i4C: Ontario’s Seriously Cool International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration

By Janet Dorozynski, PhD, DipWSET for WineAlign

Chardonnay is one of the original cool climate grape varieties. Revered in the great white wines of Burgundy and finest Blanc de Blancs in Champagne, it has also long been a flagship white variety in Ontario. And it is so cool that it even has its own international celebration.

Each July, the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration, or i4C, brings together chardonnay winemakers and wineries from Ontario, across Canada and from leading wine regions across the world where chardonnay shines.  

Read the full WineAlign story here, including our Origin Story and a description of the highlights for 2026.