Iconic and outstanding houses in Niagara Peninsula.
Riesling and Cabernet Franc stake competing claims to Niagara's cool climate, while icewine remains the region's calling card—a singular expression of lake effect and frozen grapes that no other North American terroir quite replicates.
Save these houses, build your route through Niagara Peninsula, and navigate when you're there.
Region DNA
The character of Niagara Peninsula
Based on 829 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 117 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Niagara Peninsula
Niagara College Teaching Winery
VisitNiagara Peninsula wineries worth the stop
The 12 best critic-rated producers in Niagara Peninsula with a cellar-door address, ranked by their highest critic score. Check opening hours and book tastings ahead.
- 01Bachelder
Bruce Trail - Niagara Section, Beamsville, ON L0R 1B7, Canada
Critics' peak 95 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 02Inniskillin
1499 Line 3, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0
Critics' peak 92 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 03Cloudsley Cellars
3795 Victoria Ave, Vineland, ON L0R 2C0, Canada, Canada
Critics' peak 92 · Decanter · Vinous · Vivino
- 04Hidden Bench
4152 Locust Ln, Beamsville, ON L3J 2B6, Canada. Experimental phase: initial rating ..., Mindtrip, https://mindtrip.ai, Hidden Bench Estate Winery | What to Know Before You Go, Location. 4152 Locust Ln, Beamsville, ON L3J 2B6, Canada., Visit Niagara Canada, https://www.visitniagaracanada.com, Hidden Bench Vineyards and Winery, Canada
Critics' peak 92 · Decanter · Wine Spectator · Vivino
- 05
- 06Cave Spring
3836 Main Street, Jordan, ON, Canada
Critics' peak 92 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 07Stratus
2059 Niagara Stone Road, L0S 1J0, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada
Critics' peak 91 · Decanter · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast
- 08Jackson-Triggs
2145 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada
Critics' peak 91 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 09
- 10Westcott Vineyards
3180 Seventeenth St, Jordan Station, ON L0R 1S0, Canada, Canada
Critics' peak 91 · Decanter · Vivino
- 11Red Tractor
* 5545 King St. West, Beamsville, Ontario., Niagara Region, Show more, Redtrac International, 4,7, (32)‧Farm equipment supplier‧Open, View All, Call, Canada
Critics' peak 91 · Decanter · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 12Henry of Pelham
1469 Pelham Rd,, L2R 6P7, St. Catharines, Canada
Critics' peak 90 · Decanter · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast
Niagara Peninsula is a wine region in Canada, home to 211 producers tracked on Femente, 11 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Franc, producing Canadian Chardonnay and Canadian Ice Wine wines with notes of Tree fruit, Red fruit, and Oak. It takes in Creek Shores, Niagara Escarpment - Ontario, Vinemount Ridge, and Lincoln Lakeshore.
Niagara Peninsula — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Niagara Peninsula?
- The most planted varieties in Niagara Peninsula are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Niagara Peninsula known for?
- Niagara Peninsula is known for Canadian Chardonnay, Canadian Ice Wine, and Canadian Riesling wines and flavors of Tree fruit, Red fruit, and Oak.
- How many wineries are in Niagara Peninsula?
- Femente tracks 211 producers in Niagara Peninsula, of which 11 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Niagara Peninsula?
- Niagara Peninsula is a wine region in Canada, taking in Creek Shores, Niagara Escarpment - Ontario, Vinemount Ridge, and Lincoln Lakeshore.
Niagara Peninsula
Riesling and Cabernet Franc stake competing claims to Niagara's cool climate, while icewine remains the region's calling card—a singular expression of lake effect and frozen grapes that no other North American terroir quite replicates.
Producers in Niagara Peninsula
- Cattail Creek — undiscovered
- St. Henry — undiscovered
- Union — undiscovered
- Hernder — honest
- Schönmarke — undiscovered
- Ridgepoint Wines — honest
- Pondview — honest
- 13th Street — honest
- Thomas & Vaughan — undiscovered
- Flourish — undiscovered
- Calamus — honest
- Hidden Bench — distinction
- échos — undiscovered
- Vineland Estates Winery — honest
- Ostin — undiscovered
- Colaneri — honest
- Pearl Morissette — honest
- Lailey — honest
- Kacaba — honest
- Fielding — honest
- Nomad at Hinterbrook — honest
- Redstone — honest
- Burnt Ship Bay — honest
- Icellars — honest
- Maple Ruby — undiscovered
- Mountain Road Wine Company — undiscovered
- Inniskillin — distinction
- Strewn — honest
- Merrit Road — undiscovered
- Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery — distinction
- Lakeview — honest
- Di Profio — undiscovered
- Henry of Pelham — distinction
- Niagara College Teaching Winery — honest
- Sue-Ann Staff — honest
- Open — honest
- Jackson-Triggs — distinction
- Atlantis Niagara — honest
- Perridiso — undiscovered
- The Farm — honest
- Red Tractor — distinction
- Family Estate — undiscovered
- Twenty Twenty Seven — undiscovered
- Organized Crime — honest
- Terra Vineyards — undiscovered
- Monastery Cellars — undiscovered
- Kew Vineyards — distinction
- Arterra Wines — honest
- McMichael Collection — honest
- Locust Lane — honest
- Vinoteca — undiscovered
- Skylon Tower — undiscovered
- De Sousa — undiscovered
- Domaine Queylus — distinction
- Legend Estates — undiscovered
- 180 Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Rebel (CA) — undiscovered
- Westcott Vineyards — distinction
- Amo — undiscovered
- Cloudsley Cellars — distinction
- 16 Mile — undiscovered
- Union Wines — honest
- The Audacity of Thomas G. Bright — honest
- Drea's Wine Co. — honest
- Helia Vineyards — undiscovered
- Coyote's Run — honest
- Thirty Bench — honest
- Cave Spring — distinction
- Wending Home — honest
- Tawse — distinction
- Greenlane — honest
- Angels Gate — honest
- Pillitteri Estates — distinction
- Daniel Lenko Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Mike Weir — honest
- Magnotta — distinction
- Nyarai — undiscovered
- Malivoire — honest
- Creekside — honest
- Palatine Hills Estate — honest
- Stoney Ridge Estate Winery — distinction
- Falls Art Cellars — undiscovered
- Puddicombe — undiscovered
- Stratus — distinction
- House Wine Co. — honest
- Legends Estates Winery — undiscovered
- Crush — honest
- Bachelder — critic
- Vieni — honest
- Concerto In D — undiscovered
- Rancourt — honest
- Rockway — honest
- Cornerstone Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Equifera — honest
- 3XP — undiscovered
- Big Head — honest
- Leaning Post — honest
- Ravine Vineyard — honest
- Silver Bay Cellars — undiscovered
- Kittling Ridge — honest
- Alvento — undiscovered
- Charles Baker — honest
- Back 10 Cellars — honest
- Meldville — honest
- 80x — undiscovered
- Dim Wine Co — undiscovered
Restaurants in Niagara Peninsula
Restaurants in Niagara Peninsula