Wineries

Howard Equities Inc - John Howard Cellars of Distinction

Howard Equities Inc - John Howard Cellars of Distinction grows grapes at Vineland, ON (contact page address: 3930 Cherry Ave. Vineland, ON, Canada L0R 2C0), in the Niagara Peninsula appellation.

Where it sits

Howard Equities Inc - John Howard Cellars of Distinction is at Vineland, ON (contact page address: 3930 Cherry Ave. Vineland, ON, Canada L0R 2C0), inside Niagara Peninsula — 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 Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay and Riesling.

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: "72-acre vineyard".

Visiting

open year round

Also in Niagara Peninsula: Icellars Estate Winery, Inniskillin. 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.