CANWINE.COM

This site is an Editors's Choice Destination of Chatelaine magazine.

CANWINE, the Canadian Wine Mailing List

CANWINE was started in January 1994 to provide a forum for the discussion of Canadian wines. We're not a collection of wine snobs, just a friendly group interested in discussing wines made in Canada of Canadian grapes (and lately, other fruits). If you would like further information about the list, please read the CANWINE FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page updated September 16, 2004.

The Canadian wine restaurant guide includes contact information and a Canadian-themed restaurant in Europe! Revised as of September 15, 2004.

Canadian Wineries on the World Wide Web

British Columbia

Lower Mainland

Okanagan

Vancouver Island/Gulf Islands

New Brunswick

Tierney Point Winery

Newfoundland

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Lake Erie North Shore and Pelee Island

Niagara Peninsula

Prince Edward County/Eastern Ontario

Toronto

Prince Edward Island

Rossignol Winery

Québec

Saskatchewan

Aspen Grove Winery

Other Sites for Further Reference (Reviews, Awards, Magazines, and other Canadian wine-related pages)

Commercial Reviews and Awards

Magazines

Educational Institutions, Organizations, and Other Canadian Wine-related Pages

CCOVI: The Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, a partnership between Brock University in St. Catharines, ON and the Ontario grape and wine industry. Offers an Honors Bachelor of Science degree in oenology and viticulture and is the only such degree program available in Canada.
Ontario Wine Society
Ontario Wines
Opimian Society, Canada
Vintage Assessments
Wine Focus
Commercial viticultural in Canada

Canadian Wine Sales and Distribution

Please note that because of provincial legislation, CANWINE is not able to act as a broker or agent for the purchase of wine on the Internet.

Provincial Liquor Commissions and Wine-related Organizations

Private Distributors

Wines available for home delivery only in the province when they operate.

BC Wine Club, premium British Columbia wine delivery service
WineOnline.ca, soon to be distributing Ontario wines
Icewine Niagara, all Ontario icewines to the U.S., where possible under legislation
Winery To Home, premium Ontario VQA wine delivery service

Wine Stores

These are privately owned wine stores that specialize in Canadian wines; shops owned by the wineries or as an offshoot of provincial liquor commissions are not included here. (Alphabetical by province, then by city)

Alberta Wine Merchants, wine stores around the province
J. Webb Wine Merchant, Calgary, AB
The Cellar, Calgary, AB
Crowfoot Centre Wine Boutique and Liquor Store, Calgary, AB
Kensington Wine Market, Calgary, AB
Willow Park Wine Shop, Calgary, AB
The Wine Cottage, Calgary, AB
Grapes and Grains, Edmonton, AB
The Wine Cellar, Edmonton, AB
Edgemont Village Wines, North Vancouver, BC
Marquis Wine Cellars, Vancouver, BC
Brentwood Bay Lodge Wine Store
Banville and Jones, Winnipeg, MB

Email Addresses

Kenaston Wine Market, Winnipeg, MB
La Boutique Del Vino, Winnipeg, MB

Wine Stores in the United States Carrying Canadian Wines

Esquin Wine Merchants, Seattle, WA USA
Premier Wines , 3445 Delaware Ave., Buffalo NY USA 1-800-666-6560
The Red Wagon, Rochester, MI USA
The Cloverleaf, Southfield, MI USA
Grapes, Grains, and Gifts, Apex, NC USA
You can also check out the wonderful list of wine shops in the San Francisco area that stock Canadian wines.

Do you know of a web page that belongs with this listing? Send me complete details and I'll review them for their appropriateness: please be advised that I will not list sites that are not specifically related to Canadian-made wines.

I'm not a home-winemaker (so please, don't ask me any questions!), but if you are, check out the rec.crafts.winemaking newsgroup for winemaking and grape-growing discussions, the excellent Amateur Winemakers of Canada site, Larry Paterson's great site for information about the Canadian winemakers/grapegrowers list called GROWWINE, Grape Growers of Ontario for suggestions of what grows well in our cool climate, and Viticultural Roundtable of Southwestern Ontario.

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