Volta Estate Winery

About Volta Estate Winery

Volta Estate is a family-owned winery located in Prince Edward County with a passion and mission to create premium quality, terroir-driven wines. We have an unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, sustainability, and the intersection of art, agriculture, gastronomy, and culture.
Our state-of-the-art facility is expected to open in 2028.

Representative Biography

Chris Thompson, Winemaker

After spending 15 years on both sides of the pass in the restaurant industry and ready for a shift, Chris stumbled his way into a wine career while looking for one in beer. With an already honed palette and an insatiable thirst for all things food and beverage, all it took was simple wine course to get hooked on the source.
After starting some initial wine education and managing a wine bar in Toronto, Chris headed eastward to Prince Edward County to dive into the cellars and continue the educational journey. Studies through Brock, UC Davis, and Somm Factory rounded out the hands-on approach that started as Assistant Winemaker and ended as Winemaker at Lighthall Vineyards.
After 7 years, Chris moved on to take the role of Winemaker at one of Prince Edward County's newest and most existing wineries, Volta Estate, promising to be a location with premium wines and an unforgettable architectural experience.
Chris is a CMS Certified Sommelier, foodie, wine-nerd, and sustainable agriculture enthusiast.

Why We're Cool

Nestled in the heart of Hillier, Prince Edward County, our vineyards are a classic expression of Ontario cool-climate. Sandy loam and clay soils over limestone bedrock provide the foundation for racy and mineral-driven Chardonnay. The county’s geographical location tucked into the northern pocket of Lake Ontario provides a moderating influence on the extremities of our cold winters, and a useful and refreshing wind throughout the growing season. A slightly more truncated growing season compared to other parts of Ontario further south make for wines well suited to fresh, vibrant, and refined styles in both still and sparkling wines. At Volta, we aim to strike a balance between tradition and innovation, luxury and elegance, story-telling and palate pleasing. Barrel program practices are light handed and restrained, and other vessels like amphora, acacia, steel, and concrete are all used as tools to craft the purest and most layered expression of county terroir.