The Roost Wine Company

The Roost is a vineyard and winery in the Blue Mountains, run by Michael and Jessica Maish.

They planted the vines in 2013 and 2014 on a property the family has held since the 1970s, coming back to it after several years of travelling. This is genuinely cold-climate growing, well north of Niagara.

Every bottle ships straight from the winery.
The Roost Wine Company-My Wine Canada
Proudly Canadian
415763 10th Line, Clarksburg, ON
519-599-6269 info@theroostwineco.ca
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The story behind The Roost

The Roost is a family winery in The Blue Mountains, above the Beaver Valley near Georgian Bay. Jessica and Michael Maish planted the first vines around 2013 on a property their family has owned since the 1970s, and opened the winery in 2017.

Both trained for it. Jessica studied oenology and Michael studied viticulture at Washington State University, then came home to start a winery in one of Ontario's youngest wine regions.

Cold-climate grapes, done by hand

Georgian Bay is cold, so The Roost grows hardy hybrids that can take a real winter rather than fussy vinifera. The estate works with L'Acadie, Marquette, and Frontenac Blanc.

Everything is small-batch, sustainably farmed, and low-intervention, with the couple doing most of the work themselves from vine to bottle. The wines have held their own at competitions, including a double gold for the Frontenac at the 2023 All Canadian Wine Championships.

Frequently asked questions

What is The Roost Wine Company known for?

The Roost is a small family winery in The Blue Mountains near Georgian Bay, known for cold-climate hybrid grapes like Frontenac, Marquette, and L'Acadie. Its wines are hand-made in small batches and have won medals at Canadian competitions.

Where is The Roost Wine Company?

In The Blue Mountains, in the Beaver Valley near Georgian Bay, Ontario. It is one of the pioneering wineries of this young, cool-climate region north of the more familiar Niagara area.

Why does The Roost grow hybrid grapes?

Georgian Bay winters are cold enough to damage traditional vinifera vines. Hardy hybrids like Marquette and Frontenac ripen well in that climate and survive the winter, so they suit the region far better.