The Winery Big Head of Niagara Peninsula of Ontario

Winery Big Head
The winery offers 49 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 21 of the estates of Ontario.
It is located in Niagara Peninsula in the region of Ontario

The Winery Big Head is one of the world's great estates. It offers 49 wines for sale in of Niagara Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Big Head wines

Looking for the best Winery Big Head wines in Niagara Peninsula among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Big Head wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Big Head wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Big Head

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Big Head

How Winery Big Head wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, 7 o'clock leg of lamb or rack of lamb with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Big Head

On the nose the red wine of Winery Big Head. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Big Head. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Big Head

  • 2012With an average score of 4.49/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.06/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Big Head.

  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Niagara Peninsula

Niagara Peninsula is the largest and most productive viticultural area in Canada, located on the Southern shores of Lake Ontario. It stretches roughly 55km (35 miles) between the eastern limits of Hamilton city in the west and the left bank of the Niagara River as it flows into Lake Ontario. The VQA covers over 13,000 acres (5,200 hectares) oand produces mainly cool Climate varieties such as Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. It also produces a large Volume of ice wine.

Indeed, 90 percent of Canada's ice wine is made here, which makes the region the biggest producer of the style on earth. Needless to say, most other styles of wine are covered in Niagara Peninsula, from rosé and Sparkling wines, to Central-ranges/orange">Orange wines and Pét-nats (Pétillant naturels). The region boasts nearly 100 wineries, producing over 10 million litres of wine annually. The geographical Niagara Peninsula appears within the strip of land that runs west-to-east between Lake Ontario in the North and Lake Erie in the south.

The "peninsula" is formed by the Niagara River that flows northwards, between the two lakes. The river also marks the international boundary between Ontario, Canada and the US state of New York. The viticultural zone is confined to the northern half of the Peninsula, however, between the southern shore of Lake Ontario and the land just south of the Niagara Escarpment. The Escarpment, a 650-mile-long (1050km) limestone ridge that runs from upstate New York through the Great Lakes region, has a profound effect on the Terroir here.

The top white wines of Winery Big Head

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Big Head

How Winery Big Head wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of the secrets of croque-monsieur, tuna and mozzarella pie or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Big Head

On the nose the white wine of Winery Big Head. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Big Head. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Big Head

  • 2017With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.99/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Big Head.

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

The top sweet wines of Winery Big Head

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Big Head

How Winery Big Head wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of pasta shells, kedgeree or express cherry clafoutis.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Big Head

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Big Head. 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 the sweet wines of Winery Big Head

  • 2014With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.94/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Big Head.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Vidal

The word of the wine: Assembly

Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.

The top pink wines of Winery Big Head

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Big Head

How Winery Big Head wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, baked pork chops or roast pork confit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Big Head

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Big Head. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Big Head

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Big Head.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Gris

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. 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 vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Big Head

Planning a wine route in the of Niagara Peninsula? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Big Head.

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.