Certified Sustainable Grapes and Wines

Many Ontario grape growers and winemakers have chosen to take their environmentally-friendly practices one step further by participating in the voluntary sustainability certification program. Visit our Instagram page to hear what it means to Ontario grape growers to be sustainable.

Background

In 2007, the Ontario Craft Wineries (OCW) created 'An Environmental Charter for the Wine Industry' and in 2014 Grape Growers of Ontario (GGO) collaborated with growers, wineries and industry experts to create the 'Ontario Viticulture Sustainability Certification Program'. These programs were developed for wineries and vineyards to provide information on environmental requirements and identify new sustainable opportunities while complying with existing government regulations. By 2016, these proactive programs were operating in tandem as accredited certification programs audited by independent third-party auditors, thus providing further validity to the sustainability efforts from the industry.

In 2021, the OCW and GGO merged the two programs to operate under one unified program - Sustainable Winegrowing Ontario (SWO). This program is built around the three core pillars of sustainability – Environment, Economy, and Community. Practices within these pillars reflect how certified wineries and growers are invested in respecting our natural resources, building sustainable businesses, and are committed to social responsibility. Evolving the program to include both winery and vineyard certification ensures that the complete grape to glass cycle is sustainable. Look for 'Certified Sustainable' at Ontario vineyards and the SWO logo on your favourite Ontario VQA wine bottle starting with the 2021 vintage.

Explore sustainable vineyard practices by clicking on the plus signs in the graphic below:

Certified Growers

Niagara-on-the-Lake
2431839 Ontario Ltd.	Fruithaven Farms Ltd.	Lepp Farms	Smith Vineyards Inc.
A.J. Lepp Orchards Ltd.	George Ostrowski	Lina Puma	Southbrook Vineyards
Abe Epp + Family Inc.	Gerald Klose	Neumann Vineyards Ltd.	Strewn Inc.
Andrew Peller Ltd.	G.W. Farms Inc.	Niagara College Teaching Winery	Tim Andrews and Sandra Edgeworth
Arterra Wines Vineyards	Glenlake Orchards	Ornelas Farms Inc.	The French Connection Vineyards
Berry Vineyards Inc.	Hernder Vineyards Inc.	P.G. Enns Farms Ltd.	Toppensher Vineyards
Chateau des Charmes Wines	Howard W. Lowrey	Parkway Estate Vineyards Inc.	Tregunno Fruit Farms Inc.
Cool Vineyards	Huebel Grapes Estates	Palatine Hills Estates Winery	Van De Laar Vineyards Inc.
Daniel Lambert Farms Inc.	Hunter Farms	Pietersen Farms	W Farms
De Simone Vineyards	Icellars Estate Winery Inc.	Pillitteri Estates Winery	W.J Neufeld Farms
Dyck Family Vineyards	James E. Slingerland	Puglisi Farms	Wallco Family Farms Inc.
Eric Willms	Jenkins Vineyards Niagara Inc.	Reddecopp Vineyards	Warren Ridge Inc.
Erwin and Esther Willms	K.J. Watson Farms Ltd.	Reif Vineyards Inc.	Wiens Farms
Erwin Wiens Vineyards Ltd.	Klassen Vineyards	Reuther Farms Ltd.	William Falk Farms Ltd.
Ferox Estate Winery	Knizat Farm Inc.	Riverbend Farms Inc.	Willow Lake Ventures Inc.
Forrer Farms Inc.	Lament Farms Inc.	Riverview Cellars Winery	WW Niagara Vineyards Inc.
Franklin Young	Larry Dubois	Seeger Farms Ltd.	Zabek Vineyards Ltd.
Froese Farms	Lawrie Vineyard	Skubel Family Farms Inc.

Lincoln
2063363 Ontario Inc.	Funk Farms Ltd.	Keczan Farm	Stouck Estate
2819174 Ontario Inc.	George II Farms Ltd.	London Born Wines	Stu Morgan
Andrewes Farm Ltd.	Heather Laundry	Malivoire Wine Company	Tawse Family Vineyard Inc.
Bonomo Fruit Farms	Hermeris Vineyard	Megalomaniac Vineyard	The Foreign Affair Winery Limited
Bowen Farms Ltd.	Hidden Bench Vineyards + Winery	Mission Vineyard	Vailmont Vineyards Ltd.
Cave Spring Cellars	Hipple Farms Ltd.	Nedelko Vineyard	Vineland Estates Winery
Cellaria Winery Inc.	Holmestead Acres Limited	Nexgen Property Management	Walker Aggregates Inc.
Dao Vineyard	Honsberger Estates	Picone Vineyard	Westcott Vineyards Inc.
Domaine Le Clos Jordanne Vineyards	J. Richard Wismer	Quarry Ridge Inc.
Elmwood Farms	Jim Morrison	Redfoot Vineyards
Featherstone Vineyard	Jordan Valley Vineyards	Schuele Vineyards Inc.
Flat Rock Vineyard Ltd.	Joseph R. Lastiwka	Sempre Mio Wines Inc.

St. Catharines
16 Mile Cellar	End of the Road Vineyards	Honsberger Estates	Tony Molek
Barbara Troup	Ernie & Luba Atalick	J.D. Whitty Farms	William J. Baranick
Bartelds Vineyard	G+H Wiley Ltd.	Koop Farms Ltd.	William P. Baranick
Creekside Estate Winery	Garphil Farms	Lincoln Estate Vineyards
Dobbin Estate	Glen View Vineyards Inc.	Nokara Farms Ltd.
Doig Farms	Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery	Schenck Farms + Greenhouses Co.

Grimsby-Hamilton
Leaning Post Wines Inc.	Ronald Moyer Ltd.

Southwestern Ontario
Oxley Farms	Pelee Island Winery & Vineyards

Prince Edward County
Closson Chase Vineyards Inc.	Exultet Estates	Rosehall Run Vineyards Inc.	Sandbanks Estate Winery