benoit Deslauriers and head Viticulturalist Scott Savoy utilise the region’s climatic and geological similarities to Champagne to create top quality and widely acclaimed traditional method sparkling wines.
The estate also produces a range of still wines, offering Riesling and Cabernet Franc rosé and uses hybrid varieties including Maréchal Foch, Lucie Kuhlmann and Vidal Blanc for Icewine.
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Blomidon Estate Winery
Blomidon Estate Winery is a boutique winery nestled on the shore of the Minas Basin, near Canning, in the picturesque Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Its beautiful seaside setting offers a unique location for viticulture, as well as a scenic stopping point for its many visitors.
Blomidon Estate Winery is committed to producing 100% Nova Scotia grown grapes and wines, and has won numerous national and international awards and acclaim for its efforts.
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Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards
Lightfoot & Wolfville is owned and operated by the Lightfoot family who have been farming in the Annapolis Valley for eight generations.
Originating in Northern England, the Lightfoot name referred to the swift-footedness of forebears who traditionally worked as messengers. Lightfoot & Wolfville brings a light touch and enlightened approach to both the agricultural and artisanal aspects of its work – working in harmony with nature and letting the land offer up its innate best, without subjecting it to aggressive inputs.
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ONTARIO
Bachelder
Having gained invaluable international winemaking experience Mary & Thomas Delaney-Bachelder now proudly produce wines under their own label in Burgundy, Oregon and Niagara.
Utilising the microclimate provided by the vast Great Lakes and the Dolomitic Limestone, interspersed with clay, the couple make quality, terroir-driven Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that’s intended primarily to characterise this unique part of Canada.
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Bella Terra Vineyards
Nestled amongst the sprawling vineyards of the prestigious Four Mile Creek sub-appellation, Bella Terra Vineyards sits on a 50-acre grape farm that has been tended to by the Puglisi family since 1974.
The family-owned winery is headed by Luciano (Lou) Puglisi who draws on grape-growing knowledge and experience handed down from one generation to the next. As you sip any of our Bella Terra's wines, you are tasting three generations of grape-growing and winemaking experience.
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Big Head Wines
A family of passionate individuals that love all things vinous, Big Head Wines has been producing wines in the area for over a decade.
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Sourcing only the best fruit from the Niagara region, Big Head Wines uses state-of-the-art equipment to make full, rich wines by drying grapes in tobacco kilns, similar to what they do in Valpolicella. All of the wines ferment using wild yeast strains.
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Cave Spring Vineyard
In 1973, the Pennachetti family acquired their first land at Cave Spring. Located on a terrace of the Niagara Escarpment known as the Beamsville Bench, the site was named for its limestone caves and magnesium springs. Seeing the potential, the family planted some of Niagara's first vinifera vines in 1978 and began their winemaking journey in 1986. The eponymous winery would be focused on CSV's terroir, refining an archetypical style for dry Riesling, entrenching the winery with international publications including Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, and Decanter. Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gamay, and Pinot Gris round out the portfolio, consistently ranking among Canada's finest.
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Charles Baker Wines
Charles Baker is one of the founding Directors at Stratus Vineyard, who created this winery as an ode to the world-class Rieslings of the region.
Originally falling in love with the variety as a cellar hand in the 1990's, he now creates wines from the Niagara escarpment that are marked by a unique and ancient local bedrock, as well as the moderating influence of nearby Lake Ontario.
These are high-quality, elegant, and finessed Rieslings, made by passionate and devoted winemakers.
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Cloudsley Cellars
Cloudsley Cellars is a boutique operation with a transparent and minimalist approach to achieve the singular goal of producing the finest representation of cool climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
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The cool climate and limestone soils found in this region create an environment ideally suited to making a classic, elegant wine that brings out the best in this noble varietal.
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Cloudsley Cellars is a deeply personal project, inspired by Adam Lowery’s love of Burgundy, but squarely focused on the stretch of land upon which it is based.
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Creekside
Creekside Estate Winery opened in 1997 in small-town Jordan, Ontario.
Run by a group of passionate industry veterans, Creekside has developed a cult following for its Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon blend and its Broken Press Syrah.
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Drea's Wine Company
The Drea Wine Company wines are produced at the Reif Estate. This venture was launched by Andrea Kaiser, daughter of pioneering Canadian winemaker Karl J. Kaiser.
After working for ten years as a restauranteur, Andrea joined a neighbouring family winery, and eventually decided to launch her own project, fulfilling her aspirations to carry on her father’s legacy in some way. Andrea released her first vintage in 2019, and works with both Sauvignon Blanc and the Austrian variety Dornfelder.
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Flat Rock Cellars
Located atop the limestone ridge on Twenty Mile Bench, Flat Rock Cellars produces truly exceptional Riesling, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and traditional method sparkling wines from their spectacular vineyard. The cutting edge, 5-level gravity-fed winery ensures the very best terroir is expressed, perhaps most notably, in Nadja’s Vineyard Riesling, a Decanter Best In Show Winner. The estate also offers one of the most impressive views of Lake Ontario, the Toronto skyline and the rolling countryside of the Niagara escarpment.
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Inniskillin
With wineries in Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario and the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, this winery has been producing hand-crafted Table Wines and Icewines for over 35 years.
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The whole process is overseen by the winemakers Derek Kontkanen and Bruce Nicholson and the range of grape varietals used goes from Pinot Noir to Cabernet Sauvignon and from Pinot Gris to Riesling.
Lakeview Wine Company
Located in the heart of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Lakeview is home to a wide selection of award winning wines.
Lakeview sources its grapes from over 25 Niagara grape growing families, using them to produce some of Ontario’s best-selling wine brands such as EastDell, 20 Bees and its signature Lakeview Wine.
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Le Clos Jordanne
Thomas Bachelder is internationally recognised and Le Clos Jordanne’s original winemaker - with a speciality in the production of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
His terroir-revealing wines with distinct, complex minerality truly showcase how Old World, Burgundian winemaking techniques employed on New World terroir - with minimal intervention - can produce exceptional wines.
Leaning Post Wines
Leaning Post Wines is a family-run winery located in Winona, Ontario.
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The owners Ilya and Nadia Senchuk want to translate the time and the place into wine without all the fancy buildings and high-tech equipment.
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Leaning Post’s range of products includes wines made with Riesling, Chardonnay, Gamay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Syrah.
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Norman Hardie Wines
Norman Hardie created his winery in 2003 in Prince Edward County. Their "old world" approach entails using absolute minimal amounts of sulphur, natural yeast, extended fermentation on the skins, lots of lees contact and natural malolactic fermentation.
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Their portfolio includes Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as well as Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Melon de Bourgogne, Gewürztraminer, Gamay, Zweigelt, Cabernet Franc and Syrah.
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Pelee Island Winery
Pelee Island is Canada's largest independent winery and also the largest estate vineyard covering 600 acres. Nestled in the western basin of Lake Erie, Pelee Island is Canada's Southern most inhabited tip of land. Home to over 10,000 indigenous species, Pelee Island is the environmental pride of Canada. Below the 42nd parallel, it is as far south as Rome and is Canada's warmest region with a growing season over 50 days longer than mainland Canada. No insecticides are used in the vineyards and only a 100% island grown natural fertilizer, sorghum soudan grass, is applied.
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Pillitteri Estates Winery
Pillitteri Estates is located in Niagara-on-the-Lake and its story dates back to 1948 when the Pillitteri family arrived in the region.
The winemaking team has been led by Aleksandar Kolundzic since 2010. The family run winery has just over 100 acres of vines planted to both vitis vinifera and French hybrid varieties. They work with a number of different varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling, Vidal, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Merlot; producing still, sparkling and dessert wines.
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Rosewood Winery
Family-run, bee-loved, and rooted in Niagara. Rosewood Winery represents 20 years of sustainable farming and winemaking, built on a foundation of 92 years of beekeeping heritage.
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Southbrook Winery
The Southbrook Winemaker is Casey Hogan. Soutbrook cultivates Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot, Merlot, and Chardonnay, also buying Certified Organic grapes from other growers.
Southbrook spearheaded the Orange wine movement in Canada, making unfiltered examples with no added Sulphites.
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Stratus Wines
Stratus vineyards, opened in 2005, has quickly become one of the benchmarks for quality within the flourishing Canadian wine industry. The winery is located in the charming and historic town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. The vineyards benefit from a unique microclimate that ranks among the warmest in Niagara, providing perfect conditions for growing the diverse range of grape varieties that are used in their signature cuvees. They work with 16 differen grape varieties.
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At Stratus, there is a dedication to sustainability, quality and design, with these three pillars guiding winemaking and vineyard practices.
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Therianthropy Inc
Therianthropy crafts site-specific, low-intervention wines exploring the unique and varied terroirs of Ontario through a modern, global lens.
Starting with organically-farmed fruit, winemaker David Eiberg uses a light touch in the winery: wild fermentations, neutral vessels (cast stone eggs preferred!), no clarification or filtration and a whisper of SO2 (if required). The resulting wines are bright and fresh, relatively low in alcohol and bone-dry. Distinctive in the ‘natural wine’ world with surprising complexity, ageability and evolution in the bottle and glass.
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Trail Estate Winery
Trail Estate Winery was established in Prince Edward County in 2011. Our wines are low-intervention across-the-board: meaning sustainably grown grapes, 100% wild-fermentats and zero fining or filtering. We grow Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and also work with other like-minded growers/vineyards for other varieties.
We want to express each grape and vintage thoughtfully but also playfully. We work only with hand-picked fruit (vinifera or hybrids) and wild yeasts to fully express terroir across both classic and esoteric styles.
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QUEBEC
Neige Canadian Ice Cider
Neige Ice Cider, the original and pioneering ice cider from Québec, Canada, captures the magic of Canadian winter in every bottle. Crafted from apples harvested in autumn and naturally concentrated by the Québec winter, Neige offers a balanced sweetness and crisp acidity. Renowned globally for its exceptional quality and awarded internationally, Neige Ice Cider embodies Québec's unique terroir and has become the quintessential taste of Canadian craftsmanship, perfect for celebrations and special moments.​
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