During her studies in the Oenology and Viticulture program at Brock University, Emma Garner travelled to Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany and British Columbia. Her passion for wine and food grew with each trip. After working in vineyards and cellars in the Niagara region, Emma began working at Trius Winery, where she made wine in various capacities until 2005 when she began working for Thirty Bench Wine Makers. In 2010, she garnered the desirable Thirty Bench winemaker position.
Emma believes in allowing the vineyard to express itself by making wine with minimal intervention. She loves working with Rieslings and ferments them at low temperatures to retain as many aromatic compounds as possible resulting in wines bursting with complexity and intensity.
Emma Garner, also took home the 2015 Winemaker of the Year award at the Ontario Wine Awards, who recognized her consistent quality production across her portfolio, successes as demonstrated by additional wine awards and overall contribution to the wine industry.