Cuvée 2025 - A Celebration of Excellence in Ontario Winemaking

There is no better time than now to celebrate and support the Ontario wine and food scene as the 2025 edition of the Cuvée Grand Tasting returns to the Holiday Inn & Suites Conference Centre in St. Catharines on Saturday, May 24th.

The Grand Tasting is the largest celebration of its kind, featuring over 100 wine selections from Ontario's top winemakers. Like last year's splendid up-scale event, each winery will showcase their Winemakers' Favourite Wines, along with several selections from their range. While enjoying the wines, you will also have the opportunity to savour gourmet delicacies prepared by celebrated local chefs at 10 live cooking stations.

Cuvée is organized by Brock University's Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI). As Manager of Cuvée, Barb Tatarnic has been a champion of Ontario wines for decades, and this year she is feeling extra patriotic. Cuvée is the largest celebration of VQA products and “Ontario wines are among the best in the world, and we are going all in to prove it,” said Tatarnic.

All tastings and food are included in the Grand Tasting ticket price. The Grand Tasting is from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., while Après Cuvée begins at 9:30 p.m. with a live band where guests can dance the night away until midnight while enjoying selections from microbreweries, cideries, and VQA wineries. Also included with your Grand Tasting ticket is Cuvée en Route - a passport program that allows you to taste 4 wines at each participating winery. The Cuvée en Route Passport program runs the entire weekend of Cuvée from Friday to Sunday.

While Cuvée en Route Passports can be purchased separately for $50 (+ HST and fees), the passport is included when you buy your Grand Tasting ticket. A Cuvée Grand Tasting ticket is currently $225 (+ HST and fees) per person, when you use the promo code "Canada".

Get your tickets at cuvee.ca today and I'll see you there!