Winery The Foreign Affair - Riesling

Winery The Foreign AffairRiesling

4.0
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Riesling of Winery The Foreign Affair is a white wine from the region of Niagara Peninsula of Ontario.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Riesling from the Winery The Foreign Affair

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Riesling of Winery The Foreign Affair in the region of Ontario is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Riesling of Winery The Foreign Affair in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery The Foreign Affair's Riesling.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
11.8°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.

Last vintages of this wine

Riesling - 2013
In the top 100 of of Niagara Peninsula wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Riesling - 2012
In the top 100 of of Niagara Peninsula wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Riesling - 2011
In the top 100 of of Niagara Peninsula wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Riesling - 2009
In the top 100 of of Niagara Peninsula wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Riesling - 0
In the top 100 of of Niagara Peninsula wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Riesling from Winery The Foreign Affair are 2009, 2012, 0, 2013 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery The Foreign Affair

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Niagara Peninsula in the region of Ontario

The Winery The Foreign Affair is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Niagara Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Ontario
In the top 800 of of Canada wines
In the top 250 of of Niagara Peninsula wines
In the top 25000 of white wines
In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Niagara Peninsula

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.


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.

The word of the wine: Red winemaking

Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.

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