Carone
CARONE is a limited-production, premium estate winery located along the St. Lawrence River in the LanaudiĂšre valley, Quebecâs fastest developing wine growing region. CARONE currently offers its wines under four product brands â VENICE, DOUBLE BARREL, BIN 33 and VERITĂ â and the Company expects to expand on its wine offerings.
CARONE's wines have been served to the British royalty, received outstanding reviews by leading wine experts and are poured for clients across the globe. CARONE's premium Quebec-made wines are limited production and are almost always sold out upon release, with high-end restaurants, select retailers and private clients grabbing up the wine faster than ever before.
CARONE is proud to be recognized as the first Quebec winery to receive international medals for its red wines and is on the wine lists of the Provinceâs top restaurants.
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The story behind Vignoble Carone
Carone is a Quebec winery with an unusual mission: to make serious red wine in one of the country's coldest wine regions. The family has held the Lanoraie land since the 1980s, when Peter Carone began testing which grapes could survive the winters.
His son Anthony turned that experiment into a commercial winery in 2000, and has been researching cold-climate grapes since 1995.
Serious reds in a cold climate
Most Quebec wine is white or made from hardy hybrids, so Carone stands out for chasing red wine in the Lanaudiere region northeast of Montreal. It grows cold-hardy grapes like Frontenac and Marquette alongside Pinot Noir.
The flagship is Venice, and Carone is credited with releasing the first 100 percent Quebec-grown Pinot Noir. Its wines have won medals that are rare for Quebec reds.
Frequently asked questions
What is Carone known for?
Carone is a Quebec winery known for pioneering serious red wine in a cold climate, led by its Venice label. Its reds have won medals that are rare for the province, including a Double Gold at the All Canadian Wine Championships.
How do you grow red wine grapes in Quebec?
It takes cold-hardy grapes and careful vineyard work. Quebec winters are harsh, so Carone leans on winter-tough varieties like Frontenac and Marquette, and has spent decades finding which vines can ripen reds this far north.
Where is Carone?
In Lanoraie, in Quebec's Lanaudiere region, along the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal. It is one of the province's more ambitious red-wine estates.