The best wines of Canada

Discover the best wines of Canada as well as the best winemakers of Canada and estates of Canada to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Canada and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Canada by region

Looking for a good wine of Canada among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Canada. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Canada with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Canada

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Canada

Red wines from the region of Canada go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, sauerkraut of the sea in casserole or duck pot au feu.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Canada

On the nose the red wine of the region of Canada. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tree fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, anise or cola. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Canada. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Canada

  • 2007With an average score of 4.55/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.46/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.41/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Canada

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Canada

A wine route planned in the region of Canada? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Canada.

Discovering the wine region of Canada

Canada - the world's second-largest country by area - is far from the most obvious of wine-producing nations, yet its vineyards are capable of producing both quality and quantity. Powerful Cabernets and AromaticDryGrape/riesling">Rieslings play an important role in the country's wine portfolio, but the deliciously Sweet Icewine (mostly white, but also red) is unquestionably the quintessential Canadian wine style. Making the most of their consistently cold winter temperatures, Canadian wine producers have become world leaders in ice wine production. The Canadian wine industry is primarily based in four provinces: Ontario and British Columbia, which are responsible for 98% of quality wine production, and Quebec and Nova Scotia, which are emerging wine regions with a small but loyal local following.

Despite Canada's geographic vastness, its annual wine production is only 2% of that of the United States. Some of Canada's wine regions experience hot, sometimes humid summers and extremely cold winters. All of Canada's major wine-producing regions are close to Climate-modifying water sources that are essential to the survival of the vines in frosty weather. The Niagara Peninsula, on the southern shores of Lake Ontario, is perhaps Canada's most famous wine region, although the dry, near-desert Okanagan Valley in British Columbia has tried to make its mark in recent decades.

Flanked by the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans, and with more coastline than any other country in the world, Canada's climate and landscape are heavily influenced by water. This is not only true for the coastal areas, as the interior of the country is home to many lakes of varying sizes. The Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) is a regulatory Body that represents a designation-based approach to Canadian wine. Membership in the VQA allows winemakers to use the VQA logo on their wines, which provides a degree of quality assurance to potential consumers.

Great white wines of Canada

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Canada

White wines from the region of Canada go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, half-cooked bluefin tuna or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Canada

On the nose the white wine of the region of Canada. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, red fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Canada. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Canada

  • 2015With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.14/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Canada

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Moscato
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Canada

A wine route planned in the region of Canada? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Canada.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Great sparkling wines of Canada

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Canada

Sparkling wines from the region of Canada go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meatballs catalan style, endives with ham or duck and peach brochettes.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Canada

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Canada. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Canada

  • 2018With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.01/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Canada

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Canada

A wine route planned in the region of Canada? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Canada.

The word of the wine: Reasoned (agriculture)

Conventional agriculture but concerned with limiting synthetic treatments as much as possible.

Great pink wines of Canada

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Canada

Pink wines from the region of Canada go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, veal or pork such as recipes of royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez), veal tagine with potatoes and olives or croque-monsieur.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Canada

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Canada. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Canada

  • 2011With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.02/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Canada

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Zweigelt

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Canada

A wine route planned in the region of Canada? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Canada.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

Great sweet wines of Canada

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Canada

Sweet wines from the region of Canada go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, savoyard crozet gratin or duck with orange and honey.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Canada

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Canada. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, vegetal or molasses and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, papaya or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Canada. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Canada

  • 1997With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.42/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.35/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Canada

  • Vidal
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Riesling
  • Optima
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Canada

A wine route planned in the region of Canada? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Canada.

The word of the wine: Douçâtre

Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.

Great natural sweet wines of Canada

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Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Canada cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Canada at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Canada

Natural sweet wines from the region of Canada go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, tunisian haja or caramel pork.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Canada

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Canada. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Canada

  • 2009With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Canada

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Marechal Foch
  • Gamay Noir
  • Zweigelt
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Canada

A wine route planned in the region of Canada? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Canada.

Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt

Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)

News from the vineyard of Canada

Tributes paid to Paul Pender

Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender. Passing away at the age of just 54, Pender died ‘unexpectedly under tragic circumstances’ on 4 February, 2022, as announced by sister wineries Tawse and Redstone.    Before becoming director of viticulture and winemaking at Tawse and Redstone, he was a carpenter. When he developed an allergy to the dust and solvents, he went back to school to study winemaking at Niagara College in 2004. Pender’s interns ...

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Scapegrace to build £13m distillery in Central Otago

The Scapegrace team claims it will be New Zealand’s largest ever distillery when it is fully completed in October 2023. It will eventually produce all of Scapegrace’s award-winning gins and vodkas, along with its soon-to-be-released single malt whisky. The company plans to expand into other spirits categories further down the line too. Managing director Daniel McLaughlin said that the climate and water quality in Central Otago – which is famed for its Pinot Noir – make the region ideal for produ ...

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