Mountain Road Wine Company



 


 


 


 

General Information

From Grapes to the Winery Mountain Road Wine Company started with the establishment of its first vineyards in 1983 by owner and winemaker Steve Kocsis on a farm originally purchased by his parents Andy and Klara in 1958. Thirteen and a half acres of Chardonnay, Gamay Noir and Vidal vines were planted on the sloping terrain of the Beamsville Bench. As the vines matured to express the unique soil and aspect of the vineyard, the grapes became more and more sought after by various local wineries.

Steve began to experiment with vineyard management practices that had not been standard in Ontario. His aim was to raise the bar more than several notches, to elevate the quality of the Chardonnay wine to Burgundian standards. This involved among other things, a reduced nutrient program, shoot thinning, extending the trellis height, leaf plucking to expose the fruit to the sun, dropping the bulk of the crop onto the ground in August and netting the grapes to keep bird predation under control. These remaining grapes stayed on the vine long into the season, for maximum ripeness and flavour concentration.

In 2000 Steve produced his first commercial wine, a 1999 Vidal Icewine. It won a Gold medal and was judged to be the Best Sweet White Wineat the Cellars of the World International Competition in Ottawa. His 2002 Chardonnay was chosen as the Best Canadian White Wine at the All-Canadian Wine Championships in 2006 and his 2002 Cabernet Blend was chosen as the official wine of the Ontario Legislature.

Annual production is limited to 2,000 cases to maintain hands-on quality control at every step from growing the grapes to making the wine. They make wine from half the grapes they grow and sell the balance to other Ontario wineries. Their wines are mostly VQA but always 100% Ontario grown. They also grow grapes for the juice and fresh market, as well as pears for processing and table consumption.

The root of our passion for wine and grapes is in the land and we are determined, with the loyal support of our customers, to preserve the land for production of food and wine for future generations.

Come by to taste Premium wines from the Beamsville Bench produced from our old vines Steve Kocsis family vineyard established in 1983. Stroll through our sloping vineyards and enjoy the spectacular panoramic views of Lake Ontario's near and far shorelines.


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