Chardonnay: This grape variety produces a variety of wine styles from lean and fresh to rich and buttery, depending of the site, growing season and maturation processes. It can be produced with varying degrees of barrel aging. This is the most widely planted grape varietal.
Pinot Blanc: This grape's history dates back to 14th century France. The wines vary in style from crisp and fruity to dry and flinty with good body. This is one of the most versatile varieties grown in our region.
Riesling: This wine is light, delicate and flowery with a crisp, clean character that ranges from dry to medium dry. The grape has rich honey-like qualities when left on the vine to freeze for Icewine.
Gewurztraminer: This grape produces a classic spicy, lush wine with a perfumed aroma and crisp acidity.
Ehrenfelser: This wine is Riesling-like in character (a Riesling x Sylvaner cross) and ranges from fruity and spicy in dry versions to rich and sweet apricot in Late Harvest wines.

RED WINES

Pinot Noir: This is one of the world's great grapes. It's characteristically spicy and smooth with a hint of dark cherry and plum. This grape thrives in cooler climates and can be used to make classic sparkling wines.
Merlot: This grape, originally from Bordeaux, produces wines which are big but soft and mellow, rich in fruit and berry aromas. It is the most widely planted red grape varietal.
Cabernet Franc: This classic variety produces big bold red wine that can possess both fruity and meaty characteristics. It can also be used as an addition to some of the great blended Bordeaux-style Meritage wines.
Cabernet Sauvignon: This is another grape with its roots in Bordeaux and can produce wines which are full blown both in fragrance and flavour. The taste ranges from black raspberry and black current to hints of green pepper.

ICEWINE

Icewine is a rare beverage originally from the cool climate regions of Europe (Germany) where it is called Eiswein. It is made from grapes left to freeze on the vine until well into winter and is particularly ideal for Canada's climate. With constant freezing and thawing, the grapes dehydrate, concentrating the sugars, acids and extracts. This process intensifies the flavours. The grapes are hand-picked in the extreme cold (-9 ° C or colder), then pressed while completely frozen. Only a few drops of the sweet concentrated juice from each cluster are salvaged, as much of the water in the juice remains frozen as ice crystals. The juice is then fermented slowly for several months and stops naturally. The yield from such a crop is low, 5 - 10% of a normal yield. Canada has the toughest Icewine standards and is the largest producer in the world.