LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2025

Kelly Mason lives by one mantra: go your own way . A winemaker and community builder at heart, she made a bold life change to pursue her passion and now crafts expressive, terroir-driven VQA wines at Domaine Queylus and Mason Vineyard. With heart, hustle and deep gratitude for the team around her, Kelly brings intention, precision and joy to every step of the process.

With Kelly Mason, Domaine Queylus & Mason Vineyard Niagara Peninsula

Domaine Queylus / QUEYLUS.COM Mason Vineyard / MASONVINEYARD.COM

Must-try local dish and VQA wine pairing?

Favourite local market or shop?

Treadwell scallops and VQA Chardonnay.

100% you need to get some flowers at Pump House Gardens flower stand.

Treadwell Cuisine / 114 Queen Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake

Pump House Gardens / 4189 Walker Road, Beamsville

Favourite thing about harvest time?

Sum up your wine region in three words. Go!

Seeing tractor trailers hauling grapes and machine harvesters out early on my way into work and then again on my way home. It’s knowing there is a whole community in this together and not just our team and our tanks.

The Bench. Underrated. Wine Playground.

Favourite local festival or event?

The Juniper at Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers Who doesn’t like Gin in June?

The Juniper ; A Spectacle of Gin Dillon’s Small Batch Distillers / 4833 Tufford Road, Beamsville

Look for the VQA symbol. Your assurance of 100 % locally grown grapes.