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Inniskillin

Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Ontario

Canada's first estate winery, founded in 1975 and best known for Vidal and Cabernet Franc icewine, with VQA wines made at its Niagara-on-the-Lake estate and an Okanagan estate in Oliver, BC; a brand of Arterra Wines Canada, which is owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON CA · www.inniskillin.com

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Inniskillin is the Niagara-on-the-Lake icewine and VQA table wine brand founded in 1975 by Donald Ziraldo and Karl Kaiser, now one of the estate brands of Arterra Wines Canada, the Mississauga company that Constellation Brands sold to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in December 2016. Wines are made from Canadian grapes at the Niagara estate and at the Oliver, BC facility it shares with Jackson-Triggs; the only foreign content is packaging, which is an estimate.

Factors

Ownership

100.0 verified

CA 100%

Inniskillin has no corporation of its own: Corporations Canada shows Cartier & Inniskillin Vintners Inc. and Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards Inc. as amalgamated, and the brand's site, terms and newsletter consent all name Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. as the operator. Constellation Brands' December 2016 8-K exhibit records the completed sale of its Canadian wine business, including Inniskillin, to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Corporations Canada shows Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. (1382004-1, active, Mississauga) under parent 9972137 Canada Inc. registered at Teachers' Toronto head office address, and Teachers' major investments list as at December 31, 2025 still names Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. No documented minority stake was found; the Ontario Business Registry could not be checked.

Manufacturing

100.0 reported

CA 100%

Every wine on the vendor's site is VQA and labelled Country of Origin Canada, made at the Inniskillin Niagara Estate at 1499 Line 3 in Niagara-on-the-Lake and, since 1994, at the Okanagan estate in Oliver, BC, which shares the Jackson-Triggs facility. Arterra's own report says it manufactures wine in Canada and only blends imported bulk wine into non-VQA brands, which Inniskillin is not. The parent's figures are its own statements; no regulator confirmation of the VQA status of each product was fetched.

  • Contact Us | Inniskillin vendor_statement “Niagara Estate Inniskillin Wines is located at 1499 Line 3 at the Niagara Parkway, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S1J0 ... Inniskillin is located at Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate, 7857 Tucelnuit Drive (Just north of Oliver, off Highway 97) Oliver, BC V0H 1T2”
  • Okanagan Estate | Inniskillin vendor_statement “Since 1994, Inniskillin has grown and produced VQA wine in the heart of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley.”
  • Inniskillin Cabernet Franc Icewine VQA | 623728 | Inniskillin vendor_statement “Country of Origin: Canada Region: Ontario”
  • Contact - Arterra Wines Canada vendor_statement “Headquarters 441 Courtneypark Drive East Mississauga, ON L5T 2V3 ... Inniskillin Winery 1499 Line 3 Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0”
  • Modern Slavery Report 2024 filing “9972137 Canada Inc. is the parent company of Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. The Arterra group of companies employs approximately 2,000 full-time and part-time staff across the country.”
  • Wine: Inniskillin | Made in CA directory “Manufactured In: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario and Okanagan, BC ... Canadian Owned: Yes”

People

100.0 reported

CA 100%

The brand's winemakers, tasting rooms and vineyards are in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Oliver, and the parent's head office is in Mississauga with about 2,000 full-time and part-time staff across Canada per Arterra's own site and its 2024 modern slavery report. No headcount for the Inniskillin estate alone was found; LinkedIn was not reachable.

  • Our Story | Inniskillin vendor_statement “On July 31, 1975, its founders made history when they were given the first winery license in Canada since Prohibition.”
  • Contact Us | Inniskillin vendor_statement “Niagara Estate Inniskillin Wines is located at 1499 Line 3 at the Niagara Parkway, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S1J0 ... Inniskillin is located at Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate, 7857 Tucelnuit Drive (Just north of Oliver, off Highway 97) Oliver, BC V0H 1T2”
  • Home - Arterra Wines Canada vendor_statement “Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Arterra Wines Canada operates eight wineries and over 1,700 acres of premium vineyards in Canada's wine regions. ... It employs approximately 2,000 full-time and part-time staff across the country.”
  • Modern Slavery Report 2024 filing “9972137 Canada Inc. is the parent company of Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. The Arterra group of companies employs approximately 2,000 full-time and part-time staff across the country.”

Inputs

82.9 inferred

CA 80% · EU 8% · other 5% · US 7%

VQA wine must be made from grapes grown in Ontario or British Columbia, and the site says the Okanagan estate grows and produces VQA wine, so the main input is Canadian. Arterra's modern slavery report says packaging and bottling materials come from Canada and suppliers around the world without naming countries, so the share for glass, corks and closures is an estimate that assumes some European cork and US or overseas glass. The online store runs through Wine Rack, an Arterra business, so there is no foreign platform dependence.

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