How a Patchwork of Soil, Stone, and Lake Breeze Creates Canada’s Most Iconic Wines Where Latitude Meets Lake Effect Niagara sits at roughly the same latitude as Burgundy, yet its wines are unmistakably Canadian. Stretching along the southern shores of Lake Ontario , the Niagara Peninsula enjoys a rare balance of continental warmth and lake-moderated coolness . The vast lake acts as a natural air conditioner cooling summers, warming autumns, and extending the growing season we