About Us
Your Local Wine Expert
Owner/Operator Katherine and Stephen
Meet Katherine and Stephen!
Katherine Frost is not new to Chartelli’s; she has been working there for 4 years. Katherine previously worked at Brisa Fine Wines (another ferment on-premise store in Guelph) for almost 15 years before its closing. Outside of the store, she is a passionate artistic swimming coach and dog lover.
Stephen Hamblin, Katherine’s husband, will be working behind the scenes to support the business administratively, but occasionally you may see him working hands-on with the product as well. He is also a dog lover, and enjoys the occasional beer and scotch!
Katherine and Stephen both also share a love of wines and an interest in the winemaking process. They've toured both old-world and new-world wineries across the globe, and are happy to share the knowledge and expertise they've accumulated over their visits with you, should you have any questions when selecting your next wine.
Together they want to continue to bring fine wines to the Guelph community!
Let’s Get Started
Chartelli’s offers clients the experience of fermenting their own wine on-premises using quality juices and wine kits from Winexpert. Winexpert is a leader in craft winemaking – with over 100 varieties to choose from. Reds, whites, rosés, and fruit coolers are all available.
Once you've selected your wine it's time to get your batch started, which takes around 15 minutes. Eric and his team will make sure it's properly filtered and processed. They also look after your wine during the four to eight-week fermenting process. Once it is ready, you will be notified that it's time to come in and bottle your wine. Depending on how personal you want your bottles to look, you can add labels and shrink seals in the colour of your choosing. The automated corking process takes around 20 minutes per batch.