The Winery Tawse of Niagara Peninsula of Ontario

Winery Tawse
The winery offers 93 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 40 of the estates of Ontario.
It is located in Niagara Peninsula in the region of Ontario

The Winery Tawse is one of the world's great estates. It offers 93 wines for sale in of Niagara Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Tawse Estate is an exceptional vineyard located in the Niagara Peninsula in Canada. It was established in 2005 by Moray Tawse, a wine lover who saw potential in the Niagara wine region to produce superior quality wines. The estate spans 200 acres, with a focus on typical wine varieties of the region such as Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Franc. One of the most distinctive aspects of the Tawse Estate is its commitment to biodynamic and organic viticultural practices. The goal is to maintain the health and vitality of the soil and vines, in order to produce wines that faithfully express the terroir they come from. The estate is certified biodynamic by Demeter and certified organic by Ecocert, making it a pioneer in sustainability in the Niagara wine region. The Tawse Estate winery is just as impressive, being built on a six-level gravity system. This design allows the wine to naturally move from one stage of winemaking to another, without the use of pumps, thus preserving its pure and natural character. In terms of wines, those from the Tawse Estate are regularly hailed for their finesse, complexity, and faithfulness to the Niagara terroir. The estate's Pinot Noir, for example, often has notes of cherry, spices, and earth, while the Chardonnay can display notes of green apple, lemon, and mineral. The estate also produces ice wine, a specialty of the Niagara region, which is recognized for its rich sweetness and concentrated fruit flavors. For wine lovers and visitors, the Tawse Estate offers an unforgettable experience.

Top Winery Tawse wines

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

The top sweet wines of Winery Tawse

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Tawse

How Winery Tawse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of stuffed round zucchini, tunisian sandwich or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Tawse

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Tawse. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or dried fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of Winery Tawse. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Tawse

  • 2013With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Riesling

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 Tawse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Tawse

How Winery Tawse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust (onions & mustard), lamb chops with tarragon cream or roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Tawse

On the nose the red wine of Winery Tawse. 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 Tawse. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Tawse

  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.89/5

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

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

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 Winery Tawse

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Tawse

How Winery Tawse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of andouillette and baked potato gratin, traditional tunisian couscous or coral lentil dahl.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Tawse

On the nose the white wine of Winery Tawse. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Tawse. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Tawse

  • 2016With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.87/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Gewürztraminer

The word of the wine: Acerbe

Acidic taste with a certain astringency reminiscent of unripe fruit.

The top pink wines of Winery Tawse

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Tawse

How Winery Tawse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal tagine with artichokes and lemons, stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed) or forest rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Tawse

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Tawse. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Tawse

  • 2015With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir

Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Tawse

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Tawse

How Winery Tawse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of traditional welsh dark beer, gravelax salmon or salmon steak on a bed of leeks.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Tawse

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Tawse. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Tawse

  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Viognier

The word of the wine: Reduction

A physiological and chemical phenomenon that occurs in wine in the absence of oxygen. The smell of reduction is characterized by animal and sometimes fetid notes that disappear in principle with aeration. It is recommended to decant reduced wines.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Tawse

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 Tawse.

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.

News about Winery Tawse and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Acerbe

Acidic taste with a certain astringency reminiscent of unripe fruit.

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