Pursuits
Booming Wine Region Enticing Investors as Ontario Relaxes Laws
- Rising exports, lower loonie and new rules driving growth
- Asian demand helping red and ice wines replace sweet fizz
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Row after row of delicate young vines line the long driveway leading to Peller Estates Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It’s a cool spring morning and the expansive lawn in front of the winery is edged by a patio that will host parties and tastings all summer.
John Peller, chief executive officer of Andrew Peller Ltd., is jovial as he surveys the vines that helped turn the company into Canada’s biggest publicly listed winery. Peller, 59, credits his Hungarian-immigrant grandfather for his foresight.