{"id":26201,"date":"2026-06-17T14:16:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:16:53","slug":"canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada? That&#8217;s not a wine-producing country!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>That&#8217;s what almost everyone says when the topic comes up. And almost everyone is wrong. <\/em><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll admit it: I&#8217;ve thought that myself. Canada\u2014that&#8217;s maple syrup, hockey, and endless forests. Wine? At most, as a souvenir from Niagara Falls, while you&#8217;re freezing on the observation deck.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But then, for the first time, I found myself standing in front of a bottle from the Niagara Peninsula. And then one from the Okanagan Valley. And suddenly, nothing was the way I had imagined it would be.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"&lt;!--[CDATA[https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic1-Winery-Canada-Day-2026-1.jpg]]--&gt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic1-Winery-Canada-Day-2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic1-Winery-Canada-Day-2026-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic1-Winery-Canada-Day-2026-1-548x400.jpg 548w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic1-Winery-Canada-Day-2026-1-400x292.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic1-Winery-Canada-Day-2026-1-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic1-Winery-Canada-Day-2026-1-510x372.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Inhalt<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#How_many_wineries_are_there_in_Canada_anyway\" >How many wineries are there in Canada, anyway?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#Niagara_More_Than_Just_the_Falls\" >Niagara: More Than Just the Falls<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#Ice_Wine_Canadas_Sweetest_Surprise\" >Ice Wine: Canada&#8217;s Sweetest Surprise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#Okanagan_Valley_Wine_in_the_Desert\" >Okanagan Valley: Wine in the Desert<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#Why_doesnt_anyone_in_Europe_know_this\" >Why doesn&#8217;t anyone in Europe know this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#What_Surprised_Me_About_Canadian_Wine\" >What Surprised Me About Canadian Wine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wie-viele-weinguter-hat-kanada-eigentlich\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_wineries_are_there_in_Canada_anyway\"><\/span>How many wineries are there in Canada, anyway?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick guessing question: How many wineries are there in Canada?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifty? A hundred? Maybe two hundred, if you&#8217;re being generous?  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are over 900 of them, spread across regions that could hardly be more different\u2014from the semi-arid landscape of British Columbia to the foggy lakeside climate of Lake Ontario. Winegrowing has existed in Canada since the 19th century, and the modern wine industry became professionalized in the 1980s and 1990s\u2014at the same time that New Zealand and Argentina were celebrating their first international successes.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But hardly anyone in Europe noticed that.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"&lt;!--[CDATA[https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kanada_wein_infografik_1200x900-1.png]]--&gt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kanada_wein_infografik_1200x900-1-1067x800.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kanada_wein_infografik_1200x900-1-1067x800.png 1067w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kanada_wein_infografik_1200x900-1-533x400.png 533w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kanada_wein_infografik_1200x900-1-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kanada_wein_infografik_1200x900-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kanada_wein_infografik_1200x900-1-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kanada_wein_infografik_1200x900-1-510x383.png 510w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kanada_wein_infografik_1200x900-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-niagara-mehr-als-der-wasserfall\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Niagara_More_Than_Just_the_Falls\"><\/span>Niagara: More Than Just the Falls<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Niagara Peninsula in southern Ontario is Canada&#8217;s largest and most productive wine region\u2014and at the same time one of the most underrated in the world.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is due to a remarkable microclimate: Lake Ontario stores heat in the summer and slowly releases it in the fall. This extends the growing season and protects the vines from early frosts. At the same time, the Niagara Escarpment\u2014a striking rock formation that runs through the region like a natural wall\u2014ensures air circulation and well-drained soils.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result: Canada\u2019s winemakers can produce both fully ripe white wines and full-bodied red wines here. Riesling, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir are among the region\u2019s strengths. And then there\u2019s Baco Noir\u2014a hybrid grape variety grown almost exclusively in Ontario that produces wines with dark fruit, a full body, and a slightly smoky, spicy character. Hardly anyone in Europe is familiar with this grape variety. But once you\u2019ve tasted it, you\u2019ll never forget it.    <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"&lt;!--[CDATA[https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic2-Niagara-Vineyard-Canada-Day-2026.jpg]]--&gt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic2-Niagara-Vineyard-Canada-Day-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic2-Niagara-Vineyard-Canada-Day-2026.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic2-Niagara-Vineyard-Canada-Day-2026-548x400.jpg 548w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic2-Niagara-Vineyard-Canada-Day-2026-400x292.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic2-Niagara-Vineyard-Canada-Day-2026-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic2-Niagara-Vineyard-Canada-Day-2026-510x372.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-der-eiswein-kanadas-susseste-uberraschung\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ice_Wine_Canadas_Sweetest_Surprise\"><\/span>Ice Wine: Canada&#8217;s Sweetest Surprise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If there&#8217;s one category in which Canada leads the world, it&#8217;s this one: 90 percent of the world&#8217;s ice wine comes from Canada\u2014mainly from the Niagara region.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ice wine is produced when grapes freeze on the vine and are then harvested by hand at a temperature of at least -8 degrees. The water in the berries is frozen, but the sugar is not\u2014when pressed, this yields a highly concentrated must with intense sweetness, vibrant acidity, and a depth of flavor that few other wines can match. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Germany and Austria, ice wine is a rare stroke of luck\u2014depending on weather conditions and timing. In Canada, it is the result of artisanal precision. What is left to chance here in Europe, Canada has turned into a science.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"&lt;!--[CDATA[https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic3-Icewine-Grapes-Canada-Day-2026.jpg]]--&gt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic3-Icewine-Grapes-Canada-Day-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic3-Icewine-Grapes-Canada-Day-2026.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic3-Icewine-Grapes-Canada-Day-2026-548x400.jpg 548w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic3-Icewine-Grapes-Canada-Day-2026-400x292.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic3-Icewine-Grapes-Canada-Day-2026-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic3-Icewine-Grapes-Canada-Day-2026-510x372.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-okanagan-valley-wein-in-der-wuste\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Okanagan_Valley_Wine_in_the_Desert\"><\/span>Okanagan Valley: Wine in the Desert<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then there&#8217;s British Columbia.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone seeing the Okanagan Valley for the first time can hardly believe their eyes: barren hills, no rain for weeks on end, summer temperatures exceeding 40 degrees. A desert landscape\u2014right in the middle of Canada. And right in the middle of it all: vineyards.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"&lt;!--[CDATA[https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic4-Okanagan-Valley-Canada-Day-2026.jpg]]--&gt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic4-Okanagan-Valley-Canada-Day-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic4-Okanagan-Valley-Canada-Day-2026.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic4-Okanagan-Valley-Canada-Day-2026-548x400.jpg 548w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic4-Okanagan-Valley-Canada-Day-2026-400x292.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic4-Okanagan-Valley-Canada-Day-2026-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic4-Okanagan-Valley-Canada-Day-2026-510x372.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Okanagan stretches over more than 250 kilometers, from cool northern regions that produce elegant Pinot Noirs and Rieslings to the southern basins around Osoyoos\u2014Canada\u2019s only true desert terroir, where Bordeaux varieties and Syrah ripen like nowhere else in the country.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soils? Glacial sediment, sand, volcanic rock. Low in nutrients but rich in minerals. If you\u2019re thinking of France: the best vineyards in Pomerol have similar soils. The Okanagan has them, too\u2014only hardly anyone knows it.    <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"&lt;!--[CDATA[https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic5-Okanagan-Valley-Desert-Canada-Day-2026.jpg]]--&gt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic5-Okanagan-Valley-Desert-Canada-Day-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic5-Okanagan-Valley-Desert-Canada-Day-2026.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic5-Okanagan-Valley-Desert-Canada-Day-2026-548x400.jpg 548w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic5-Okanagan-Valley-Desert-Canada-Day-2026-400x292.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic5-Okanagan-Valley-Desert-Canada-Day-2026-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic5-Okanagan-Valley-Desert-Canada-Day-2026-510x372.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-warum-weiss-das-in-europa-niemand\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_doesnt_anyone_in_Europe_know_this\"><\/span>Why doesn&#8217;t anyone in Europe know this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada exports very little. This is not due to quality, but to quantity: Canadian wineries are small on average, production is limited, and the domestic market is large. What appears on wine lists in Germany is usually what is actively marketed. And unlike Australia, New Zealand, or Chile, Canada has not done so in Europe for a long time.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s changing. Slowly. And for everyone who gets in early, this is an opportunity.  <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-mich-an-kanadischem-wein-uberrascht-hat\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Surprised_Me_About_Canadian_Wine\"><\/span>What Surprised Me About Canadian Wine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve tasted wines from Niagara and the Okanagan, and time and again I\u2019ve found the same thing: they have a distinct character. They don\u2019t taste like copies of European models. They don\u2019t taste like an attempt to imitate Bordeaux or Burgundy. They have their own character\u2014shaped by climate, soil, and a generation of winemakers who aren\u2019t afraid to create something unique.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s exactly what makes Canadian wine so interesting.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fazit\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada isn&#8217;t a wine-producing country? That&#8217;s not true. It&#8217;s just a wine-producing country that Europe hasn&#8217;t really discovered yet.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that&#8217;s the best time to discover it.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"&lt;!--[CDATA[https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic6-Wine-and-Dine-Canada-Day-2026.jpg]]--&gt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic6-Wine-and-Dine-Canada-Day-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic6-Wine-and-Dine-Canada-Day-2026.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic6-Wine-and-Dine-Canada-Day-2026-548x400.jpg 548w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic6-Wine-and-Dine-Canada-Day-2026-400x292.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic6-Wine-and-Dine-Canada-Day-2026-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Blog-Post-Pic6-Wine-and-Dine-Canada-Day-2026-510x372.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Here at CD24, we carry a small, carefully curated selection of Canadian wines from Niagara and the Okanagan Valley\u2014including a limited-edition BC Selection. If you&#8217;re interested, you can find our current selection in our shop. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s what almost everyone says when the topic comes up. And almost everyone is wrong. I&#8217;ll admit it: I&#8217;ve thought that myself. Canada\u2014that&#8217;s maple syrup, hockey, and endless forests. Wine? At most, as a souvenir from Niagara Falls, while you&#8217;re freezing on the observation deck. But then, for the first time, I found myself standing [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":26168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[8130,5763,8029,8031,8248,8816,8024,9403,8086,9140,5764],"tags":[5773,4223,5770,8250,5768,5765,9404,5767,5771,4236],"class_list":["post-26201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-british-columbia","category-canada","category-canadian-wines","category-creekside-estate-winery","category-diamond-estate","category-lakeview","category-niagara","category-okanagan-valley","category-pillitteri","category-queenston","category-wines-from-canada","tag-british-columbia-en","tag-canadian-wines","tag-creekside-en","tag-diamond-estate","tag-lakeview-en","tag-niagara-en","tag-okanagan-valley","tag-pillitteri-en","tag-queenston-mile-en","tag-wines-from-canada"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.6 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Canadian Wine: What Almost No One Knows | CD24<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canada as a wine country? Over 900 wineries, 90% of the world\u2019s ice wine, and a desert terroir that surprises Bordeaux fans. Discover Canadian wine.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Canada? That&#039;s not a wine-producing country!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"That&#039;s what almost everyone says when the topic comes up. And almost everyone is wrong. I&#039;ll admit it: I&#039;ve thought that myself. Canada\u2014that&#039;s maple\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cellardoor24\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-17T12:16:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cover-Canada-Day-2026-Caption.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"584\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Stephan Jurende\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Stephan Jurende\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Stephan Jurende\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/831532e914fa7edb087f232f01c0afc4\"},\"headline\":\"Canada? That&#8217;s not a wine-producing country!\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-17T12:16:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":876,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Cover-Canada-Day-2026-Caption.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"British Columbia\",\"Canadian wines\",\"Creekside\",\"Diamond Estate\",\"Lakeview\",\"Niagara\",\"Okanagan Valley\",\"Pillitteri\",\"Queenston Mile\",\"Wines from Canada\"],\"articleSection\":[\"British Columbia\",\"Canada\",\"Canadian wines\",\"Creekside Estate Winery\",\"Diamond Estate\",\"Lakeview\",\"Niagara\",\"Okanagan Valley\",\"Pillitteri\",\"Queenston\",\"Wines from Canada\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/\",\"name\":\"Canadian Wine: What Almost No One Knows | CD24\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Cover-Canada-Day-2026-Caption.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-17T12:16:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"Canada as a wine country? Over 900 wineries, 90% of the world\u2019s ice wine, and a desert terroir that surprises Bordeaux fans. Discover Canadian wine.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Cover-Canada-Day-2026-Caption.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Cover-Canada-Day-2026-Caption.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":584,\"caption\":\"Kanadischer Mountie in roter RCMP-Uniform pr\u00fcft ein Weinglas vor schneebedeckten Rocky Mountains \u2013 Kanada als Weinland, Canada Day 2026\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cellardoor24.de\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Canada? That&#8217;s not a wine-producing country!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cellardoor24\",\"description\":\"Grand Wines Direct To You\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Cellardoor24\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Cellardoor24-Favicon-150x150-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/Cellardoor24-Favicon-150x150-1.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"caption\":\"Cellardoor24\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/831532e914fa7edb087f232f01c0afc4\",\"name\":\"Stephan Jurende\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c6b3de15cea768e88895dce1ea218709fdaac6bf44ceb5959b45f2ab0d1ee51d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c6b3de15cea768e88895dce1ea218709fdaac6bf44ceb5959b45f2ab0d1ee51d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c6b3de15cea768e88895dce1ea218709fdaac6bf44ceb5959b45f2ab0d1ee51d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Stephan Jurende\"},\"description\":\"Weinakademiker, Dip(WSET), Weinreferent VINVIA - Der Weg zur Weinkultur, Head of Online Marketing at Cellardoor24.de\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.cellardoor24.de\"],\"honorificSuffix\":\"Weinakademiker, Dip(WSET)\",\"jobTitle\":\"Head of Online Marketing\",\"worksFor\":\"Cellardoor24\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Canadian Wine: What Almost No One Knows | CD24","description":"Canada as a wine country? Over 900 wineries, 90% of the world\u2019s ice wine, and a desert terroir that surprises Bordeaux fans. Discover Canadian wine.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Canada? That's not a wine-producing country!","og_description":"That's what almost everyone says when the topic comes up. And almost everyone is wrong. I'll admit it: I've thought that myself. Canada\u2014that's maple","og_url":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/","og_site_name":"Cellardoor24","article_published_time":"2026-06-17T12:16:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":584,"url":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cover-Canada-Day-2026-Caption.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Stephan Jurende","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Stephan Jurende","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/"},"author":{"name":"Stephan Jurende","@id":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/#\/schema\/person\/831532e914fa7edb087f232f01c0afc4"},"headline":"Canada? That&#8217;s not a wine-producing country!","datePublished":"2026-06-17T12:16:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/"},"wordCount":876,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cover-Canada-Day-2026-Caption.jpg","keywords":["British Columbia","Canadian wines","Creekside","Diamond Estate","Lakeview","Niagara","Okanagan Valley","Pillitteri","Queenston Mile","Wines from Canada"],"articleSection":["British Columbia","Canada","Canadian wines","Creekside Estate Winery","Diamond Estate","Lakeview","Niagara","Okanagan Valley","Pillitteri","Queenston","Wines from Canada"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/","url":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/","name":"Canadian Wine: What Almost No One Knows | CD24","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cover-Canada-Day-2026-Caption.jpg","datePublished":"2026-06-17T12:16:53+00:00","description":"Canada as a wine country? Over 900 wineries, 90% of the world\u2019s ice wine, and a desert terroir that surprises Bordeaux fans. Discover Canadian wine.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cover-Canada-Day-2026-Caption.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cover-Canada-Day-2026-Caption.jpg","width":800,"height":584,"caption":"Kanadischer Mountie in roter RCMP-Uniform pr\u00fcft ein Weinglas vor schneebedeckten Rocky Mountains \u2013 Kanada als Weinland, Canada Day 2026"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/canada-thats-not-a-wine-producing-country\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Canada? That&#8217;s not a wine-producing country!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/","name":"Cellardoor24","description":"Grand Wines Direct To You","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/#organization","name":"Cellardoor24","url":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cellardoor24-Favicon-150x150-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cellardoor24-Favicon-150x150-1.png","width":150,"height":150,"caption":"Cellardoor24"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de\/#\/schema\/person\/831532e914fa7edb087f232f01c0afc4","name":"Stephan Jurende","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6b3de15cea768e88895dce1ea218709fdaac6bf44ceb5959b45f2ab0d1ee51d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6b3de15cea768e88895dce1ea218709fdaac6bf44ceb5959b45f2ab0d1ee51d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6b3de15cea768e88895dce1ea218709fdaac6bf44ceb5959b45f2ab0d1ee51d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Stephan Jurende"},"description":"Weinakademiker, Dip(WSET), Weinreferent VINVIA - Der Weg zur Weinkultur, Head of Online Marketing at Cellardoor24.de","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.cellardoor24.de"],"honorificSuffix":"Weinakademiker, Dip(WSET)","jobTitle":"Head of Online Marketing","worksFor":"Cellardoor24"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26202,"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26201\/revisions\/26202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cellardoor24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}