There’s no better time to head to Niagara than now — October — when the region hums with the harvest. Here, where the highway gives way to two-lane roads and maples are changing colour, the brisk air has a clean edge and vineyards are heavy with plump bunches of fruit. A visit to wine country now both steadies the pulse and quickens it. The only question is where to go.

The answer: Lundy Manor Wine Cellars — a chateau-like escape just 90 minutes from Toronto, where the wine and the atmosphere are quietly extraordinary.

The atmosphere

Lundy Manor is a big, old country mansion surrounded by vineyards. It opened its doors in 2018 and makes remarkably good wine that sells for less than it probably should. The property, which used to be a private residence, was purchased in 2016 by Jessi

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