The year is 1977, and Guarav Maan’s grandparents and their then 14-year-old son just immigrated to Canada from Punjab, India. With what Maan described as a classic ‘$20 in their pockets’ story, the farmers had no idea that soon they would have the most successful and renowned wineries not only in Canada, but the world.
In the beginning, what is now a full-fledged multi-acre estate farm and winery was a 10-by-10 roadside fruit and vegetable stand.
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