Winery

Purpose-built. Pump-free. Gravity-flow.

A sustainable space designed to craft wines without compromise through a vibrant mix of old and new traditions.

Stratus wine is never pumped, which can compromise delicate flavours. Our four-storey tank elevators raise stainless steel tanks or oak fermenters high into the air. From this vantage, wine can flow through transparent pipes into French oak barrels or clay amphorae below, where it will age under the care of our cellar master.

Tanks, barrels and amphorae give our winemakers more options, whether they’re making complex assemblage wines or distinctive varietals.

While there is much to see at our winery, some of its most remarkable features aren’t that apparent. For example, the winery uses geothermal heating and cooling and has a super-insulated roof. Even our parking lot uses stone selected to reduce light-reflected heat. All these elements work together to reduce our environmental footprint.

We had a vision – to make wines of outstanding quality right in our own backyard in Niagara. We wanted a wonderful environment, so that people who visited our winery to taste our exceptional wines would have a total experience that was out of this world. And we wanted the winemaking process, the winery and the rest of our facility to operate in accordance with the most sustainable and environmentally friendly practices possible.”

David Feldberg, President and CEO, Stratus Vineyards and Teknion Corporation