Top 100 wines of Ontario

Discover the top 100 best wines of Ontario as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Ontario and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Ontario

World reference for Canadian Icewine: exceptional sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruits, opulent sugar balanced by taut acidity (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral, lively Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. ~5,500 ha on the Niagara Peninsula between Lake Ontario and the escarpment, VQA.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Ontario

wines from the region of Ontario go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, savoyard pizza (cream base) or rabbit with kriek and cherries.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Ontario

On the nose in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or oaky and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples. In the mouth in the region of Ontario is a powerful with a nice freshness.