Top 100 wines of Niagara-on-the-Lake

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

Discovering the wine region of Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara peninsula on Lake Ontario, world's leading icewine producer (>90% of Canadian production). Signature icewines: concentrated sweet wines with signature notes of candied apricot, mango, yellow peach, honey, candied citrus and a floral touch, unctuous palate balanced by sharp acidity — on aromatic Vidal, taut Riesling and red-fruited Cabernet Franc. Also still wines: ample Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir. Inniskillin, Peller iconic.

Discover the grape variety: Baco noir

Colourful, lively reds with a deep purple robe, supple tannins and high acidity. Intense aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum, coffee and characteristic smoky notes. Dense palate, tense finish. Nearly banned in France, it is the signature of northern Canadian reds (Ontario, Nova Scotia) and the north-eastern US (New York). French hybrid created in 1902 by François Baco in the Landes (Folle Blanche × Vitis riparia Grand Glabre).

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Niagara-on-the-Lake

wines from the region of Niagara-on-the-Lake go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef stew provencal style, saddle of lamb with herbs or rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Niagara-on-the-Lake

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