Vintages New Release Collection – May 10, 2025

A snapshot of exciting events, great wines to try, new collections, special offers and more. WHAT’S ON

Wending Home co-owner Ying Feng and winemaker Ron Giesbrecht.

WENDING HOME PINOT GRIS 2020 6 VQA Creek Shores, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 90 points (winesinniagara.com) Full-bodied & Rich 44662 (XD) 750 mL $27.95 WENDING HOME SYRAH/MERLOT 2021 6 VQA Ontario Medium-bodied & Fruity 44666 (XD) 750 mL $29.95

FOR COMPLETE TASTING NOTES, SEE PAGES 29 TO 30.

A BRAND NEW HOME

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month , Vintages is releasing these two wines from Wending Home: a 50-acre Niagara estate co-owned by Ying Feng, who came to Canada from Guangzhou, China, with her family six years ago. Feng, who runs the vineyard with her husband, Jianneng Li, partnered with veteran local winemaker Ron Giesbrecht, whom she met while studying viticulture at Niagara College, where he was a professor. As the name implies, the award-winning winery takes an unhurried path to crafting their terroir- focused wines; the added meaning of “wen ding” in Cantonese, represented on their logo, is “to aspire to be the best.”

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