ABOUT US
ABOUT US
We are a second-generation, family-owned, small boutique winery located on the renowned Beamsville Bench of the Niagara Peninsula. Our little parcel of south-facing land hangs over the hillside edges of the Bench, and provides an ideal environment for cool climate winegrowing.
We farm the land ourselves, and assist in the winemaking throughout all stages of the process. Our production volumes are very small. We purposefully lean towards the passion side of the business, rather than the commercial.
The great people that are responsible for bringing you our Award winning wines
When Ania’s parents, Krystyna and Jan Tarasewicz, bought a parcel of land in Beamsville in 1998 and told her that they planned to plant vines and start a winery one day, she thought they had certifiably lost their minds.
Fast forward to over 25 years later, Ania and her husband Edward are now second-generation wine-growers, producing quality, small-batch wines from their 40-acre family estate vineyard on the Beamsville Bench
Luckily, Ania has always had a passion for food and wine; and, at her mother’s suggestion, Ania began her wine education in 2009 with an introductory course through the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). Finding she had an aptitude for wine-tasting, she took WSET courses all the way to the two-year Diploma Level.
When Ania’s mother Krystyna became terminally ill in 2016, Ania began working at the winery while simultaneously helping with her mother’s care. When Krystyna tragically passed in October 2016, a deep void was left in the tasting room, where her sense of humour and no-nonsense attitude reigned. Ania stayed on, working beside her step-father Jan, until he retired four years later.
In 2020, Ania and Edward left their Toronto lives behind, and embarked on a new journey in the world of wine, taking over The Organized Crime Winery. Ania and Ed like to joke, “we’ve always been cheap labour for our parents, so we didn’t come into this industry completely blind.” They knew it would be hard, but rewarding work. Ania is responsible for all ‘indoor operations’, and can be found helping out on busy days in the tasing room, while also managing all licensee & LCBO business, marketing & sales initiatives, wine club, and general operational duties.
When not working at the winery, Ania loves spending time with her two daughters; eating at fabulous restaurants; visiting art galleries and museums around the world; and reading copious amounts of fiction, with the occasional yoga class thrown in when time allows.
