April 20, 2026
Walked every row this week. Bud break is even across the blocks — the Vidal on glacial clay-loam over limestone, with sand and gravel pockets always wakes first. No frost in the forecast, which is the news I wanted.
2026 Vintage
Vidal Icewine
Niagara Peninsula, Canada
About this Crew
Revealed on enrollment
Winemaker
The grower here farms Vidal on glacial clay-loam over limestone, with sand and gravel pockets in Niagara Peninsula. Their name is withheld on the public listing and shared with the Crew on enrollment — what you can judge now is the place, the live data feed, and the samples across the season.
The history.
We kept the planting records. Block by block you can read which year went in and why — the early rows on glacial clay-loam over limestone, with sand and gravel pockets, the later infill, the one parcel nobody can explain.
What this vintage is showing so far.
“A dry start to the season. We're leaning on the old roots and dropping a pass of water. The fruit is small and concentrated so far.”
— the winemaker, updated this month
Philosophy.
Ontario's lake-tempered escarpment, world-renowned for golden Icewine and bright Cabernet Franc. I pick on flavor, not numbers, and I'd rather make less and mean it.
The year ahead
Every shipment, every sample, every pick.
Real dates as they're known. Updated as the vintage progresses.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Meet the current Crew
17
members
13
cities
7
countries represented
7 yrs
average tenure in wine
No individual profiles — privacy matters inside the Crew. You'll meet each other once you're in.
How it's priced
By the vine.
The winemaker sets the price per vine. Buy as few as 5 — choose how many in the next step. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Vidal Icewine
Priced by the vine · 5-vine minimum
$140 / vine
From $700 · 5 vines · USD
- A share of the lot, by the vine (5-vine minimum)
- Samples across the season: verijuice, post-ferment, barrel, finished wine
- A vote at every fork — pick date, oak, where the blend lands
- Your bottles at release, allocated pro-rata to your vines
- Livestream access to every moment
130 vines left
Pickup or ship
How your wine reaches you.
Swing by the tasting room when the next shipment is ready. Free. For everyone else, ship is the default and equally smooth.
Ship to my address
Standard carrier, adult signature required. Flat fee per shipment. You can switch the destination per shipment at any time.
Ships to: US
Choose at signup. Switch per shipment anytime.
Recent updates
From the rows.
April 6, 2026
Cover crop turned in between the rows. The bees are already on the mustard. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario smells like spring.
March 18, 2026
Spent the morning re-tying canes the wind pulled loose. Unglamorous, but it's the difference between a tidy canopy and a mess in July.
Join this Crew.
One year of your life, inside one vineyard's year. You'll follow the winemaker from bud break to bottle.