Wineries

Pelee Island Winery

Pelee Island Winery grows grapes at Pelee Island and Kingsville, in the South Islands sub-appellation of Lake Erie North Shore. It dates its founding to 1982.

Where it sits

Pelee Island Winery is at Pelee Island and Kingsville, and its fruit falls inside South Islands, one of the sub-appellations nested within Lake Erie North Shore. 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, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Vidal, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Baco Noir, Shiraz, Chambourcin, Gamay, Zweigelt, Tokay Friulano, Tempranillo and Lemberger.

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: over 700 acres.

Visiting

Kingsville Retail Store open Mon-Sat 11AM-6PM, Sun 11AM-5PM; Standard Tasting $20, Exclusive Tasting $30; winery tours 12PM, 2PM, 4PM

Also in Lake Erie North Shore: Skye Chase Estate Winery, Viewpointe Estate Winery. 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.