--Vineyard for Sale --

Location: Augusta Township, 20 min. from Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Situated in the 1000 Island tourism area. Situated close to major cities such as Ottawa, Kingston, Cornwall, Merrickville, Brockville, Toronto, Montreal, and U.S.A border.

Our Homestead

Our homestead is surround by beautiful landscape.  Evenly divided landscapes of forest, vineyard, and open area. A beautiful brook runs from west to east.

We offer a modest two bedrooms one level bungalow, approx. 1100 sq/ft. The electrical system has been upgraded. Heating is a combination of electric baseboard, force air electric heaters, and a wood stove in the leaving room. A wood shed is use to store firewood, which can store up to 12 cords.

A patio door in the bedroom gives access to a 9 x 13 ft deck, perfect view of the summer sunrise over the vineyard. From the living room, a patio door gives access to a large patio great for entertaining families and friends. A large open grass lot surrounds the homestead, far away from the main road, great for children and pets. Three large flowerbeds are located adjacent to the house. There is plenty of room for a vegetable garden near by.

A sixty-foot tower gives access to High-speed DSL Internet from a local ISP.  For residential and commercial uses, a telephone cable is available with 8 individual lines.

Farmstead: Two modest sheds are used as workshop, machinery and equipment storage, and one wood shed.

Vineyard

Guaranteed buyer for our product. Although the wine industry is at it enfant stage in the Eastern part of Ontario, there are buyers for our grapes. If you decide to stay as a producer level, a guaranteed income is obtainable.

Special consideration was required to grow grapes in this area, not only the soil type, and drainage capability, but also the type of vines for the regional cold winter climate.   

Therefore cold climate vines varieties were chosen.

Here are the types:

FRONTENAC:  (Red) A vigorous, extremely winter-hardy to -30 deg. F (ca -35 C.), heavy producing and disease resistant V. Riperia 89 x Landot 4511 (Noir) french/american hybrid variety released by the U. Minnesota Research Institute for upper midwest USA conditions in 1995.

SABREVOIS: (Red) A 1978 variety selection by Elmer Swenson currently (2001) popular and extensively grown in Quebec, where it has proved to be cold hardy down to -31 deg. F (-35 C). Claimed to be disease free and much hardier than Marechal Foch or St. Croix. First reports indicate that, if picked early, it can make a high-acid, medium bodied complex red wine with good tannins not unlike Baco Noir although not as distinctly fruity. Varietals wine has been reported to age well and improve after 2 years in the bottle. A 50-50 blend with Frontenac derived wine has been recommended.

LOUISE SWENSON: (White) Developed by Elmer Swenson in 1980 and released around 1994 this harsh-cold (to -40 deg. F.) tolerant variety is a cross between ES 2-3-17 and Kay Gray. Recent reports indicate some sensitivity to drought conditions, indicating a need for irrigation in dry years. Disease resistant, other than susceptibility to easily controlled anthracnose, the fruit ripens around mid-season with a long hang time, rarely exceeding 20 brix sugar content. Acidity is moderate. Can be used to create a light-bodied white wine described as without negative hybrid characteristics and possessing a delicate and floral aroma. Current custom is to blend it with Prairie Star wine.

VANDAL-CLICHE: A popular name for the promising Cliche 8414 variety derived from a Vandal 64 x Vandal 163 1984 cross by a private breeder resident in Quebec, Canada. It is a cold-climate hardy cultivar whose fruit has been used to successfully create a white wine and is currently (1999) undergoing field trial in Upper Canada.  

The vines have not yet reach full maturity.  Now at 4 to 5 years old, they will reach full maturity at 7 years from first put in soil. There is now approx. 2000 Frontenac, 1000 Sabrevois, 500 Louise Swenson and approx. 500 Vandal-Clich.  

In the fall of 2005, we invested in a draining system to improve the soil condition. Cleaning and widening the brook that goes through our property was also done. 

The service of an agronomist was use as a consultant and to oversee the implementation of various treatments to improve plant growth, weed control and pest control.

Winery Retail Store

This vineyard is ready to further expand into a Winery Retail Store. Since the deregulation in the Ontario wine industry, new objective by the LCBO was implemented. It is to maintain a close connection between grape growing and winemaking for the purpose to help preserve agricultural land, promote value-added agriculture, rural economic development and tourism, in keeping with Ontario's international trade obligations. A minimum of 5 acres or 5000 vines is only required to fulfill this objective. Our vineyard meets this criterion. The commercial gross income expected from an establish winery on our vineyard is evaluated at approx. $300,000.00 dollars per years or more.  This is great business investment for anyone interested to venture in the wine industry. Our vineyard is in a perfect location, tourist industry of the 1000 Island region.

The Upper Canada Winegrowers Association

We are members of a new created Association called “The Upper Canada Winegrowers Association” It is a non-profit district organization dedicated to promote the wine industries associated with the development of the tourism in the Upper Canada Region, “Appellation Eastern Ontario”.  Its mandate is to uphold the making and growing of quality wine & wine grapes. And its goal is to produce some of the finest wines and wine grapes in the Cold Climates of the world.  Members of the Association support each other’s by exchanging resourceful information pertaining viticulture. You are welcome to be part of this Association as new owner of the vineyard.

Information can be obtain through Fernando Paulino, president; fpaulino@rossvideo.com

About our Township

Neighbourhood Summary Comments

Augusta Township is a rural/residential township located in the south central portion of Grenville County. The major urban centre for the township is the town of Prescott located approximately 12 miles southeast and Brockville Approximately 15 miles southwest of the propertyt where most amenities may be located. We are located in the west central area of the township on a paved, township maintained road with low traffic. Development in the area consists mainly of average to well maintained rural single family dwellings with some hobby/working farms. No adverse influences within the immediate area. Market Values have remained stable in recent months.

The Township of Augusta population is 7,300 with both a large agricultural and industrial base. The Township had shown great interest in the establishment of a Winery. It coincides with their business development and job creation wish is important to the health and vitality of this community. In an era when most new jobs come from existing businesses, a focus on the growth and retention of existing businesses is of paramount importance.

Asking Price

We have recently had the property appraised. The house with five acres (not including the vineyard) have a market value of $125,000.00 dollars. As I explained, the property consist of 16 acres which include the house with 5 acres, drained vineyard 5 acres, and 6 acres of forest and field. For these remaining 11 acres, which include the vineyard, I am asking $50,000.00.According to Mr. Ken Slingerland, Tender Fruit and Grape Specialist, the establishment costs of a vineyard are estimated at $25,000.00 dollars per acre. Total (5x $25,00.00) $125,000.00

Our asking price is $175,000.00 dollars;

This is not negotiable.  Only serious contender with experience in grape growing will be consider.  

Contact:       R.I. BARBOUR REAL ESTATE LTD. BROKERAGE  (Bob)

                        Tel: 613 345-0903