Riverbend Vineyards in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Region, Canada | Winery

Riverbend Vineyards in Niagara on the Lake in Canada, completed planting it?s first vineyards in the spring of 2004. A total of 12 acres were planted at the corner of the Niagara River Parkway and John St. located in the heart of the Niagara on the Lake Wine Country.
The warming effect of the winds from Lake Ontario, with rich nutrients in the soils which were once the bed of the ? Lake Iroquois? whose shores once reached the Niagara Escarpment allows grapes planted by Riverbend Vineyards to reach optimum ripening in the fall.
Premium wine making varieties were selected for this vineyard including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay adjacent to the inn on the north side by John St. On the west side of Riverbend Vineyards in Niagara on the Lake, Vidal plantings are featured while Sauvignon Blanc was planted to the south of the Inn for maximum sun exposure.