Maxime Legris
Lunessence Winery & Vineyard is pleased to announce that Maxime Legris has joined the team as Head Winemaker. Legris was most recently Assistant Winemaker at Cedar Creek Estate Winery for two years, and brings with him extensive winemaking, vineyard & technical experience from Ontario and New Zealand.
Legris completed his Sommelier Certification in Ottawa in 2007 and his B.Sc. degree in Oenology & Viticulture at Brock University. During his time in Niagara he worked as a Research Assistant at the Ontario Ministry of Agricultre and Rural Affairs, and at Brock University.
In 2012, Legris did two vintages at Malivoire Wine Company in Ontario, followed by two vintages in New Zealand with Babich Wines. In 2014, he relocated to the Okanagan to join Pentage Winery in Penticton where he helped oversee all winemaking, cellar, and vineyard operations for the 5,000-case winery. In joining Lunessence, he teams up with Jason Faulkner, who he worked with at Cedar Creek in 2017.