Peninsula Ridge hosts private and company events for up to 60 guests at a plated dinner or 80 at a cocktail reception, along with small weddings, staff parties and meetings. The winery sits on the western edge of the Beamsville Bench in the Town of Lincoln, Ontario, on the Niagara Escarpment above Lake Ontario.
Seminars and company events
The Coach House is the estate's event building. It is booked for corporate seminars and meetings, staff parties and client evenings, with Wi-Fi and audiovisual equipment on hand, a covered patio and landscaped grounds around it. A working day can be paired with a private tour of the winery, or with a guided tasting of the estate's VQA wines in the retail shop. For a small board dinner, the upstairs section of the restaurant takes a party of up to 13. The winery also prepares corporate gift orders with private labels and personal messages, which some companies combine with an event.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings here are small by design. The Coach House takes about 20 to 65 guests for a seated meal and around 80 for a cocktail format. The venue also hosts engagement parties, bridal showers and rehearsal dinners. From the property, guests look over the vines toward Lake Ontario and, on a clear day, the Toronto skyline. Wedding packages are sent on request through the venue's inquiry form, and one coordinator handles bookings for both weddings and private events.
Rooms and capacities
The Coach House is a stand-alone building between the restaurant and the winery. It seats up to 60 guests for a plated meal and holds up to 80 for a standing reception. The restaurant, in the manor house, has 55 indoor seats and a partly covered patio with umbrella-shaded tables when the season allows. Its upstairs section seats one party of up to 13. Families also book the Coach House for birthdays, retirements and baptisms.
Catering
All food for events comes from the estate's restaurant team under executive chef Matt McDowell, who has more than 15 years in hospitality. His cooking is rooted in classical French technique with Vietnamese and other Asian influences, and menus follow the seasons with produce sourced close to the estate. Events are built around Peninsula Ridge wines, with food and wine pairings planned by the team. The restaurant itself serves lunch and dinner from Wednesday to Saturday and brunch on Sunday.
History and setting
The restaurant occupies a Queen Anne Revival manor built in 1885 and later restored. The retail shop is in a post-and-beam barn from the same year, and the Coach House was rebuilt on the footprint of the farm's original 1885 coach house. The winery made its first full vintage in 2000. Norm Beal, its president, gave his family name to the estate vineyard, and the property covers 80 acres. The barrel cellar holds more than 300 French and American oak barrels.
Getting there
The estate is at 5600 King Street West, in the Beamsville area of the Town of Lincoln, close to the Queen Elizabeth Way. Toronto is about an hour away by road and Niagara Falls about 40 minutes. Hamilton's John C. Munro airport and Toronto Pearson are the nearest airports.
