The Cave Spring is one of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in of Niagara Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Cave Spring wines in Niagara Peninsula among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Cave Spring 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 Cave Spring wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Cave Spring wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot-au-feu, veal blanquette à l'ancienne or pheasant casserole with cabbage.
On the nose the red wine of Cave Spring. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or minerality. In the mouth the red wine of Cave Spring. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Cave Spring wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of moist parmesan steak, shrimp with oyster sauce or marinated tacaud fillets.
On the nose the white wine of Cave Spring. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach. In the mouth the white wine of Cave Spring. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
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.
How Cave Spring wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of light stuffed tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs and gourmet muffins or zucchini quiche.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Cave Spring. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
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How Cave Spring wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, pigeon with bacon and mushrooms or duck stew.
On the nose the pink wine of Cave Spring. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
How Cave Spring wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of zucchini lasagna, brasucade of mussels from languedoc or red wine fondue.
On the nose the sweet wine of Cave Spring. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or microbio. In the mouth the sweet wine of Cave Spring. is a with a nice freshness.
Black grape variety, one of the 13 of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which can be used in a blend in this appellation and other neighbouring AOCs (Côtes-du-Rhône, Gigondas...). It produces a floral, elegant and fresh wine, which balances the warmth of the Grenache. It is rare.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
