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The wines pivot on freshness and restraint: cool-climate reds with visible tannin structure, whites that snap with green apple and mineral edge, ice wines that balance viscosity against clean acidity.
Niagara-on-the-LakePrince Edward CountyNiagara PeninsulaLake Erie North Shore
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Region DNA
The character of Ontario
Based on 597 wines with structural data
Style profile
Diverse
Broad range with a recognisable character
Ontario
Country avg
FEM score distribution
90+ Elite
80–89 Great
70–79 Good
<70 Other
Based on 120 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Red fruitTree fruitOakBlack fruitCitrus fruit
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Canadian Chardonnay
Canadian Pinot Noir
Canadian Riesling
Canadian Cabernet Franc
Canadian Cabernet Sauvignon
Canadian Pinot Gris
Canadian Ice Wine
Canadian Merlot
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
ChardonnayCabernet SauvignonCabernet FrancRieslingPinot NoirMerlotVidalSauvignon BlancGewürztraminerBaco Noir
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 Ontario
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VisitAbout Ontario
Ontario is a wine region in Canada, home to 225 producers tracked on Femente, 6 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, producing Canadian Chardonnay and Canadian Pinot Noir wines with notes of Red fruit, Tree fruit, and Oak. It takes in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Prince Edward County, Niagara Peninsula, and Lake Erie North Shore.
Ontario — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Ontario?
- The most planted varieties in Ontario are Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Riesling, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Ontario known for?
- Ontario is known for Canadian Chardonnay, Canadian Pinot Noir, and Canadian Riesling wines and flavors of Red fruit, Tree fruit, and Oak.
- How many wineries are in Ontario?
- Femente tracks 225 producers in Ontario, of which 6 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Ontario?
- Ontario is a wine region in Canada, taking in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Prince Edward County, Niagara Peninsula, and Lake Erie North Shore.
Ontario
The wines pivot on freshness and restraint: cool-climate reds with visible tannin structure, whites that snap with green apple and mineral edge, ice wines that balance viscosity against clean acidity. Ontario winemakers chase tension, not ripeness.
Producers in Ontario
- Megalomaniac — honest
- Macedo Winery — undiscovered
- Frozen — undiscovered
- Villa Nova Estate Winery — undiscovered
- 20 Bees — honest
- Five Rows — honest
- Andrew Peller — honest
- Hillebrand — honest
- Le Clos Jordanne — honest
- Brights — undiscovered
- Harbour Estates Winery — honest
- Rosewood Estates — honest
- RJ Spagnols — undiscovered
- Flat Rock Cellars — distinction
- Marynissen Estates — honest
- Between The Lines — honest
- Trius — honest
- Andres — undiscovered
- Trove — undiscovered
- Burning Kiln — honest
- Holland Marsh — honest
- King’s Court Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Ocala Orchards Farm — undiscovered
- Dover — undiscovered
- Two Sisters — distinction
- Good Earth — honest
- Scotch Block — undiscovered
- Frisky Beaver — honest
- 2027 Cellars — honest
- Rennie — honest
- Willow Springs Winery — undiscovered
- Bonnieheath — undiscovered
- Sanson Estate Winery — undiscovered
- Downeys — undiscovered
- Ridge Road Estate — undiscovered
- Ferox — honest
- Blueberry Hill Estates — undiscovered
- London Born — undiscovered
- Honsberger — honest
- Fresh — honest
- Dillon's — undiscovered
- Weight Watchers — undiscovered
- Aria — undiscovered
- Villa Bacchus — undiscovered
- Windrush — undiscovered
- Front Road Cellars — undiscovered
- Rolling Grape Vineyard — undiscovered
- Cartier Wines — undiscovered
- King + Victoria — undiscovered
- The Foreign Affair — honest
- Villa Romana — undiscovered
- 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
- Northern Lights Wines — undiscovered
- 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
- Dim Wine Co — undiscovered
- Reif Estate Winery — distinction
- Stonechurch — undiscovered
- Château des Charmes — distinction
- Small Talk — honest
- Konzelmann — distinction
- Riverview Cellars — distinction
- Frogpond Farm — honest
- The Hare Wine Co — honest
- De Simone Vineyards — honest
- Khush — undiscovered
- Josephs Estate — undiscovered
- River Bend CA — undiscovered
- Queenston Mile Vineyard — honest
- Peller Estates — distinction
- Caroline — honest