This is part I of a two part article describing the wines and the producers of one of my favourite wine country destinations in the world, Ontario’s beautiful and bucolic Niagara region. There are fewer wine areas anywhere I would rather stroll or drive around in at a leisurely pace, especially in the colder months when tourists and the “weekend-only wine warriors” are home where they can’t disturb.
In part I, you will find a general introduction to Niagara and my experiences with what was once a fledgling wine industry, plus tasting notes and descriptions of the wines and people behind five estates. Listed in alphabetical order, these are: Cave Spring Cellars, Daniel Lenko Winery, Henry of Pelham, Hidden Bench, and Southbrook. Coming next, in part II (on-line by mid march 2010) the bulk of the winery descriptions and tasting notes: the wines of Angel’s Gate, Chateau de Charmes, Creekside, Coyote’s Run, Featherstone, Fielding, Hillebrand Estate, Inniskillin, Konzelmann, Le Clos Jordanne, Malivoire, Peller Estates, Pillitteri, Reif, Tawse, Thirty Bench, plus a select few wineries from outside Niagara.
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