The Winery Riverview Cellars of Niagara-on-the-Lake of Ontario

Winery Riverview Cellars - Angelina's Reserve Chardonnay
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 106 of the estates of Ontario.
It is located in Niagara-on-the-Lake in the region of Ontario

The Winery Riverview Cellars is one of the best wineries to follow in Niagara-on-the-Lake.. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Niagara-on-the-Lake to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Riverview Cellars wines

Looking for the best Winery Riverview Cellars 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 Riverview Cellars 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 Riverview Cellars wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Riverview Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Riverview Cellars

How Winery Riverview Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Riverview Cellars

On the nose the white wine of Winery Riverview Cellars. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Riverview Cellars

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.40/5

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

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

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 Riverview Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Riverview Cellars

How Winery Riverview Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of improved horse steak, oriental lamb skewers or duck breast in foil (barbecue).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Riverview Cellars

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Riverview Cellars

  • 2012With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.45/5

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

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

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 sweet wines of Winery Riverview Cellars

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Riverview Cellars

How Winery Riverview Cellars wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef in white wine, macaroonade from sète or duck with vanilla (reunion island).

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

  • Vidal
  • Cabernet Franc

The word of the wine: Côte des Blancs

One of the most famous terroirs of the Champagne region, from Épernay to Vertus, mainly devoted to Chardonnay, hence its name. The villages of Chouilly, Cramant, Cuis, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, etc., lying on the chalk, are in a way to Champagne what Meursault, Chablis and Puligny are to Burgundy.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Riverview Cellars

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 Riverview Cellars.

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.

News about Winery Riverview Cellars and wines from the region

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Tributes paid to Paul Pender

Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender. Passing away at the age of just 54, Pender died ‘unexpectedly under tragic circumstances’ on 4 February, 2022, as announced by sister wineries Tawse and Redstone.    Before becoming director of viticulture and winemaking at Tawse and Redstone, he was a carpenter. When he developed an allergy to the dust and solvents, he went back to school to study winemaking at Niagara College in 2004. Pender’s interns ...

Guigal acquires Tavel rosé estate Château d’Aqueria

Guigal has acquired Château d’Aqueria for an undisclosed fee in a deal that adds to a sense of fresh dynamism in the historic vineyards of Tavel, a rosé-only appellation that lies on the west bank of the Rhône river in southern France. Marcel Guigal, son of Guigal domaine founder Etienne, said, ‘Our family is delighted to join the Tavel appellation and to participate in the promotion of this great gastronomic rosé.’ Château d’Aqueria. Photo credit: Courtesy of E. Guigal. The purchase puts ...

The word of the wine: Côte des Blancs

One of the most famous terroirs of the Champagne region, from Épernay to Vertus, mainly devoted to Chardonnay, hence its name. The villages of Chouilly, Cramant, Cuis, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize, etc., lying on the chalk, are in a way to Champagne what Meursault, Chablis and Puligny are to Burgundy.