Wineries

Reif Estate Winery

Reif Estate Winery grows grapes at Niagara-on-the-Lake, in the Niagara River sub-appellation of Niagara Peninsula. It dates its founding to 1982.

Where it sits

Reif Estate Winery is at Niagara-on-the-Lake, and its fruit falls inside Niagara River, 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 Baco Noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Semillon.

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: 125 acres.

Visiting

'The wine boutique is open seven days a week'; Apr-Oct 10am-6pm, Nov-Mar 10am-5pm

Also in Niagara Peninsula: Riverview Cellars Estate Winery, Rockway 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.