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Canada

Canada’s wine map stretches from British Columbia’s western valleys to Ontario and Prince Edward County beside the Great Lakes. Long northern days, cold winters and strong local moderating influences produce bright wines, with Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and icewine as useful landmarks.

Place
Canada
Regions
3
Producers
2
Editorial basis
World of Wine country guide
Atlas locationCanada

The regions of Canada

Choose a region to read its guide, then move closer through its named subregions.

  1. 01British Columbia1 producerBritish Columbia's Okanagan Valley runs from cooler northern sites to a warmer south, where different grapes find their place. The province makes everything from sparkling wine and dry rosé to fuller reds, late-harvest wines and Icewine. Okanagan Valley includes sub-GIs, while Kootenays is a separate GI.
  2. 02Ontario1 producerOntario's cool growing season is eased by nearby water, which can moderate cold and lower frost risk. Icewine is its best-known style, but still and sparkling wines matter too. VQA place names lead into Niagara Peninsula, Lake Erie North Shore and Prince Edward County.
  3. 03Prince Edward CountyNo producers listed yetAt the eastern end of Lake Ontario, Prince Edward County is Ontario's coolest viticultural area. Lake influence and Bay of Quinte breezes temper the growing season, while limestone, stony soils and hard winters set the conditions. Chardonnay appears in several styles, alongside fresh white wines and lighter, high-acid reds led by Pinot Noir.

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Where to go next

mapSee Canada in the AtlasOpen the country map and move between its wine regions.placeBegin with British ColumbiaBritish Columbia is one of the region guides collected under Canada.learningHow place shapes wineSee how climate, landscape and local choices become part of a wine.