Grape growing in Ontario, explained · on the web since 2000

Wineries

Colio Estate Wines

Colio Estate Wines grows grapes at Harrow, in the Lake Erie North Shore appellation. It dates its founding to 1980.

Where it sits

Colio Estate Wines 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 Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc 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.

Visiting

We hold no confirmed visitor information for Colio Estate Wines. 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: Cooper's Hawk Vineyards, Kingscoast Estate Winery. The full list is on the Ontario wineries page.

What we hold on this winery

LocationHarrow
AppellationLake Erie North Shore
Sub-appellationnot known
Founded1980
Vineyard areanot known
VarietiesChardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc

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