What is harvest season like in Ontario's wine country? Three Ontario winemakers are sharing what they love most about fall, from grape picking and vineyard mornings to local food, wine ...
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Wine Country Ontario is proud and excited when media is inspired by the stories of wine country along with their discovery of our world class wine growing region and the quality wines that we produce.
Parallel vines: Cabernet Franc stars across Ontario and New York State
Ontario is home to some of Canada's most exciting Cabernet Franc, with the variety playing an important role in defining the province's cool-climate wine identity. From the Niagara Peninsula to ...
Every MICHELIN-Starred Restaurant in Toronto & Region for 2026
Ontario’s culinary scene is gaining recognition, with the 2026 MICHELIN Guide shining a light on the restaurants, chefs and local ingredients putting the province on the culinary map. The ...
Introducing Fracette, a New Sparkling Wine from Niagara Made Using Icewine
Niagara winemakers are coming together to create something new: a sparkling wine category that combines two of Ontario’s strengths: VQA Sparkling and Icewine. Writing for The Globe and Mail, ...
Introducing Fracette: Sparkling Wine, Reimagined in Ontario
Ontario has a new sparkling wine category, and it comes with a distinctly Canadian twist. Writing for VineRoutes, Carmelo Giardina introduces Fracette, a new Ontario VQA sparkling wine style that ...
Canada’s Secret Sparkling Wine Society
Canadian sparkling wine may be one of the wine world’s best-kept secrets, but Ontario winemakers have been quietly helping change that. Writing for Quench Magazine, Janet Dorozynski explores the ...
More than chardonnay: Véronique Rivest’s vision for Canadian wine
Every summer, the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C) brings the global wine community to Niagara, opening with the School of Cool conference. Writing for VineRoutes, Carmelo Giardina captures this ...
Getting schooled in cool-climate Chardonnays
In mid-July, winemakers and wine lovers from all over the world gathered in Niagara to celebrate cool-climate Chardonnay, Ontario’s hero variety. From the Winnipeg Free Press, drinks writer Ben ...
Canada’s got great wine. It shouldn’t be this hard to get our hands on it
Ontario’s wine country is defined by its incredible microclimates and the passionate people who tend the vines and make the premium VQA wines. In a recent piece for The ...
From heartbreak to happiness, Pinot Noir makes itself at home in Canadian vineyards
Often referred to as "the heartbreak grape" due to its delicate, temperamental nature, Pinot Noir has found a spectacular home in Ontario’s cool-climate vineyards. In a recent feature in ...
