The Winery Konzelmann of Niagara-on-the-Lake of Ontario

Winery Konzelmann
The winery offers 80 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Ontario.
It is located in Niagara-on-the-Lake in the region of Ontario

The Winery Konzelmann is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 80 wines for sale in of Niagara-on-the-Lake to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Konzelmann wines

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

The top sweet wines of Winery Konzelmann

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Konzelmann

How Winery Konzelmann wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, leg of lamb in butterfly (barbecue) or couscous from the sea.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Konzelmann

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Konzelmann. often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or caramel and sometimes also flavors of honey, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Konzelmann

  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.25/5

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

  • Vidal
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Riesling

Discovering the wine region of Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a regional VQA appellation in Ontario, Canada, on the southern shores of Lake Ontario and surrounded by water on three sides. It produces the largest Volume of ice wine in the world, more so than the style's homeland of Germany. Riesling, Cabernet Franc and Vidal are planted widely for this style. There are around 20 wineries in operation here and international wine-producing powerhouses such as Inniskillin, Jackson Triggs and Peller Estate are collectively responsible for the majority of Canadian ice wines sold outside of Canada.

The consistent Climate is well suited to the production of ice wine. Its vineyards enjoy a growing season brought about by the temperature-moderating capacities of the lake. Some Dry wines are also made in Niagara-on-the-Lake. These usually feature Chardonnay, Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon.

In terms of Size, the appellation is a middle ground between the broader Niagara Peninsula VQA and four smaller sub-appellations within its borders. These are Niagara Lakeshore, Four Mile Creek, Niagara River and St David's Bench. The western boundary runs along the Welland Canal, a shipping facility that is an important Part of the St Lawrence Seaway. The high ridge of the Niagara Escarpment forms an obvious southern boundary, and the Niagara River separates Niagara-on-the-Lake from the US state of New York in the east.

The top red wines of Winery Konzelmann

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Konzelmann

How Winery Konzelmann wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), lamb chops à la champvallon or english breakfast.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Konzelmann

On the nose the red wine of Winery Konzelmann. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of plum, cinnamon or pomegranate. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Konzelmann. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Konzelmann

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.63/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Zweigelt
  • Baco Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt

Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)

The top pink wines of Winery Konzelmann

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Konzelmann

How Winery Konzelmann wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, leg of lamb with baked potatoes or phad thai (thai style fried noodles).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Konzelmann

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Konzelmann. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, spices.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Konzelmann

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Pommadé

Said of a wine that is unbalanced, pasty, syrupy, and whose excessive sugar content gives an impression of heaviness.

The top white wines of Winery Konzelmann

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Konzelmann

How Winery Konzelmann wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork chops with mustard, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or cream and tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Konzelmann

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

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Konzelmann

  • 2014With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.71/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Vidal
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Konzelmann

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Konzelmann

How Winery Konzelmann wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of stuffed potatoes, peppers stuffed with tuna and parmesan or real paella recipe from valencia.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Konzelmann

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Konzelmann. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, red fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Konzelmann

  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.61/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Konzelmann.

  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Glycerol

Alcohol very present in wine (after ethyl alcohol) and which reinforces its unctuousness and fatty sensation.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Konzelmann

Planning a wine route in the of Niagara-on-the-Lake? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Konzelmann.

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.