The Winery Small Talk of Niagara-on-the-Lake of Ontario

Winery Small Talk - Big Ideas Classical Cabernet Franc
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 90 of the estates of Ontario.
It is located in Niagara-on-the-Lake in the region of Ontario

The Winery Small Talk is one of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Niagara-on-the-Lake to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Small Talk wines

Looking for the best Winery Small Talk 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 Small Talk 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 Small Talk wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Small Talk

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Small Talk

How Winery Small Talk wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of mexican beef tacos, home-made coq au vin or duck legs with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Small Talk

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Small Talk

  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Small Talk.

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

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 white wines of Winery Small Talk

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Small Talk

How Winery Small Talk wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of banh mi sandwich, thai shrimp sauce or monkfish with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Small Talk

On the nose the white wine of Winery Small Talk. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Small Talk

  • 2016With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Small Talk.

  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Small Talk

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 Small Talk.

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.

News about Winery Small Talk and wines from the region

Rethinking the wine bottle for the future

There’s been a focus on making wine production less energy intensive as well as environmentally friendly in order to address climate change. The efforts continue but, as is the case for electric cars where it’s the battery technology that needs innovating, it’s in wine bottles where we’re seeing rapid change. It comes in a two-pronged attack to reduce energy use in manufacturing and then an even bigger emphasis on reducing bottle weight for shipping to reduce fuel usage and thus CO2 production. ...

California sustainability: latest developments and innovations

In the produce aisle of most US supermarkets, choices are clear: the organic section is to the right, or at the very least, organic items are identified on packaging or shelf-talkers. Shoppers willing to pay a few cents more per pound for broccoli grown without synthetic chemicals know where to reach. In the wine aisle? Not so much. There’s more than a bit of confusion, to date at least, with little-understood labels announcing wines are certified sustainable or made from organic grapes. Scroll ...

Bordeaux innovators: Meet the names to know

When I first visited Bordeaux, the sleepy landscape of turreted stone châteaux and vineyards seemed timeless, with traditions so well established you felt they would go on forever. But new energy in this famous wine region is visible and audible: bees buzz and sheep graze in organic vineyards; brand-new cellars brim with sustainable features and wine fermenting in trendy amphorae; unusual grapes are gaining attention; and the number of women in key roles keeps growing. Yoga among the vines is s ...

The word of the wine: Cuvée (champagne)

Juice harvested during the first pressing. The term "cuvée" is also used to describe the final blend of wines of a given quality. Tête de cuvée : the first juice to come out during the first pressing.