Wineries

Colchester Ridge Estate Winery

Colchester Ridge Estate Winery grows grapes at Harrow, in the Lake Erie North Shore appellation. It dates its founding to 2001.

Where it sits

Colchester Ridge Estate Winery is at Harrow, inside Lake Erie North Shore — one of the three appellations of origin recognised under Ontario's VQA system. What that claim means on a label, and how the boundary is defined in regulation, is set out on the regions page.

What it grows

The winery works with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc.

Each of those has a page here on how it behaves in Ontario: the heat it needs to ripen, the Brix it reaches at harvest, and which parts of the province actually plant it.

Vineyard area: 12 acres.

Visiting

We hold no confirmed visitor information for Colchester Ridge Estate Winery. The table below is everything we have; if you run this winery, we would be glad to correct it.

Also in Lake Erie North Shore: Colio Estate Wines, Cooper's Hawk Vineyards. The full list is on the Ontario wineries page.

What we hold on this winery

Compiled from the winery's own website (source), checked October 2026. Facts change — corrections are welcome.