Top 100 red wines of Niagara-on-the-Lake

Discover the top 100 best red 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 red 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: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

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

red wines from the region of Niagara-on-the-Lake go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, imene's tunisian ojja or country cabbage.

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

On the nose in the region of Niagara-on-the-Lake often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, vanilla or black cherries. In the mouth in the region of Niagara-on-the-Lake is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.