As Gervasi Vineyard cuts the ribbon on a new 48-suite hotel at its sprawling 55-acre estate in Canton this week, it also closes a chapter on expansion that began when its winery opened in 2010.

"It's grown way bigger than we ever imagined," said Scott Swaldo, co-owner and general manager for the Swaldos' family-owned GV Destinations, the parent company that operates the vineyard and its myriad accompanying businesses, as well as The Twisted Olive Italian restaurant a few miles away. "There was never any grand vision. We've just been evolving and being nimble and all those things. We are as surprised as anyone about how big it's all become."

Gervasi's latest expansion is capped by the new, 18,000-square-foot luxury hotel dubbed The Casa. It's similar to The Villas on the same property, which are typically used for large events like wedding parties, but with a different setup. Suites are situated in a horseshoe and feature private,courtyard-facing verandas. The two share a similar Tuscan aesthetic and the same high-end amenities, such as in-room fireplaces and heated tile floors.

Also part of the recent expansion is The Still House, a craft distillery that opened in December. It features two stills, a larger 250-gallon one for primary production plus a 40-gallon option for small batches, experimentation and seasonal offerings.

Small-batch products recently released by the distillery include a blood-orange gin and a vodka blended with Gervasi rosé, plus two bourbons — those are being purchased elsewhere and blended or aged at Gervasi until their own variety is ready, since traditional bourbon requires three years of barrel aging.

What Gervasi has today is a wheated bourbon and another bourbon aged in Gervasi cabernet wine barrels, something that should produce a softer and more rounded flavor profile that softens the kick of the spirit. Other offerings in the future are expected to include whiskey, brandy and various liqueurs.

Altogether, the new hotel and distillery mark an investment north of $10 million, Swaldo said, making it the largest expansion project to date — and there have been several.

It's also probably the last one for the foreseeable future.

"It's not our ambition to be big, to have multiple offsite locations and to keep adding things," Swaldo said. "I feel like the distillery and hotel complete this property."