Welcome
to Ravine Estates Winery and Olson Foods at Ravine. We invite you to visit us, taste our wines, enjoy our food, relax, linger as long as you like and enjoy the panoramic view of Niagara-on-the-Lake from our deck. But we caution you. You’ll discover that there’s a beautiful spirit to this place and it will have a beguiling effect on you.
Winery open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm.
Deli/Bakery open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
Property closed Monday & Tuesday
Now Open! Discovered Ravine on a recent visit to Niagara? Realized you didn't bring enough wine home and have run out? Have, no fear, Ravine's on-line store can save your next dinner party! Guests have full access to Ravine's entire inventory on-line with full security and easy shipping options directly to your door anywhere in Ontario!  |
2008 Chardonnay: Our mission is to create Chardonnays that balance oak with fruit, butter with acidity; New World with Old World styles. 2008 Sauvignon Blanc: A gorgeous and much more ‘New World’ version of Sauvignon Blanc when compared to our 2007. |
Just released: 2008 Redcoat. The 2008 Vintage of Ravine's deli-style blend has more earthy notes, dried herbs, a slight hint of mint leaves, lots of raspberry, dark plums & barrel spices. Coming soon: 2008 Cabernet Franc. |
Events |
| Turntables, Truffles and Tastings January 1 through 31 - Warm up by the fireplace and enjoy Niagara’s newest culinary and wine experience at Ravine Vineyards. Sample a sensationally decadent Icewine truffle paired with our winemakers selection. Plus get an earful of vintage vinyl jazz played the old fashioned way... on a turntable! $5 per person. |
| Icewine Infused Food and Reserve Wine Pairing January 9/10, 16/17, 23/24 and 30/31: 11am, 1 pm and 3 - Unlock the cellar and experience Ravine’s reserve wine portfolio (including some unreleased vintages!) and explore their synergistic flavours with Icewine prepared food delicacies! Hosted by the Ravine Winemaking team and Ravine’s Culinary team. $25 per person. Reservations required. Call Jolene at 905.262.8463 ext. 22 or Jolene@ravinevineyard.com |
| Winemaker’s Dinner and Jazz Pairing! January 15: 7 pm - Really, we’re not kidding! Hosted by Ravine Winemaker Peter Gamble, Ravine’s Culinary team and music history instructor, archivist and 70’s rock star Fraser Loveman! This intimate and eclectic evening in the historic Woodruff House (circa 1802) will feature a five course. Icewine inspired menu, a unique portfolio of wines from Peter Gamble and each wine and food course specifically paired with vintage vinyl jazz personally selected from Fraser’s vast music library! $150 per person plus taxes and gratuity. 20 seats only! Reservations required. Call Jolene at 905.262.8463 ext. 22or Jolene@ravinevineyard.com |
News |
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| 2009 Harvest Notes: From the Crush Pad! The 2009 growing season has been a challenging one, to say the least. Above average precipitation, below average temperatures, early fall frosts in some Niagara locations… Vineyard Managers across Niagara have been scratching their heads saying "What’s next!?!". | |
| New Tasting Room: Now Open! It's official! After nearly 6 years of careful, painstaking reconstruction, the William Woodruff House, affectionately known as the "House of Nations", parts of which were originally built circa 1802, is officially opening as the new tasting, retail and hospitality centre at Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery. | |
| The 2008 Vintage: At Ravine, we've been getting inundated with enquiries about the 2008 wines. We understand! As 'patrons of the Packing Shed porch,' our loyal clientele share with us the satisfaction of watching our grapevines progress through the entire season - - bud-break, blossom, fruit-set, veraison and harvest. | |
| All Organic: The swallows may return to Capistrano, but they also love Ravine. Dozens of swallows return every year to our barn, almost to the day, to dine on insects in our fields and vineyard. With two broods, their numbers are well over a hundred by the end of summer. | |
| Dining Outdoors: And, indeed, both the Olsons and the packing-shed porch await! Food Network celebrity Anna Olson and chef/professor husband Michael Olson are going full tilt for lunch and summertime sunset snacks in their café, highlighting fresh local ingredients in hearty country fare. | |
| Rare Gewurztraminer: We celebrated Earth Day with a Gewurztraminer especially created for Michael Stadtlander from Eigensinn Farm, the only restaurant in Canada to break into the top ten restaurants in the world. | |
