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Square Overview graphic of Niagara Sub Appellations overlain on Ontario Soil Survey polygons

Ontario Chardonnay Review: Soils of the Niagara Region and Winery Locations

 mywinepal  June 20, 2026  0 Comments on Ontario Chardonnay Review: Soils of the Niagara Region and Winery Locations

Soil is one of the important factors influencing the aromas and flavours produced by wine grapes.  For my Ontario Chardonnay Review, I checked with the Government of Canada National Soil Database (NSDB) Soils of Ontario to determine the soil types associated with each of the Ontario wineries that provided their bottle(s) of Chardonnay.  Using the free, open source, computer mapping…