TASTE CANADA TASTE CANADA | LONDON The Trade Commissioner Service of the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom, together with the Wines of Canada, welcome you to a walk around tasting featuring some of the very best of Canada’s wine producers. Taste Canada London 2025 brings together wineries from British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec and features still, sparkling, Icewine and Ice Cider.
Wines of Canada Tasting May 12, 2025
Canada House Trafalgar Square, London
Climate change is bringing us a new boreal world of wines -- and Canada will loom large. It’s never easy: growers have to ride white-knuckle switchback seasons every year. The rewards, though, are ample: finesse, delicacy, a soft grain, understatement: qualities the wine world needs.
- Andrew Jefford
Decanter Magazine, World of Fine Wine, Decanter World Wine Awards
Academic Advisor: The Wine Scholar Guild
canada on the world map CANADA ON THE WORLD MAP Canada’s wine regions are primarily located between 41° and 50° North, similar to many acclaimed wine regions in the world. Ontario’s characteristic limestone bedrock and its proximity to the Great Lakes make for wines with exceptional fruit and balanced acidity. Meanwhile, the coastal breezes and cooler climate of Nova Scotia create fresh and crisp whites, with characteristic minerality. British Columbia has the unique combination of extreme heat and cold that results in intense fruitdriven, fresh and structured wines.
The Growth Cycle | Bloom (June 10 - 18) to Harvest (October - November) matches other wine regions of the world, with 100 to 112 days.
OREGON
Nova Scotia, CANADA
Quebec, CANADA
Ontario, CANADA
British Columbia, CANADA
CALIFORNIA FRANCE
Gaspereau Valley (Nova Scotia)
Niagara (Ontario) Osoyoos (British Columbia)
CANADIAN ICEWINE Since the early 1990s Canada has been internationally known for the consistent quality of its Icewine. Produced in every Canadian wine producing region, Ontario produces over 90% of this delicious and quintessentially Canadian product which is made from grapes that have been naturally frozen on the vine. Winter temperatures and freezing concentrate the sugar, acid and berry extracts in the grape, resulting in highly concentrated flavours and the complex intensity for which Canadian Icewines are known. Icewine is primarily produced from Vidal, Riesling and Cabernet Franc.
BEYOND ICEWINE While Canada continues to be proud of its Icewine story, it is quickly becoming discovered for the quality of its table and sparkling wines. Each of Canada’s wine regions have unique growing conditions that allow key varieties to shine and be expressive of their place of origin.
BRITISH COLUMBIA LEGEND CERTIFIED ORGANIC
CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE BIODYNAMIC
WINERIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA BURROWING OWL VINEYARDS LTD. wysewine@burrowingowlwine.ca wildgoosewinery.ca burrowingowlwine.ca
Wild Goose Winery Pinot Gris 2023
Importer: Burrowing Owl Vineyards Ltd. Stephen Neumann wysewine@burrowingowlwine.ca
BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 13.5% ABV
Wild Goose Winery Riesling 2023
BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 13.0% ABV
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 14.0% ABV
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Syrah 2019
BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 14.0% ABV
Martin’s Lane Winery Naramata Pinot Noir 2022
BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 14.0% ABV
Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Athene 2019
BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 13.5% ABV
WINERIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA POPLAR GROVE WINERY laurie@poplargrove.ca
tony@poplargrove.ca
poplargrove.ca
The Legacy 2019
SEEKING REPRESENTATION BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 14.5% ABV
Munson Mountain Cabernet Franc 2018
BC VQA Naramata Bench, 14.9% ABV
Cabernet Franc 2020
BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 14.8% ABV
Syrah 2020
BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 14.9% ABV
Pinot Noir 2023
BC VQA Naramata Bench, 13.5% ABV
Chardonnay 2023
BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 14.0% ABV
Haynes Creek Syrah 2020
BC VQA Okanagan Valley, 15.0% ABV
ONTARIO LEGEND CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE
CERTIFIED ORGANIC
BIODYNAMIC
WINERIES IN ONTARIO ARTERRA WINES CANADA beth.campbell@arterracanada.com arterracanada.com
Importer: Liberty Wines Grace Wakefield grace.wakefield@libertywines.co.uk
Domaine Le Clos Jordanne ‘Le Grand Clos’ Chardonnay 2021
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 13.1% ABV
Domaine Le Clos Jordanne ‘Le Grand Clos’ Pinot Noir 2021
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 13.1% ABV
Inniskillin Niagara Estate Gold Vidal Icewine 2022
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 9.5% ABV
Inniskillin Niagara Estate Sparkling Vidal Icewine 2022
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 9.5% ABV
Inniskillin Niagara Estate Riesling Icewine 2022
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 9.5% ABV
Inniskillin Niagara Estate Cabernet Franc Icewine 2022
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 9.5% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO BACHELDER mary@delaney-bachelder.com thomas@delaney-bachelder.com bachelderniagara.com
Importer: Liberty Wines Grace Wakefield & Sophi Wilson grace.wakefield@libertywines.co.uk
Wismer-Foxcroft Single-Vineyard Gamay Noir 2023
VQA Twenty-Mile Bench, 13.0% ABV
Les Villages’ Chardonnay ‘Bench’ 2023
VQA Niagara Escarpment 13.0% ABV
Wismer-Parke Single-Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
VQA Twenty-Mile Bench, 12.5% ABV
Wismer-Wingfield Single-Vineyard Chardonnay 2022
VQATwenty-Mile Bench, 13.5% ABV
Beam City Single-Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
VQA Beamsville Bench 12.5% ABV
Lowrey Vieilles Vignes Single-Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 12.5% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO BELLA TERRA VINEYARDS marcel@bellaterravineyards.ca mike@hilltopwines.co.uk bellaterravineyards.ca
Sauvignon Blanc 2023
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 12.0% ABV
Importer: Hill Top Wines mike@hilltopwines.co.uk
Chardonnay (Barrel Fermented) 2020
VQA Four Mile Creek, 15.0% ABV
Chardonnay Sur Lie 2022
VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake, 13.5% ABV
Cabernet Merlot Reserve 2021
VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake, 14.0% ABV
Cabernet Franc 2020
VQA Four Mile Creek, 14.9%% ABV
Riesling Icewine 2023
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 10.5% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO CAVE SPRING VINEYARD t.pennachetti@cavespring.ca l.pennachetti@cavespring.ca cavespring.ca
Riesling Estate 2022
VQA Beamsville Bench, 11.7% ABV
Importer: Yorkshire Vintners Jamie Connolly jamie@yorkshirevintners.co.uk
Riesling CSV 2020
VQA Beamsville Bench, 13.5% ABV
Chardonnay Estate 2023
VQA Beamsville Bench, 13.0% ABV
Gamay 2023
VQA Beamsville Bench, 12.0% ABV
Gamay Estate 2021
VQA Beamsville Bench, 13.0% ABV
Cabernet Franc Estate 2023
VQA Beamsville Bench, 14.5% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO CHARLES BAKER WINES | STRATUS VINEYARDS wine@charlesbaker.ca suzannejanke@stratuswines.com charlesbaker.ca | stratuswines.com
Importer: Bibendum Tom Augustyn
Charles Baker Wines Riesling, Picone Vineyard 2020
VQA Vinemount Ridge, 11.7% ABV
Charles Baker Wines Riesling, Laundry Vineyard 2024
VQA Vinemount Ridge, 13.0% ABV
Charles Baker Wines Riesling, Picone Vineyard 2022
VQA Vinemount Ridge, 11.4% ABV
Stratus Vineyards Cabernet Franc 2022
VQA Niagara Lakeshore, 14.0% ABV
Stratus Vineyards Riesling Icewine 2022
VQA Niagara Lakeshore, 13.5% ABV
Stratus Vineyards Amphora Chardonnay 2022
VQA Niagara Lakeshore, 12.4% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO CLOUDSLEY CELLARS adam@cloudsleycellars.com cloudseycellars.com
Chardonnay, Twenty Mile Bench 2021
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 12.0% ABV
Importer: The Wine Treasury James Doidge jdoidge@winetreasury.com
Chardonnay, Wingfield Vineyard 2022
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 13.0% ABV
Chardonnay, Foxcroft Vineyard 2020
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 13.0% ABV
Pinot Noir 2020
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 13.0.% ABV
Pinot Noir, Hanck Vineyard 2020
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 13.5% ABV
Pinot Noir, End of the Road Vineyard 2021
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 13.0% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO DIAMOND ESTATES WINES & SPIRITS LTD. www.diamondwines.com
ptoms@diamondwines.com
Importer: Fairview Wines Robert Wattie robert@fairviewwines.co.uk
Lakeview Wine Co Vidal Icewine 2021
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 11.5% ABV
Lakeview Wine Co Cabernet Franc Icewine 2022
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 11.5% ABV
Lakeview Wine Co Viognier 2023
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 12.0% ABV
Lakeview Wine Co Cabernet Franc 2020
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 13.5% ABV
Creekside Estates Iconclast Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 13.5% ABV
Creekside Estates Iconoclast Syrah 2022
VQA St David’s Bench, 13.5% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO FLAT ROCK CELLARS jacob@flatrockcellars.com edward@flatrockcellars.com flatrockcellars.com
Gravity Pinot Noir 2021
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 13.0% ABV
Importer: Concealed Wines Calle Nilsson calle.nilsson@concealedwines.com
The Rusty Shed Chardonnay 2021
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 13.0% ABV
Nadja’s Vineyard Riesling 2023
VQA Twenty Mile Bench, 11.0% ABV
Foundation Riesling 2024
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 11.0% ABV
Foundation Chardonnay 2023
VQA Niagara Peninsula,, 11.0% ABV
Foundation Pinot Noir 2023
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 13.0% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO LEANING POST WINES nadia@leaningpostwines.com ilya@leaningpostwines.com leaningpostwines.com
Chardonnay 2021
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 12.5% ABV
Importer: Okanagan Roots Halle Stephens hello@okanaganroots.co.uk
Chardonnay - Senchuk Vineyard 2022
VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, 13.0% ABV
Pinot Noir - Senchuk Vineyard 2021
VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, 12.5% ABV
Cabernet Franc - Grimsby Hillside Vineyard 2020
VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, 14.2% ABV
Pinot Noir 2022
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 13.0% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO NORMAN HARDIE WINERY & VINEYARD norm@normanhardie.com normanhardie.com
County Chardonnay Unfiltered 2021
Importer: Fairview Wines Robert Wattie robert@fairviewwines.co.uk
VQA Prince Edward County, 11.5% ABV
Riesling 2023
VQA Ontario, 11.5% ABV
County Pinot Noir Unfiltered 2021
VQA Prince Edward County, 11.5% ABV
Cuvée L Pinot Noir 2022
VQA Ontario, 12.5% ABV
Cuvée L Chardonnay 2022
VQA Ontario, 12.5% ABV
Cuvée Des Amis Chardonnay 2020
VQA Prince Edward County, 13.0% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO PELEE ISLAND WINERY & VINEYARDS INC annemarie.heikenwalder@peleeisland.com tim.charisse@peleeisland.com peleeisland.com
Lighthouse Riesling 2022
VQA Ontario, 12.5% ABV
SEEKING REPRESENTATION Chardonnay Non-Oaked 2020
VQA Ontario, 12.6% ABV
Pinot Grigio 2023
VQA Ontario, 12.8% ABV
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2022
VQA Ontario, 13.4% ABV
Pinot Noir Reserve 2022
VQA Ontario, 13.1% ABV
Cabernet Franc ‘The Skink’ 2022
VQA Ontario, 13.1% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO ROSEWOOD WINERY & MEADERY will.roman@rosewoodwine.com rosewoodwine.com
Charmat Rosé NV
VQA Ontario, 12.5% ABV
White Rabbit 2024
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 13.5% ABV
Importer: Distant Land LTD Ed Read ed@distantlands.beer
Chardonnay 2022
VQA Niagara Escarpment, 11.5% ABV
Looking Glass 2022
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 13.0% ABV
Night Moves 2022
VQA Niagara Peninsula, 12.0% ABV
Shoulders of Giants 2022
VQA Niagara Escarpment, 13.5% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO THERIANTHROPY INC. timreed@therianthropy.wine
david@therianthropy.wine therianthropy.wine
The Negotiant Cabernet Franc 2021
VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, 12.5% ABV
SEEKING REPRESENTATION Avabelle Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
VQA St David’s Bench, 12.7% ABV
Bonnie Vivant ‘Sous Voile’ Chardonnay 2023
VQA Prince Edward County, 12.9% ABV
David Eagle Gamay 2023
VQA Four Mile Creek, 11.2% ABV
Claire de Lune Riesling 2021
VQA Four Mile Creek, 11.1% ABV
Mouflon Pinot Gris/Riesling 2022
VQA Niagara Lakeshore, 11.3% ABV
WINERIES IN ONTARIO TRAIL ESTATE WINERY alex@trailestate.com trailestate.com SEEKING REPRESENTATION
County Chardonnay 2021
VQA Prince Edward County, 11.2% ABV
County Chardonnay 2022
VQA Vinemount Ridge, 11.4% ABV
Oh Julius 2023
VQA Ontario, 11.0% ABV
Juicy Red 2023
VQA Ontario, 11.5% ABV
White Pét Nat 2022
VQA Ontario, 10.5% ABV
Supersonic 2024
Ontario, 8.0% ABV
QUEBEC LEGEND CERTIFIED ORGANIC
CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE BIODYNAMIC
QUEBEC ICE CIDER NEIGE CANADIAN ICE CIDER sdgare@pomdial.com neige.co
Neige Ice Cider NV
PGI-Quebec, 10.0% ABV
SEEKING REPRESENTATION
WINERIES IN NOVA SCOTIA BENJAMIN BRIDGE WINERY wines@benjaminbridge.com wines@benjaminbridge.com benjaminbridge.com
Benjamin Bridge Brut NV
Nova Scotia, 11.0% ABV
Benjamin Bridge Rosé NV
Nova Scotia, 11.0% ABV
Benjamin Bridge Brut 2019
Nova Scotia, 12.0% ABV
Benjamin Bridge Pet Nat 2021
Nova Scotia, 10.0% ABV
Benjamin Bridge Nova 7 2024
Nova Scotia, 6.8% ABV
Benjamin Bridge Piquette 2023
Nova Scotia, 5.0% ABV
Importer: Flint Wines Will Heslop will@flintwines.com
WINERIES IN NOVA SCOTIA BLOMIDON ESTATE WINERY simon@blomidonwine.ca blomidonwine.ca
Chardonnay 2022
Annapolis Valley, 13.0% ABV
Reserve Chardonnay 2022
Annapolis Valley, 13.0% ABV
Brut Réserve NV
Annapolis Valley, 12.0% ABV
Cuvée L’Acadie NV
Annapolis Valley, 11.5% ABV
Importer: Amathus Drinks Jeremy Lithgow MW jeremy@amathusdrinks.com
WINERIES IN NOVA SCOTIA LIGHTFOOT & WOLFVILLE VINEYARDS steve@lightfootandwolfville.com rachel@lightfootandwolfville.com lightfootandwolfville.com
Lightfoot & Wolfville Brut 2019
Annapolis Valley, 12.0% ABV
Lightfoot & Wolfville Brut Rosé 2021
Annapolis Valley, 12.0% ABV
Lightfoot & Wolfville Tidal Bay 2023
Annapolis Valley, 11.0% ABV
Lightfoot & Wolfville Fauna 2022
Annapolis Valley, 12.0% ABV
Importer: Flint Wines Will Heslop will@flintwines.com
Lightfoot & Wolfville Ancienne Chardonnay 2021
Annapolis Valley, 12.5% ABV
Lightfoot & Wolfville Blanc de Blancs 2016
Annapolis Valley, 11.5% ABV
