Top 10 Small Wineries in Canada

2022 WineAlign National Wine Awards of Canada
(The Nationals)

Note: A minimum of five wines must be entered in order to be eligible for Winery of the Year and the Top Wineries lists. The five top-scoring entries (not including Icewine) from each winery are used to determine these lists.

1. SpearHead Winery

  Best Performing Small Winery

British Columbia
1 Platinum, 7 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze

SpearHead 2019 Coyote Vineyard Pinot Noir
SpearHead 2019 Botrytis Affected Late Harvest Riesling
SpearHead 2019 Pinot Noir Cuvée
SpearHead 2019 Golden Retreat Pinot Noir
SpearHead 2020 Pinot Gris Golden Retreat Vineyard

Read more: Announcing the 2022 Best Performing Small Winery

2. La Frenz Estate Winery

British Columbia
1 Platinum, 9 Gold, 8 Silver

La Frenz 2019 Syrah Rockyfeller Vineyard
La Frenz 2019 Malbec Rockyfeller Vineyard
La Frenz 2019 Grand Total Reserve
La Frenz 2018 Aster Brut
La Frenz 2020 Reserve Vivant

3.  Fort Berens Estate Winery

British Columbia
1 Platinum, 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze

Fort Berens 2020 Pinot Noir
Fort Berens 2021 Small Lot Grüner Veltliner
Fort Berens 2019 Merlot Reserve
Fort Berens 2019 Merlot
Fort Berens 2019 Cabernet Franc Reserve

4. Hidden Bench Vineyards and Winery

Ontario
1 Platinum, 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze

Hidden Bench 2019 Pinot Noir Felseck Vineyard
Hidden Bench 2020 Chardonnay Unfiltered
Hidden Bench 2016 Blanc de Blanc Zéro Dosage
Hidden Bench 2019 Chardonnay Felseck Vineyard Unfiltered
Hidden Bench 2019 Terroir Caché

5. Kismet Estate Winery

British Columbia
4 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze

Kismet 2020 Reserve Cabernet Franc
Kismet 2020 Karma
Kismet 2021 Pinot Grigio
Kismet 2020 Viognier Roussanne Marsanne Reserve
Kismet 2019 Reserve Cabernet Franc

6. Painted Rock Estate Winery

British Columbia
4 Gold, 4 Silver

Painted Rock 2019 Malbec
Painted Rock 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
Painted Rock 2019 Merlot
Painted Rock 2019 Syrah
Painted Rock 2019 Cabernet Franc

7. Meyer Family Vineyards

British Columbia
1 Platinum, 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze

Meyer 2020 Old Block Pinot Noir McLean Creek Road Vineyard
Meyer 2020 Tribute Series Chardonnay Old Main Rd Vineyard
Meyer 2020 Micro Cuvee Pinot Noir McLean Creek Road vineyard
Meyer 2020 Micro Cuvee Chardonnay Old Main Rd
Meyer 2020 Chardonnay McLean Creek Road Vineyard

8. Synchromesh Wines

British Columbia
1 Platinum, 1 Gold, 5 Silver, 3 Bronze

Storm Haven 2020 Riesling Gibson-Block 3
Storm Haven 2020 Gold Digger Riesling
Synchromesh 2021 Dry Riesling Thorny Vines Vineyard
Storm Haven 2020 Cabernet Franc Storm Haven Vineyard
Synchromesh 2021 Riesling Long’s View Vineyard

9. Van Westen Vineyards

British Columbia
3 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze

Van Westen 2019 Vivre La Vie Merlot
Van Westen 2019 V
Van Westen 2021 Vivacious
Van Westen 2019 Voluptuous
Van Westen 2021 Vino Grigio

10. Lake Breeze Vineyards

British Columbia
3 Gold, 7 Silver, 4 Bronze

Lake Breeze 2018 Cellar Series Mistral
Lake Breeze 2020 Pinot Noir
Lake Breeze 2019 Meritage
Lake Breeze 2016 Cellar Series Tempest
Lake Breeze Okanagan 2020 Pinot Blanc

Note: A minimum of five wines must be entered in order to be eligible for Winery of the Year and the Top Wineries lists. The five top-scoring entries (not including Icewine) from each winery are used to determine these lists.