Vineland Estates Winery

The legal entity is Vineland Estates Winery Ltd. of 3620 Moyer Road, Vineland, ON; Corporations Canada returns zero results, so it is a provincial corporation, and the Ontario Business Registry could not be checked. A Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation profile says the company started family-owned and is now owned by a number of investors with president Allan Schmidt holding a minority interest, and 2024 press still names Allan Schmidt as president and Brian Schmidt as winemaker. The investors are not named in any fetched source, and no press, Wikipedia, or CANADA List entry reports a foreign parent or acquisition, so the all-Canadian mix is a conclusion from a private Ontario winery with local management rather than a documented cap table.

• Contact - Vineland Estates Winery vendor_statement “Address: Vineland Estates Winery Ltd. 3620 Moyer Road Vineland, Ontario Canada L0R 2C0”
• A Profile of Vineland Estates Winery press “The company started out as a family-owned business and is currently owned by a number of investors, with Allan holding a minority interest.”
• Niagara breakthrough for grape-killing mildew - Wines In Niagara press “said Allan Schmidt, president of Vineland Estates”
• Search for a Federal Corporation registry “0 results were found, 0 returned.”
• Vineland Estates Winery directory “winery in Niagara region, Ontario”

The wine is grown, made, and sold on the 180-acre estate at 3620 Moyer Road in Vineland, Ontario, where the winery, wine shop, and restaurant all sit; the Greenbelt profile says all operations take place on the farm. Every wine in the shop carries a VQA Niagara Peninsula or Niagara Escarpment designation and the LCBO lists the Riesling under VQA wines made in Ontario, though no VQA Ontario regulator page was fetched.

• Our Story - Vineland Estates Winery vendor_statement “Our estate spans 180 acres along the Niagara Escarpment”
• A Profile of Vineland Estates Winery press “All operations take place on their farm in Vineland on the Niagara Escarpment.”
• 24 St Urban Riesling Elevation vendor_statement “Region: VQA Niagara Escarpment”
• Vineland Estates Semi-Dry Riesling VQA | LCBO other “VQA Wines Made In Ontario”

Single-site business: the winery, vineyard crew, wine shop, restaurant, and guest accommodation are all at the Vineland estate, the HR manager is based there, and the careers page requires applicants to work in Canada at a rural location. The Greenbelt profile counts 75 jobs at the estate; no LinkedIn check was possible.

• Careers - Vineland Estates Winery vendor_statement “Cynthia S. Brown Stevenson, CHRP HR Manager Vineland Estates Winery Ltd. 3620 Moyer Road, Vineland, ON L0R 2C0”
• A Profile of Vineland Estates Winery press “The firm prides itself on creating 75 jobs at Vineland Estates that support area families.”
• Contact - Vineland Estates Winery vendor_statement “Address: Vineland Estates Winery Ltd. 3620 Moyer Road Vineland, Ontario Canada L0R 2C0”

The Greenbelt profile reports about 50,000 cases a year with 70 percent from the estate's own grapes and 30 percent from other Niagara growers, and the VQA designation on every wine requires Ontario fruit. The origin of barrels, glass, and closures is not published, so the EU and US shares are an estimate for oak cooperage and packaging; the online shop runs on Shopify, a Canadian platform, and the winery also sells through its own shop and the LCBO, so there is no US platform dependence.

• A Profile of Vineland Estates Winery press “they produce 50,000 cases per year, with 70 per cent from their own grapes and 30 per cent from other Niagara growers.”
• 25 Chardonnay Unoaked vendor_statement “Region: VQA Niagara Penninsula”
• Taste Tour - Vineland Estates Winery vendor_statement “Behind every bottle is our winemaker Brian, who has devoted over 35 years to this 100-acre farm.”