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

Wineries

Villa Romana Estate Winery

Villa Romana Estate Winery grows grapes at Lincoln, ON, in the Beamsville Bench sub-appellation of Niagara Peninsula. It dates its founding to 2015.

Where it sits

Villa Romana Estate Winery is at Lincoln, ON, and its fruit falls inside Beamsville 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 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling and Vidal.

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

Open to visitors (per site, 2026-10-16)

Also in Niagara Peninsula: Watchful Eye Winery, Westcott Vineyards. The full list is on the Ontario wineries page.

What we hold on this winery

LocationLincoln, ON
AppellationNiagara Peninsula
Sub-appellationBeamsville Bench
Founded2015
Vineyard areanot known
VarietiesCabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling, Vidal

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