The Winery Leaning Post of Niagara Peninsula of Ontario

Winery Leaning Post
The winery offers 31 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 217 of the estates of Ontario.
It is located in Niagara Peninsula in the region of Ontario

The Winery Leaning Post is one of the best wineries to follow in Niagara Peninsula.. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Niagara Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Leaning Post wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Leaning Post

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Leaning Post

How Winery Leaning Post wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon lasagna, thai shrimp sauce or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Leaning Post

On the nose the white wine of Winery Leaning Post. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or floral and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Leaning Post. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Leaning Post

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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 red wines of Winery Leaning Post

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Leaning Post

How Winery Leaning Post wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, ghormeh sabzi (iranian herbed lamb stew) or beef stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Leaning Post

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Leaning Post

  • 2012With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.85/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Gamay
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

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.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Leaning Post

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Leaning Post

How Winery Leaning Post wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Leaning Post

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Leaning Post. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Leaning Post

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5

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

  • Muscat Ottonel

The word of the wine: Stopper (taste of)

A defect in the wine reminiscent of the smell and taste of mouldy cork.

The top pink wines of Winery Leaning Post

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Leaning Post

How Winery Leaning Post wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, lamb mouse with onions and red wine or pork shank stew.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Leaning Post

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Leaning Post. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Leaning Post

  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Leaning Post

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 Leaning Post.

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.

News about Winery Leaning Post and wines from the region

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A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

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The word of the wine: Stopper (taste of)

A defect in the wine reminiscent of the smell and taste of mouldy cork.