Representing some of the best, most unique small producers and bringing them directly to you, Ontario!

On the patio, in the Salon, at your nice place or ours - let us pour you nice wine for any occasion.

Visit us at 1247 Dundas St W to browse & sip over 350 natural wines with our knowledgable & friendly staff.

The only fully customizable natural Wine Club. The ultimate way to discover your new favourites.

GM Waterworks
Alexia has worked in and around restaurants, doing just about everything (except cooking—she’s been politely banned). She’s honed her skills at some of Vancouver’s most beloved establishments, including The Mackenzie Room, Burdock & Co., Bar Tartare, and the now shuttered Camp Upstairs (RIP to this gem!). Brought up under the wing of classic wine training, her passion for all things beverage has evolved into a love of sharing her knowledge, and an insatiable thirst for tasty drinks whose names she can barely pronounce, but goes after with gusto (a pastime she will convince you to try too, it’s fun!). When she’s not at the shop, or tasting something new, find her out shopping, sipping vermouth, or hanging out with her dog, Dustin (yes, you can absolutely see pictures).

AGM Waterworks
Alanna’s love of wine was sparked during trips to the South of France as a teenager. Experiencing the sensory landscape of the Languedoc and her parents' affection for the mystical ferments unquestionably rooted curiosity and knowledge. After spending time as a yoga teacher, Alanna’s belief in holistic and earth-conscious practices extended from nutrition and fitness to grape farming and wine. She dove in head first as the wine director at the beloved Supply & Demand in Ottawa, creating an incredible like-minded community. When she isn’t AGM-ing at our new Waterworks location, you can find her sweatin' it out in pilates, sipping an oxidized white or reading her friends tarots.

Service & Hospitality
Coming to the industry from academia and English Literature, Brittany finds herself undeniably pulled to the stories of artisans and families in the world of wine and agriculture. Brittany has spent the most recent part of her career pairing food and wine in the fine dining world, and she *always* wants to hear about what you are having for dinner. Shrugging off her classic wine education past, now Brittany wants to talk about emotion, sensuality, and spirit more than typicity. When she’s outside the shop, you’ll find her sipping a zero zero freaky 5 with her gracefully aging kitty The Duchess, or working through the ever-growing stack of novels on the arm of her couch.

Imports
Ellen pivoted from a degree in political science to infusing some of Toronto’s best restaurants like Bar Isabel, Pearl Morissette, 20 Victoria and beyond with her warm hospitality, infectious energy and love for food and wine. After receiving her masters in Food Culture and Communications at the University of Gastronomic Science in Pollenzo, northern Italy, she returned to Toronto and quickly started Parasol, one of the most exciting Spanish and Italian agencies in the province. In 2024 Parasol merged with our import arm GWI, and we’re delighted to have Ellen on our imports ownership team. On the GW front, she uses her unparalleled love of food to bring the perfect salty bite to our snacks program. Catch her Saturdays in shop playing Bruce Springsteen, befriending your dog and helping you find the perfect, unexpected bottle you never knew you needed.

Writing & Creative
A true bon-vivant, Jasmine passionately lives to eat, drink & create. Post art school, she quickly fell into restaurants and wine. After a cellar hand position & curating her first natural wine list, she journeyed to the Okanagan with a wildfire in her belly. A seriously lucky duckling, she was able to work in the vines & cellars of some of the most exploratory natural wineries and cideries in the region – she now dreams of cultivating her own farm and vineyard. Find her writing her forthcoming zine, reading Piet Oudolf, listening to dirty psych rock & rolling around in her garden.

Dundas Shop Manager
Ever since it was legal for her to take a job, Jess has worked with food (and, later, natural wine). After earning her degrees in Anthropology and Radio, Jess realized that all of her years working in and around food were not side quests, but rather the perfect setting to talk about literally anything and everything that is vital in this world. If she’s not yammering on about her reverence for the supply chain (a fragile, messy and wholly human marvel!) Jess can be found thrifting, binging podcasts and referencing her Want To Go and/or Favourites GMaps saves for the most delicious food in the GTA.

Licensee Sales
Kate has been twirling around restaurant dining rooms, serving up a cozy and warm attitude in Toronto as sommelier at Alma, a part of the crew at Brothers (RIP) & a sojourn at Clown Bar in Paris, France. She loves concocting puns for wines, while snuggling her cats and sharing pasta with them. Yes, with! Kate is happiest when talking and pouring natural wines - loving playful and energetic cuvées the most. Boy, is she thirsty to have the chance to share the treasures of GW Imports!

Shop
While obtaining a BA in English Lit. and Mixed Media, Knowah came to Hospitality through La Palma. Having grown up celebrating family and tradition through her grandmother’s Lucian recipes; breaking bread across full tables and loud conversations, restaurants quickly felt like home. Knowah believes that great service is a simple act of community building. This certified yapper is dedicated to finding you the bottle you never knew you dreamed of. That bottle you put your friends on to, or that bottle that makes you go “Hmm...I didn’t know I’d love that”. If she isn’t slinging or sipping wine, she’s adding to her Letterboxd, hunting for magazines, making playlists for the shop or penning articles for her own Substack.

Co-Founder & Waterworks Education Lead
Krysta started Grape Witches with Nicole VERY late at night, when all the most fun ideas happen! She has spent a *redacted* amount of time working as a sommelier, curating the wine lists and pouring wine into glasses at some of Toronto’s very best restaurants and bars. These days, find her planning trips in search of thrilling wine and beautiful vineyards, writing the wine list at Paris Paris, and in the GW shop & salon asking you questions about what you are in the mood to drink. Please send her photos of your pets.

Web & Logistics
Lauren is a designer and creative problem solver who thrives in the weird spaces where storytelling, type, and data collide. With over fifteen years of experience in design, brand strategy, and making things actually work, she’s lent her brains (and brawn) to countless heartfelt brands who do things differently. Her love of wine began eons ago with a sniff of 1998 Altesse; she’s been tasting and learning about wine ever since. When she’s not squinting at screens or cases of wine, you’ll find her chasing light with only an iPhone, taking long walks on the pavement with her snaggle-toothed monster, or cooking exxxtravagant meals for her secret VIP list. Catch her behind the scenes… with a screen—just where she likes it!

General Manager & Culture
If you spend time out in Toronto’s west end, chances are you’ve been served by Lorein. Refining her craft at Harbord Room (RIP!), Cocktail Bar, and, most recently as AGM at Grey Gardens, at Grape Witches she braids her passion for fashion, design and all things beautiful. Whether you want to discuss decor, non-traditional tasting notes or which bottle to choose to impress your new boo’s parents, Lo has got you covered.

Co-Founder & Director
Nicole has been working in wine a really long time. Over a decade at one of Canada’s top wine agencies she sold wine to the best restaurants in Toronto and Vancouver and led the creation of a national natural wine division. She has been lucky to make wine in France & Australia, travel to many nice wine regions & completed her (frankly grueling) WSET Diploma in 2015. She started GW as a passion project & is freakin’ delighted to watch it bloom. Wearer of many figurative hats and literal fun pants.

Operations & Imports
In a past life as one half of a collaborative artist duo, Nicole accepted nice wine as payment for house sitting gigs. Fifteen years - and an MFA in sculpture - later, she committed to wine professionally. She was most recently co-owner and GM of Little Oak Bar (RIP) & The Ostrich Club restaurants in Halifax and has recently moved to Toronto in a continued effort to chase nice wines. Her passions include nerding out on international logistics, pretending she’s handy (ChefTech ™) and besting her personal record of most wine cases moved in a day.

Shop & Design
With over a decade of restaurant experience, Quin has managed some of Toronto’s most happening dining rooms. If you’ve seen her in action, you know she’s a natural born vibe-creator with a knack for making everyone feel special. She’s in awe of wine’s magical power to bring people together, and she loves popping bottles for family and friends in her own dining room. When she’s not helping out with all things Grape Witches, you might find her by a lake with a glass of white Burgundy, or cooking up some mushrooms she foraged while sipping on a mug of weird Nebbiolo.

Events & Wine Club
Rachel spent years in boring office jobs before realizing that she enjoys people more than computers, and ambient lighting over fluorescent. Along with a passion for all things delicious, restaurants were the natural go-to. Working at Tennessee Tavern and Paris Paris she was introduced to the world of natural wine. Rachel passed her WSET Diploma in 2020 and is happy to be in the world of (mostly!) un-testable wines. She makes everyone feel welcome in the shop, and loves helping people discover their new fav. Please bring your dogs, and listen to her gush about her two elderly kitties.

Shop
Confused by their accent? You’ve definitely heard VJ mumble some vinified whimsy around class, astrology and whatever in Narnia is in your glass. With light years of hospitality under their belt, this industrial shireling and cultural London club-hub dweller, has sauntered through Toronto’s natural wine scene since slinging schnitzels and slivovitz at Tennessee Tavern (RIP). In sensory bliss, they sprinted onto our Dundas West patio with club kid energy, northern cheek and actor trained charm pouring in abundance. Find this feisty Brit being walked by their fluff monster, carrying a spicy glou glou baby to be sipped on at the pre before stationing in front of a speaker supporting your local rave innit!