E81 - Stone Eagle Winery, Canada

Four years ago, Stone Eagle was a cult label. Today it's a winery, an estate, a restaurant, and a statement. In this episode of Read Between the Wines, Pierre Ferland catches up with Adam Pearce — the winemaker behind Stone Eagle Winery and the celebrated wines of Two Sisters in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Four years after their first conversation during the pandemic, Adam returns with a full update: estate vineyards on Highway 55, a focused portfolio built around age-worthy reds, and The Nest restaurant sitting right in the middle of it all. Together, Pierre and Adam dig into what it actually takes to build wines that reward patience in a small market that often wants instant gratification. They go deep on Cabernet Franc, the Eagle Eye Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, the Blanc de Franc sparkling, and why balance, structure, and time remain the real luxuries in Canadian wine. Adam also speaks candidly about climate change, extreme vintages, replanting difficult vineyards, and the constant tension between consumer demand and winemaker curiosity. And then the conversation goes somewhere bigger: the war on wine, the rise of low and no alcohol products, and why responsible enjoyment — food, place, and human connection — still sits at the heart of what wine actually is. Featuring: Stone Eagle Winery, Two Sisters Vineyards, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay.