Board of Directors

Donald Ziraldo

LLD, Director

Donald Ziraldo is co- founder of Inniskillin Wines and is known for having pioneered Canada’s estate winery movement. He subsequently founded the Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA), a standards-setting body with rigorous requirements that is the Canadian equivalent of France’s Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) system and Italy’s Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG). He was also instrumental in creating the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute at Brock University, where Canadian winemaking techniques are taught.