Grape Growers of Ontario and Farm Credit Canada have announced that vineyard manager Augusta Van Muyen for Tawse Winery has been chosen by her peers as the 2025-2026 Grape King.
She is the fourth female Grape King to be honoured since the award’s inception in 1956. The award recognizes exemplary vineyard management and understanding of the industry.
The Grape King carries the distinction of being nominated by their peers and selected by industry judges who visit each of the nominated vineyards. The Grape King serves as a representative for Ontario’s grape and wine industry at events across the country.
Currently vineyard manager at Tawse Winery, Van Muyen has taken a path across Ontario and the world. She grew up on a Prince Edward County farm that built ploughs for the region’s newly developing vineyards, instilling an interest in grapes and wine. She studied for a time at Brock University before transferring to Niagara College to learn the ropes of grape-growing. She started with Tawse in 2009-2010 then worked oversees in Germany’s Rhine-Hessen region.
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