Results from the 2026 Nationals – Top 10 Ontario Wineries

Top 10 Ontario Wineries

Note: The WineAlign National Winery of the Year Award and the Best Performing Small Winery of the Year are the two most prestigious honours presented by the National Wine Awards of Canada. To qualify for the annual Top 25 Wineries in Canada, a producer must enter at least five wines. Rankings are determined by each winery’s top five scoring entries, in combination with the weighted value of their medals. The medal’s weighted value reflects its relative scarcity across the competition; the fewer medals awarded overall, the greater each medal’s value in the final calculation. For the Best Performing Small Winery of the Year, eligibility is limited to producers with annual production of 10,000 cases or fewer, measured in 12 × 750 mL bottles. In 2026, Icewine, Library Wines, Replacement Wines and Crafted in B.C. entries were not included in the Winery of the Year calculations.

Ontario
1 Platinum, 4 Gold, 13 Silver, 8 Bronze

• Platinum – Tawse 2023 Estate Chardonnay, West Niagara, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Tawse 2023 Robyn’s Block Chardonnay, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Tawse 2023 Quarry Road Chardonnay, Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Tawse 25th Anniversary Spark, West Niagara, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Tawse 2024 Quarry Road Vineyard Riesling , Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula, ON

And a Platinum for Tawse 2016 Limestone Ridge-North Riesling, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON – Library Wine

Read more: Announcing the Winery of the Year

Ontario
1 Platinum, 6 Gold, 9 Silver, 5 Bronze

• Platinum – Fielding Sparkling Rosé, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Fielding 2024 Fireside Red – Cabernet, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Fielding 2024 Rock Pile Pinot Noir, Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Fielding 2023 Red Conception, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Fielding 2023 Estate Riesling, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON

Ontario
1 Platinum, 4 Gold, 4 Silver

• Platinum – Black Bank Hill 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon , Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Black Bank Hill 2023 Cabernet Franc, Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Black Bank Hill 2023 Égalité , Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Black Bank Hill 2023 Chardonnay, Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Black Bank Hill 2023 Pinot Noir , Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON

Read more: Announcing the Best Performing Small Winery of the Year

Ontario
6 Gold, 5 Silver, 5 Bronze

• Gold – Bachelder 2023 Hill of Wingfield Wismer-Wingfield Vineyard Chardonnay, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Bachelder 2023 Wismer Wingfield Vineyard Chardonnay, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Bachelder 2023 Wismer-Foxcroft NORD Vineyard Chardonnay, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Bachelder 2024 Kirby Cru de Niagara 45% Whole Cluster Vieilles Vignes Gamay Noir, Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Bachelder 2023 Hanck Pinot Noir, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON

Ontario
4 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 Bronze

• Gold – The Organized Crime 2023 Sacred Series The Download, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – The Organized Crime 2023 Cuvée Krystyna Chardonnay, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – The Organized Crime 2025 Riesling, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – The Organized Crime 2022 Sacred Series The Download, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Silver – The Organized Crime 2023 Petit Verdot, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON

Ontario
2 Platinum, 1 Gold, 9 Silver, 7 Bronze

• Platinum – Malivoire Bisous Rosé, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Platinum – Malivoire 2024 Pinot Noir Three Rows, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Malivoire 2019 Bisous Blanc de Blanc, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Silver – Malivoire 2025 Rosé Moira, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Silver – Malivoire 2024 Moira Pinot Noir, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON

Ontario
1 Platinum, 2 Gold, 8 Silver, 4 Bronze

• Platinum – Hidden Bench 2022 La Brunante, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Hidden Bench 2023 Pinot Noir Rosomel Vineyard, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Hidden Bench 2024 Unfiltered Chardonnay, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Silver – Hidden Bench 2023 Chardonnay Tête de Cuvée, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Silver – Hidden Bench 2024 Pinot Noir, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON

Ontario
1 Platinum, 2 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze

• Platinum – Queenston Mile 2023 Chardonnay Signature Reserve, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Queenston Mile 2018 Blanc de Blanc, St. David’s Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold- Queenston Mile 2024 Sauvignon Blanc Small Batch Reserve, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Silver – Queenston Mile 2019 Grand Mile, St. David’s Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Silver – Queenston Mile 2024 Pinot Noir Unoaked, St. David’s Bench, Niagara Peninsula, ON

Ontario
1 Platinum, 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 5 Bronze

• Platinum – Palatine Hills 2021 Overtime Meritage, Niagara Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Palatine Hills 2021 Overtime Cabernet Sauvignon, Niagara Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Palatine Hills 2024 Lakeshore Viognier, Niagara Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Silver- Palatine Hills 2021 Overtime Merlot, Niagara Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Bronze – Palatine Hills 2024 Vidal Icewine, Niagara Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, ON

Ontario
3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze

• Gold – Peller Estates 2023 Signature Series Cabernet Franc, Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Peller Estates 2025 Private Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Gold – Peller Estates 2024 Signature Series Sauvignon Blanc, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Silver – Peller Estates 2022 Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon, Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, ON
• Silver – Peller Estates 2024 Signature Series Chardonnay, Niagara Peninsula, ON

Note: The WineAlign National Winery of the Year Award and the Best Performing Small Winery of the Year are the two most prestigious honours presented by the National Wine Awards of Canada. To qualify for the annual Top 25 Wineries in Canada, a producer must enter at least five wines. Rankings are determined by each winery’s top five scoring entries, in combination with the weighted value of their medals. The medal’s weighted value reflects its relative scarcity across the competition; the fewer medals awarded overall, the greater each medal’s value in the final calculation. For the Best Performing Small Winery of the Year, eligibility is limited to producers with annual production of 10,000 cases or fewer, measured in 12 × 750 mL bottles. In 2026, Icewine, Library Wines, Replacement Wines and Crafted in B.C. entries were not included in the Winery of the Year calculations.

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