The Legends Estates Winery of Niagara Peninsula of Ontario

Legends Estates Winery
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 497 of the estates of Ontario.
It is located in Niagara Peninsula in the region of Ontario
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The Legends Estates Winery is one of the best wineries to follow in Niagara Peninsula.. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Niagara Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Legends Estates Winery wines

Looking for the best Legends Estates Winery wines in Niagara Peninsula among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Legends Estates Winery 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 Legends Estates Winery wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Legends Estates Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Legends Estates Winery

How Legends Estates Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, sarthe pot or hake fillet with curry.

The best vintages in the red wines of Legends Estates Winery

  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Legends Estates Winery.

  • Merlot
  • Malbec

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 Legends Estates Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Legends Estates Winery

How Legends Estates Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of pasta with tuna, beef fajitas or chocolate mousse.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Legends Estates Winery

On the nose the white wine of Legends Estates Winery. often reveals types of flavors of microbio.

The best vintages in the white wines of Legends Estates Winery

  • 2013With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Legends Estates Winery.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Chardonnay
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sweet wines of Legends Estates Winery

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Legends Estates Winery

How Legends Estates Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of autumn leaves, rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or vegetarian paella.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Legends Estates Winery

  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Legends Estates Winery.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Vidal

The word of the wine: Ploussard

See poulsard.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Legends Estates Winery

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 Legends Estates Winery.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Legends Estates Winery and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Lugny, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Mâcon

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on Mâcon wines! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​ Find ...

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 4-minute clip, Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG illustrate how easily Chablis wines complement all kinds of food, all the way from cheese to caviar! #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Ploussard

See poulsard.