LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2020

Located between 41° and 44° North, Ontario’s Wine Country is situated in the heart of the world’s fine wine zone. Stretching across 17,000 acres (6,900 hectares), our vineyards are made up of complex limestone-based soils created by glaciers thousands of years ago. Ontario’s appellations, geographically defined wine areas, benefit directly from their proximity to three of the five Great Lakes of North America, the largest freshwater system in the world. This unique combination of latitude, lakes and limestone is the foundation on which Ontario is making globally acclaimed wines. Our Appe l l at i ons at a Gl ance

Lake Erie North Shore Sunny days & Cool breezes • Ontario’s southernmost region benefits from warm temperatures and a long growing season

• The increased sunshine and the warm, shallow waters of Lake Erie afford excellent ripening conditions for more full-bodied wines • This appellation includes Ontario’s newest sub-appellation, known as the South Islands, which includes well-known Pelee Island

Prince Edward County Lake winds & Stony soils

• Lake-effect temperatures, a limestone base and stony soil create concentrated fruit with a uniquely crisp minerality • Ontario’s northernmost region is a virtual island at the eastern end of Lake Ontario with more than 800 kilometres of shoreline, including renowned Sandbanks Provincial Park Niagara Peninsula Diverse glacial soils & Lakeside vineyards • Ontario’s oldest wine region draws its cool climate character from winds off the Escarpment and Lake Ontario • These complex soils are perfect for a wide range of grapes This appellation encompasses 10 sub-appellations: Lincoln Lakeshore, Vinemount Ridge, Creek Shores Beamsville Bench, Twenty Mile Bench, Short Hills Bench (when grouped together form a regional appellation called the Niagara Escarpment) Niagara Lakeshore , Four Mile Creek, St. David’s Bench, Niagara River

(when grouped together form a regional appellation called Niagara-on-the-Lake)