Small boutique wineries across Ontario achieved significant success at the 2026 National Wine Awards of Canada (NWAC), showcasing the premium VQA wines and the talent behind them: the winemakers. Notably, Niagara Benchland’s Black Bank Hill was crowned Canada’s Best Small Winery in the 2026 awards.
Inspired to taste these award-winning pours for yourself? Use the Wines of Ontario Travel Guide to plan your route today.
Read the full story at The Globe and Mail.
We acknowledge that our wineries and vineyards are on the traditional territories of the Anishinabewaki, the Attiwonderonk, the Haudenosaunee, the Mississauga and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi People. As guests of this land, we thank Indigenous Peoples for caring and protecting the lands and waters on which we work and live. In the spirit of peace, friendship and respect to all Indigenous Peoples who have and continue to live and work on these lands, we will continue to honour this place we call home.
