Fabian Reis, Winemaker & Viticulturalist

Fabian Reis was born into a traditional vintner family in Stuttgart, Germany. He is the sixth generation winemaker and his family winemaking background dates back to 1893. He moved to Niagara on the Lake, Canada in 1995. He returned back to Germany for over 5 years to study his winemaking roots from 2006-2011 and attended one of Germany’s prestigious winemaking schools, working alongside wineries that are ranked Europe’s best.

Since returning to Niagara, Fabian decided to take a chance and leave the shadows of his long established winemaking customs, and set forth to produce his own style of wines alongside sommelier wife Stephanie. These premium wines will fiercely push the wine industry boundaries to the next level with wine quality and vineyard practices.

Fabian Reis can be contacted at fabian@ferox.ca.

Stephanie Reis, Sommelier

Stephanie’s background lies in Sport & Event Marketing before becoming a certified sommelier. Having grown up in Niagara, she is passionate about the industry and making the experience an unforgettable one for all customers who walk through the door. Her expertise compliments Fabian’s winemaking, and she enjoys being part of all aspects of the winery, including looking after marketing, sales, and social media.

Stephanie Reis can be contacted at stephanie@ferox.ca.

Cubby Sadoon, Assistant Winemaker

Cubby first attended Brock University for Medical Science; after completing his degree, he realized that while he enjoyed the research and scientific method of medicine, it lacked the creative and artistic outlet he craved.

While working at Inniskillin (thank you for inspiring Cubby), during his undergraduate studies and alongside Larissa, Cubby discovered the Wine Spirits & Education Trust, as well as International Sommeliers Guild, which combined his love for science and the art of wine. He promptly signed up for both programs, becoming a certified sommelier and diploma student. For several years after moving on from the medical field, Cubby explored small and large scale producers to apprentice and learn skills, knowledge and experiential wisdom, which he could amalgamate and thereby produce craft wines in the future. In spring of 2020, he joined the team at Ferox, working alongside a friend, winemaker and owner whom he met almost a decade ago, at another Niagara winery.

Today, as part of the winemaking team, Cubby is driven to produce honest and authentic wines, to showcase time and place that makes Ferox a unique stop in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Cubby Sadoon can be contacted at cubby@ferox.ca.