Top 100 wines of Ontario - Page 9
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: Zweigelt
Supple and fruity reds with a vivid ruby colour, soft tannins and snappy acidity, with aromas of sour cherry, raspberry, red plum and gentle spices. Made as easy-drinking young reds and as more structured, oak-aged cellar wines. The most planted red variety in Austria (Burgenland, Carnuntum, Neusiedlersee), created in 1922 by Friedrich Zweigelt in Klosterneuburg, a cross of saint laurent × blaufränkisch.
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, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bobotie, duck breast with red fruits or venison leg marinated in white wine and grand marnier.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Ontario
On the nose in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, honey or lychee and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth in the region of Ontario is a powerful with a nice freshness.
