winemaking

how it's done

5 Easy Steps to Making Your Wine 

1. Visit us in-store to choose the wine that's right for you. 

2. Start your wine* by sprinkling the yeast into the juice to start the fermentation. We'll handle the rest of the winemaking process! 

3. Wait for the phone call that your wine is ready and book a bottling date. Depending on the type of wine you choose, it can take 4-8 weeks. 

4. Come in and bottle your wine - you'll get 23L of wine (30x750mL bottles). Corks, caps, labels and bottle washing are all included! 

5. Enjoy a glass of wine from your own wine rack, not the wine store! 

Experience craft winemaking for yourself and see why nearly 20 million bottles of Winexpert™  wine is crafted each year!

THE FACTS

• Glass represents up to 68% of a winery's carbon footprint.

• Millions of cases of wine are sold in Canada each year, and virtually none of those bottles are reused!

• Glass bottles in Canada have a low recycling rate at only 31% - which means that 2 out of 3 bottles ends up in a landfill.

There was a time when bottle re-use was common practice! Soda pop bottles were once refillable, and milk bottles were collected & returned refilled! It's time for your wine to revisit a sustainable packaging alternative! 

Saving the environment is great... but you can save money too!

• In 2021, the LCBO made $2.6 billion in profit on $7.2 billion in sales; $2.6 billion of that was wine sales.

• The province adds taxes, fees, and markups & the Federal government has excise tax & HST added.

When you package your wine yourself, you avoid most of these added profits & costs, of which packaging, transportation, fuel, and LCBO & Federal profit make up a big chunk of the price of a bottle of wine! 

All of our wines have the same raw material and winemaking process as the wine you'll find at the LCBO - just without the extra costs. 

WE SELL WINE, NOT PACKAGING. 

We offer 5 different categories of wine:

Classic: 4 Weeks

Tried and true, ready to drink after 4 weeks, our Classic wines are cheap, easy, delicious and no-fuss. 30 bottles in 30 days - what can be better?! Comparable to $15/bottle wines from the LCBO. 

Reserve: 6 Weeks

A little more time, a little more love, a little more raw material makes these wines bigger and fuller bodied, but are just as delicious. Let them age for a couple of months to achieve fantastic quality wines. Comparable to $20/bottle wines from the LCBO. 

Private Reserve: 6-8 Weeks

The cream of the crop! Private Reserve wines come from ultra-premium winemaking regions around the world - think Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Riverland (Australia), Languedoc (France). Higher quality juices and made with the grape skins (for red wines) gives big, bold and beautiful. After aging, you could easily compare these wines to $45+ bottles at the LCBO. 

Limited Edition: 6-8 Weeks

Our vintages section! Limited Edition Collection comes out once per year in the winter, and features 5 different wines that are only available in small quantities. They're the best of the best juices that Winexpert discovered this year, and they are always incredible. We consistently get orders in the hundreds for these wines, and it's a special colleciton you don't want to miss. If you're the type of person who likes to switch it up, Limited Edition is for you. Comparable to $30+ bottles at the LCBO. 

Island Mist: 4 Weeks

Sweet, fruity, juicy - these wines are for those who like it sweet. Flavoured with all natural fruit extracts, these wines usually come in around 7% ABV and are super refreshing. If you're a fan of Girl's Night Out, these are for you! 

Want more information? Check out the links below:

VARIETALS  •  LIMITED EDITION 

DIY  •  WORKSHOPS