Key findings
- Niagara wineries won 867 confirmed medals in 2026, 189 of them gold or better (22%), across 84 wineries.
- Tawse won the most golds (14 of its 47 medals), then Fielding (13) and Magnotta (11).
- Chardonnay won more medals than any other wine type: 118, 29 of them gold or better.
- Late harvest & dessert had the best gold rate of any type with 20 or more medals: 52% (11 of 21).
- The National Wine Awards of Canada gave Niagara the most medals: 461, 95 gold or better.
The 10 wineries with the most golds
| Winery | Gold+ | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Tawse | 14 | 47 |
| Fielding | 13 | 37 |
| Magnotta | 11 | 39 |
| Inniskillin | 8 | 42 |
| Strewn | 8 | 21 |
| Thirty Bench | 8 | 20 |
| Ravine Vineyard | 7 | 40 |
| Pillitteri | 7 | 27 |
| Peller Estates | 7 | 19 |
| Palatine Hills | 6 | 26 |
By wine type
| Type | Gold+ | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Chardonnay | 29 | 118 |
| Riesling | 26 | 94 |
| Icewine | 24 | 55 |
| Cabernet Franc | 23 | 75 |
| Sparkling | 20 | 75 |
| Red blend | 17 | 57 |
| Pinot Noir | 14 | 80 |
| Vidal | 12 | 29 |
| Late harvest & dessert | 11 | 21 |
| Sauvignon Blanc | 10 | 55 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | 8 | 41 |
| Rosé | 7 | 59 |
| Gamay | 6 | 36 |
| Syrah | 6 | 23 |
| Merlot | 5 | 49 |
| Viognier | 4 | 16 |
| White blend | 4 | 13 |
| Pinot Gris | 1 | 18 |
| Gewürztraminer | 0 | 7 |
| Pinot Blanc | 0 | 3 |
A wine can count under two types (a sparkling rosé is Sparkling and Rosé).
By competition
| Competition | Gold+ | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| National Wine Awards of Canada | 95 | 461 |
| Ontario Wine Awards | 61 | 203 |
| All Canadian Wine Championships | 23 | 56 |
| Decanter World Wine Awards | 7 | 83 |
| International Wine Challenge | 2 | 20 |
| IWSC | 1 | 42 |
| Chardonnay du Monde | 0 | 2 |
Winery honours28
- Hidden Bench · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- Stratus · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- Black Bank Hill · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- Tawse · Winery of the Year
- Domaine Queylus · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- Tawse · Top 10 Ontario
- Black Bank Hill · Top 10 Small Wineries (<=10k cases)
- Palatine Hills · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- Peller Estates · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- Palatine Hills · Top 10 Ontario
- Fielding · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- Bachelder · Top 10 Ontario
- Fielding · Top 10 Ontario
- Queenston Mile · Top 10 Small Wineries (<=10k cases)
- Peller Estates · Top 10 Ontario
- Black Bank Hill · Best Performing Small Winery
- Tawse · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- Queenston Mile · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- The Organized Crime · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- Malivoire · Top 10 Ontario
- Hidden Bench · Top 10 Ontario
- Black Bank Hill · Top 10 Ontario
- Queenston Mile · Top 10 Ontario
- The Organized Crime · Top 10 Small Wineries (<=10k cases)
- Bachelder · Top 10 Small Wineries (<=10k cases)
- The Organized Crime · Top 10 Ontario
- Bachelder · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
- Malivoire · Top 25 Wineries in Canada
How we counted
Confirmed results only, from each competition's own published list, for wineries in Niagara. "Gold+" is gold or better (gold, double gold, platinum and best-in-class). Honours for a winery rather than a wine are listed separately and not counted as medals. Every result is on our awards page, with its source.
Quoting this
Free to quote with credit: "Niagara Winery Weekly, 2026 Niagara medal count, niagarawineryweekly.ca/awards/report". For the full data or a comment, use the contact page.