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

Reif Estate Winery
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 harira de mamie (moroccan soup), moroccan lamb stew or traditional hungarian goulash.

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 braised beef with carrots, original mafé with okra or paella valenciana (without seafood).

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: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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 smoked salmon burger - chive cream, rougail sausage or homemade cookies.

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: Old vines

There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.

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 spaghetti carbonara, pasta with tuna or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

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 beef stew provencal style, seven o'clock leg of lamb or silvia's quick wolf fillet.

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: Hybrid

Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.

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: Baco noir

It is the only vinifera-riparia that has been commercialized. It is the result of crossing the folle blanche with the riparia grand glabre created in 1902 by François Baco. Depending on the region, we can still find some small plots of black Baco vines often mixed with other varieties. You will also find trellises or arbors installed a long time ago in front of old houses and still maintained in a more than remarkable way thanks to the great vigour of this variety. It should be noted that there is also a white baco resulting from the crossing of the folle blanche by the noah and resembling much the latter.

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The word of the wine: Old vines

There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.