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

Wineries

Dobbin Estate

Dobbin Estate grows grapes at Lincoln, in the Twenty Mile Bench sub-appellation of Niagara Peninsula.

Where it sits

Dobbin Estate is at Lincoln, and its fruit falls inside Twenty Mile Bench, one of the sub-appellations nested within Niagara Peninsula. A sub-appellation is the narrower claim: a wine may carry it or the wider appellation name, and the boundaries are set in regulation rather than by the winery. The regions page covers how those lines are drawn.

What it grows

The winery works with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Cabernet Franc.

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 Dobbin Estate. The table below is everything we have; if you run this winery, we would be glad to correct it.

Also in Niagara Peninsula: Domaine Queylus, Featherstone Estate Winery. The full list is on the Ontario wineries page.

What we hold on this winery

LocationLincoln
AppellationNiagara Peninsula
Sub-appellationTwenty Mile Bench
Foundednot known
Vineyard areanot known
VarietiesChardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Cabernet Franc

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