The Reserve Circle
The Reserve Circle
Canada’s Premier Undergraduate Wine & Social Society
The Reserve Circle was founded not to add another club to the campus, but to create a setting that did not yet exist. What began as a quiet gathering has evolved into a society defined by a single standard: evenings where wine, conversation, and discernment converge.
Membership is about more than connoisseurship. It is an entry into a circle where culture and connection endure far beyond the glass. Our members enjoy exclusive access to curated events, private tastings, and partnerships with the world’s most distinguished wineries
Canada’s Premier Undergraduate Wine & Social Society
The Reserve Circle was founded not to add another club to the campus, but to create a setting that did not yet exist. What began as a quiet gathering has evolved into a society defined by a single standard: evenings where wine, conversation, and discernment converge.
Membership is about more than connoisseurship. It is an entry into a circle where culture and connection endure far beyond the glass. Our members enjoy exclusive access to curated events, private tastings, and partnerships with the world’s most distinguished wineries
The Circle was born from a desire to see our own values reflected on campus. It started as a small gathering of friends, but it quickly became evident that we were building something rare. We didn't want the standard we had set to vanish when we graduated. We established the Circle to ensure that this specific culture—of wine, of discernment, of connection—would endure as a legacy for the years to come.
The Circle was born from a desire to see our own values reflected on campus. It started as a small gathering of friends, but it quickly became evident that we were building something rare. We didn't want the standard we had set to vanish when we graduated. We established the Circle to ensure that this specific culture—of wine, of discernment, of connection—would endure as a legacy for the years to come.
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From the Founders
It began with a recognition of potential. Meeting in their first year, Macgregor and Jonn shared a conviction that the Queen’s social scene, while vibrant, was missing a vital element of refinement. They envisioned a society that did not yet exist—one defined by discernment rather than excess. We felt a massive gap in the university landscape. We saw the potential to transform the social experience from the ordinary into the magnificent, but we knew it required a specific vision.
For Macgregor, growing up in Niagara-on-the-Lake meant understanding the culture of wine as a way of life—honouring the history and the craft of the industry. For Jonn, it was about the architecture of the evening—the belief that small, perfect details add up to create an atmosphere that transforms the people inside it. We wanted to create something that wasn't just for us, and wasn't just for now. We wanted to build a circle of high-quality people and high standards that would remain as a legacy for those who came next.
Macgregor Armstrong, Comm 25'
Jonn Reid, Arts 25'
From the Founders
It began with a recognition of potential. Meeting in their first year, Macgregor and Jonn shared a conviction that the Queen’s social scene, while vibrant, was missing a vital element of refinement. They envisioned a society that did not yet exist—one defined by discernment rather than excess. We felt a massive gap in the university landscape. We saw the potential to transform the social experience from the ordinary into the magnificent, but we knew it required a specific vision.
For Macgregor, growing up in Niagara-on-the-Lake meant understanding the culture of wine as a way of life—honouring the history and the craft of the industry. For Jonn, it was about the architecture of the evening—the belief that small, perfect details add up to create an atmosphere that transforms the people inside it. We wanted to create something that wasn't just for us, and wasn't just for now. We wanted to build a circle of high-quality people and high standards that would remain as a legacy for those who came next.
Macgregor Armstrong, Comm 25'
Jonn Reid, Arts 25'
