Our Vineyard

4,000 “winter hardy, cold climate” vines were planted in 2004. The success has been both inspiring and spectacular.

These remarkable varieties have withstood temperatures in our vineyard of below -35°C. Could this be Napa or Niagara north? Not yet. But…

Green Gables Vineyard has successfully grown these hardy varieties and created some very special wines based on our unique “terroir” — a French word wineries borrow to reflect the distinct local influences transmitted into a wine’s character (soil, weather, geography). Our vineyard sits next to a climate-modifying hillside, surrounded by mature forest, with lots of southern exposure. The soil — rocky sandy loam over a limestone base — is not unlike that of the Bordeaux region of France. But our winters… oh, our winters. That’s where any comparison to France, California, or Niagara stops. Our winters challenge our vines and bring out the very best in them — and they love it.