ROSEWOOD

In 1982, on their honeymoon to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Eugene had promised Renata that one day they would open a winery together. As the story goes, she smiled and laughed, and 18 years later, they purchased a soon-to-be-vineyard property on the Beamsville Bench to begin their juice-filled project.

Eugene comes from a lifelong tradition of beekeeping (learned from his father) and Renata comes from a successful career as a physiotherapist (it’s always helpful to have a physiotherapist around during harvest).
Their son William is a 3rd generation life-long beekeeper alongside his father as well as Winery general manager. William oversees its day-to-day operations working closely with head winemaker Ryan corrigan on many of the different aspects on the farm, including vineyard to production, front house, sales and marketing.

Head winemaker Ryan corrigan finished his degree in Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute at Brock university while taking part in an Oenology Exchange Program with institutions in Switzerland, Italy and France. For several years after graduation, Ryan jumped between wine regions to apprentice and learn from many large- and small-scale producers, isolating skills and knowledge that he could later leverage. During this time, he worked at several notable wineries in New Zealand, Australia, California, British Columbia and Ontario before joining the hive at Rosewood.

Today, Ryan is driven to produce honest and authentic expressions at Rosewood and manages their production from earth and hive to bottle.