The Reif Estate Winery of Niagara-on-the-Lake of Ontario

Reif Estate Winery - Select Late Harvest Vidal
The winery offers 67 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 6 of the estates of Ontario.
It is located in Niagara-on-the-Lake in the region of Ontario

The Reif Estate Winery is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 67 wines for sale in of Niagara-on-the-Lake to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Reif Estate Winery wines

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

The top sweet wines of Reif Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Reif Estate Winery

How Reif Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of autumn leaves, lamb stew or pork colombo.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Reif Estate Winery

On the nose the sweet wine of Reif Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or honey and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Reif Estate Winery. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Reif Estate Winery

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.11/5

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

  • Vidal
  • Riesling
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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 Reif Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Reif Estate Winery

How Reif Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, shoulder of lamb in a crust or garbure landaise.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Reif Estate Winery

On the nose the red wine of Reif Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or pepper and sometimes also flavors of jam, plum or black cherries. In the mouth the red wine of Reif Estate Winery. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Reif Estate Winery

  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5

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

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir 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. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

The top white wines of Reif Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Reif Estate Winery

How Reif Estate 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 poached salmon in coconut milk with curry, coconut chicken curry in thermomix or king's cake with frangipane.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Reif Estate Winery

On the nose the white wine of Reif Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, pear or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of petroleum, floral or spices. In the mouth the white wine of Reif Estate Winery. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Reif Estate Winery

  • 2014With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Chardonnay
  • Kerner
  • Vidal
  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Bitter

Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.

The top sparkling wines of Reif Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Reif Estate Winery

How Reif Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese, sea bream or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Reif Estate Winery

On the nose the sparkling wine of Reif Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

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 pink wines of Reif Estate Winery

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Reif Estate Winery

How Reif Estate Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), bitumen leg of lamb or chicken fajitas.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Reif Estate Winery

On the nose the pink wine of Reif Estate Winery. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, microbio.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Reif Estate Winery

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Gamay Noir

The word of the wine: Herbaceous

Vegetable odour reminiscent of freshly cut grass and considered a defect of the wine.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Reif Estate Winery

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 Reif Estate Winery.

Discover the grape variety: Kerner

Intraspecific crossing between frankenthal and riesling obtained in Germany in 1929 by August Karl Herold (1902/1973). In 1951 and by crossing it with the sylvaner, we obtained the juwel. It should be noted that there is a mutation of Kerner, discovered in 1974 and bearing the name of kernling, with grapes of pink-grey to red-grey colour at full maturity. Kerner can be found in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan... practically unknown in France except in a few Moselle vineyards.

News about Reif Estate Winery and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Bitter

Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.