Quebec

Located in a quaint corner of the Eastern Townships, high upon a hill, the owners are Gilles Desjardins and Catherine Hébert. The winery is also know for its fine ciders.
Giles Desjardins is the Winemaker. Their philosophy is to offer wine and cider that are innovative in both their taste and their presentation. Their staple varietal is Éona

The refreshing taste of their Fruit défendu, perlant (slightly bubbling), is referred to as the perfect apéritif in Quebec.

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A small winery operated by Guy Desrochers and Eugéne Robitaille. The winery was named after the Aurora Boréalis light show they were watching one night.

philosophy
"To make dry table wines from choice, well ripened grapes." .

One of Quebec's newer wineries under Winemakers Irénée Belley and Sandra Moreau.
producing Vinho Verde- style wines

Winemakers: Irénée Belley and Sandara Moreau
Philosophy: To make the best products...without capitalization, herbicides and pesticides.

Located in the heart of the wine belt, owner/winemaker François Samray

Philosophy: Let the grapes do their thing
and the wine practically makes itself.

Icewines

The horse-shoe shaped vineyards belong to Dr. Jacques Papillon. The first grapes were planted in 1980 and is considered to be the first vineyard in Quebec. Ardoise means slate referring to the soil. The microclimate allows for the growth of vitis vinferas(gamay and Riesling and hybrids (Seyval, Aurol, Vidal and Marèchal Foch. A rather wide variety for Quebec.

Winemakers: Vera Klockka and John Fletcher
Philosophy:
The only thing on earth that I know is serious is the culture of the vine(Voltaire)

One of the best known of the Quebec Wineries. Québec's L'Orpailleur winery is located 50 miles (80 km) south of Montreal on Route 202 at Dunham, near Cowansville. They currently grow Seyval Blanc and Vidal The winery is open daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 15 through November 15. From November 15 through April 15, l'Orpailleur is open weekends from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; the rest of the week by appointment. The restaurant, a white wood framed farm house, is open daily for lunch and dinner, June 1 through October 15.

Chareles-Henri de Coussergues is the Winemaker.
The owners are Harvé Durand, Frank Furtado and Pierre Rodrigues L'Orpailler.
Their philosophy "Our wine is made exclusively from grapes grown in Quebec. We will continue to do research to discover the best varieties to plant in our soil."

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Located on the south side of the Appalachian foothills. The winery sits on a rocky crest covered with a silt-sand deposit, a remnant of the glacier period, on land that was once the Champlain Sea. This accounts for the density, the depth and the aroma of their wine.
Alcide Naud was working the land as a farm which he had owned from 1951. In 1981 he planted his first vineyard. The name in English is boar's den

When visiting the winery you will find wild boars, deer, sheep and other animals.

Winemaker is Simon Naud
Philosophy: "I hope that one of my five sons will follow in my footsteps , because it is a fascinating pursuit."

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The Eastern Townships most northern Winery located on the sloping hills between Magog and Sherbrooke. The vineyard began its operation in 1985 with the planting of 10,000 vines from a French hybrid stock called " Seyval blanc ". Today the wineryproduces 10,000 cases of wine a year and with production plans to produce over 20,000 cases. Their grape varieties: Seyval blanc, Guysenheim, Cayuga White, Maréchal-Foch, De Chaunac and Ste-Croix.. This stock, recognized for its hardiness, is well suited to the Canadian climate and produces high-quality grapes The winery was founded in 1985 and is owned by Denis Drouin, François & Jean-Paul Scieur.

The first to produce a sparkling wine in Quebec.

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Located near the town of Dunham this vineyard was purchased in 1992 by Gilles Séguin. Translated the name means "acres of snow".

Winemaker is Jean-Paul Martin

This small winery was founded in 1989 by Pierre Genesse and Marie-Claude Lizotte A beautiful old wooden farm house doubles as the winery and their home. Pierre learned his winemaking skills working in Burgundy. He believes in removing leaves from the vines to expose the grapes to the sun.

Philosophy:
"To maintain very high quality standards without becoming a commercial producer. Small is beautiful."

 

One of Quebec's youngest wineries that has already produced a gold medal wine. The first harvest was in 1999 The winery is devoted to making pure natural wines. It has a restaurant and catering service. Events include dinner theatre and musical entertainment.

Winemaker is Marc Daniel
Philosophy :
the best way to let a wine express itself is to limit intervention....let the wine become what it is meant to be.

A small winery owned by Véronique Hupin and Michael Marler. Les Pervenches is still the only producer of Chardonnay in Québec and specializes in the production dry wines. Both of their products (white and red wine) were awarded gold medals in 2004

Philosophy:
Quality, Passion and Tradition

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The vineyard was first planted in 1986. In what has been described as a very enchanting site* The winery is owned by Robert Brisebois and Nadége Mariam.

Winemaker Claude Rhéaumeé .