The Facts

Economic Impact

The Ontario wine and grape industry has an economic impact of $5.49 BILLION and over 22,300 jobs

THE GRAPES

Ontario is home to over 18,000 acres of grapes which grew 82,415 tonnes of grapes for wine production in 2021

WINERIES

Over 191 VQA registered wineries in Ontario

Retail

Ontario wines are available from the wineries, LCBO, grocery stores, farmers markets, direct to home and restaurants

77.1 MILLION LITRES

of Ontario wine sold in the province in 2021/22

Taxes

Over $970 million in federal and provincial taxes and liquor board mark-up are generated by the wine industry in Ontario