The best wines of Pelee Island

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

Top wines of Pelee Island by region

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

Great red wines of Pelee Island

See the top 100 best red wines of Pelee Island

Want to buy a red wine of Pelee Island cheap or sell a red wine of Pelee Island 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 red wine of Pelee Island

Red wines from the region of Pelee Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, risotto of penne with chorizo and merguez or special' tagliatelle carbonara.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Pelee Island

On the nose the red wine of the region of Pelee Island. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Pelee Island. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Pelee Island

  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Pelee Island

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Pelee Island

The wine region of Pelee Island is located in the region of Ontario of Canada. Wineries and vineyards like the Pelee Island Winery or the Pelee Island Winery produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pelee Island are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pelee Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

In the mouth of Pelee Island is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Pelee Island, producing 4 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pelee Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

Great white wines of Pelee Island

See the top 100 best white wines of Pelee Island

Want to buy a white wine of Pelee Island cheap or sell a white wine of Pelee Island 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 white wine of Pelee Island

White wines from the region of Pelee Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of steamed pork chops, chicken maffé (africa) or empanadas de carne (argentina).

The best vintages in white wine of Pelee Island

  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Pelee Island

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Auxerrois

Discover the grape variety: Auxerrois

Auxerrois is a white grape variety native to Lorraine, which is also found in Alsace and in the Loire Valley, where it took off in 1950. Its name comes from the nurseries in Auxerre where it found refuge during the Second World War. Often called Pinot Auxerrois, it is part of the Moselle, Alsace and Côtes-de-Toul AOC grape varieties. Auxerrois should not be confused with côt or malbec, which are red grape varieties from the Cahors region and which may bear the same name. The bunches of Auxerrois are of medium size with small berries. It is a semi-late grape variety whose buds only come out when temperatures are well above 10°C. Auxerrois wines are characterized by finesse and acidity and subtle aromas of exotic fruits, fruits and white flowers. In France, it represents 1,600 hectares of production and some small parcels of Auxerrois are also present in Luxembourg, Germany, Canada and South Africa (2,300 hectares in total).

News from the vineyard of Pelee Island

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

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 ...

‘Exceptional’ Lafleur 2021 released en primeur

Château Lafleur 2021 was released in the Bordeaux en primeur campaign this morning (27 May) at the equivalent of £6,508 (12x75cl in bond), according to Liv-ex. This sought-after Pomerol label, produced from a vineyard of just 4.5 hectares, is often sold in smaller quantities and sometimes only on allocation. UK merchant Justerini & Brooks was offering three-bottle cases of Lafleur 2021 for £1,627 in bond at the time of writing. Decanter’s Georgie Hindle gave Lafleur 2021 97 points, naming it ...