Ward Wines
Fine wine, warm welcomes, and Ashby Lake traditions worth raising a glass to.
Welcome to Ward Wines
Ward Wines is a working vineyard, winery, private estate, and hospitality destination at 84 Winery Road in Ashby Lake’s Agricultural District. Vineyard rows and a winding private drive lead toward a grand stone estate that feels wealthy and impressive without becoming cold or showy.
The property belongs to the Ward family and is closely associated with Julian Ward, its primary resident. Publicly, Ward Wines is one of Ashby Lake’s best-known destination businesses; privately, it is where Julian lowers his guard and invites Amy Wheeler into the life behind the Ward name.
At a Glance
Type: Working vineyard, winery, private estate, hospitality venue, and event space
Address: 84 Winery Road
District: Agricultural District, Ashby Lake, Ontario
Property: Ward family estate
Primary Resident: Julian Ward
First Major Appearance: Friends with Baking
Known For: Vineyard tourism, wine, food, private dinners, celebrations, and elegant events
At Ward Wines, every table has room for one more.
A Winery with Roots
Ward Wines is shaped by the land around it and the family whose name it carries. Ordered vineyard rows, mature trees, stone, dark timber, ironwork, and heavy oak doors give the property a restrained elegance. Inside the estate, confirmed rooms include a study, library, wine cellar, dining room, and ballroom.
In Friends with Baking, Amy Wheeler arrives expecting a polished display of Ward money. Instead, she finds golden evening light, music drifting through the first floor, and rooms that feel lived in rather than staged. The estate becomes a place of memory, vulnerability, humour, and possibility.
Experience Ward Wines
From celebrations beside the vines to unhurried walks through the working vineyard, Ward Wines offers the kind of polished country hospitality that feels unmistakably Ashby Lake.
Weddings & Celebrations
Walking the Vineyard
Inside the Ward Estate
The estate is grand but personal. High vaulted ceilings, polished floors, massive windows, warm amber lamps, and sunset across the vineyard create elegance through quality, space, and care—not gaudy excess. The ballroom offers room for dancing and formal events, while the library, study, cellar, and dining room reveal the quieter life behind the public business.
Ward Wines also helps shape Ashby Lake’s food culture, tourism, hospitality, and civic identity. Its precise founding history, public hours, and formal heritage status have not yet been established in the books.
Meet the People of Ward Wines
Julian Ward
Primary resident and the character most closely associated with Ward Wines
Polished, strategic, and deeply loyal, Julian is more emotionally revealing in private than his public confidence suggests.
Listen to Ward Wines
Press play, raise a glass, and imagine an afternoon among the vines.
Ward Wines FAQ
Where is Ward Wines?
Ward Wines is located at 84 Winery Road in the Agricultural District of fictional Ashby Lake, Ontario.
Who owns Ward Wines?
Ward Wines is a Ward family property. Julian Ward is its primary resident and the character most closely associated with the winery, although its exact legal ownership has not been established.
Which Tasha Zima book features Ward Wines?
Friends with Baking gives readers their clearest look at Ward Wines through Amy Wheeler’s visit to Julian’s vineyard estate.
Is Ward Wines a real Ontario winery?
No. Ward Wines is a fictional winery and vineyard in Tasha Zima’s interconnected Ashby Lake romance world.
Featured In
Friends with Baking — Julian Ward and Amy Wheeler’s small-town romance, and the book that gives readers their clearest look inside the vineyard estate.
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