The Winery Pillitteri Estates of Niagara Peninsula of Ontario

Winery Pillitteri Estates
The winery offers 128 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 10 of the estates of Ontario.
It is located in Niagara Peninsula in the region of Ontario

The Winery Pillitteri Estates is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 128 wines for sale in of Niagara Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pillitteri Estates wines

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

The top sweet wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

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

How Winery Pillitteri Estates wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, beef stew or duck breast with black figs.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Pillitteri Estates. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tree fruit or mango and sometimes also flavors of lychee, dried apricot or banana.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

  • 2000With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Vidal
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Riesling
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer

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 Pillitteri Estates

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

How Winery Pillitteri Estates wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, oriental stuffed vegetables or stuffed pumpkin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pillitteri Estates. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pillitteri Estates. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.72/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Baco Noir

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

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.

The top white wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

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

How Winery Pillitteri Estates wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit stew the old fashioned way, grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pillitteri Estates. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Pillitteri Estates. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Gewürztraminer

The word of the wine: Second fermentation

In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Pillitteri Estates

How Winery Pillitteri Estates wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

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.

The top pink wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Pillitteri Estates

How Winery Pillitteri Estates wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Pillitteri Estates

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Pillitteri Estates. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The word of the wine: Bordeaux futures

Bordeaux wines are expected 2 to 3 years before bottling. In the spring following the harvest, the wines are offered by the châteaux to the Bordeaux wine merchants via the brokers.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Pillitteri Estates

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 Pillitteri Estates.

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.

News about Winery Pillitteri Estates and wines from the region

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

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An overview of Irancy appellation

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The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Second fermentation

In the making of champagne, fermentation of the base wine to which is added the liqueur de tirage and which takes place in the bottle. This second fermentation produces the carbon dioxide, and therefore the bubbles that make up the effervescence of the wine.