Discover the top 100 best sparkling wines of Niagara Peninsula of Niagara Peninsula as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sparkling wines that are popular of Niagara Peninsula and the best vintages to taste in this region.
World reference for Icewine: concentrated sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruit, high sugar balanced by lively acidity. 90% of Canadian Icewine (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir, peppery Cabernet Franc. Southern shores of Lake Ontario.
VQA, 5,200 ha.
Vinified almost exclusively as a base for Champagne AOC, where it brings freshness, fruitiness and immediate roundness to blends (apple, pear, red fruit, brioche notes); it is the most approachable young of the three Champagne varieties. Represents about one third of plantings, the absolute signature of the Vallée de la Marne. Also vinified as single varietal by some growers (blanc-de-noirs meunier champagnes). A cottony-leaved mutation of Pinot Noir, autochthonous to Champagne.
sparkling wines from the region of Niagara Peninsula go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roasted stuffed goose with mushroom sauce, home-made white pudding or deer jig.
