By Carol Salinas Falling in love with the Niagara Peninsula not only means visiting its worldwide known attraction – the Niagara Falls – but it also means visiting its wineries and vineyards. According to the Ontario´s Vintners Quality Alliance, Niagara is home of roughly over 55% of wineries and has the largest planted area of all viticultural areas in Canada. Find out what the first Top 5 Wineries are! 1. Magnotta Winery (3rd Largest Winery in Ontario) Location: 4701 Ontario Street, Beamsville LOR 1B4 Website: https://www.magnotta.com/ Located at the heart of the Niagara Peninsula, which is considered one of the finest wine regions in the world, is Magnotta Wineries. Over 25 years of viticulture history, it is the third largest winery in Ontario as well as one of Canada’s 50 best managed companies for over 10 consecutive years. It has earned more than 4,500 awards for product excellence. This winery is built from a proud Canadian family winery and grape grower, with over 180 different wines that can satisfy a wide range of palettes. Luckily, you don’t have to go all the way to Niagara to get your Magnotta wine fix as they have several retail stores across Ontario. Even though it might feel like summer is over, you can always go to the tasting events they hold throughout the year. 2. Redstone (Winery and Restaurant) Location: 4245 King Street, Beamsville LOR 1B1 Website: https://redstonewines.ca/ Although under 10 years old, Redstone was inspired by the colour of the intense red clay soil and large stones found in the Beamsville area. It offers a variety of wines, such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, among others. Redstone isn’t just a winery, it’s also a restaurant! If you’re looking for specialty nights, Wednesdays from 5 to 8pm you can get a stone oven pizza with a glass of wine or cider for only $13. However, if you’re craving for something more decadent, you can have Marinated Scallops or Smoked Sablefish. Additionally, this restaurant serves as a special event venue for weddings and catered events such as corporate meetings. 3. Stoney Ridge Estate Winery (House of the Cheese Cellar) Location: 3201 King Street Vineland LOR 2CO Website: https://www.stoneyridge.com/ Stoney Ridge Estate Winery is not only known for its wide variety of 100% Niagara wines but they also have more than 30 products and Icewines and over 20 varieties of cheese throughout the year. If grocery store cheese just isn’t cutting it for you, you’ll be sure to find unique and different cheeses that will definitely satisfy your decadent taste buds. While they have no shortage of cheese specifically from Canada, they also have cheese from many other countries around the world. 4. Tawse Winery (State-of-the-art Winery) Location: 3955 Cherry Avenue, Vineland LOR 2CO Website: https://www.tawsewinery.ca/ If you’re looking for something more modern, something more refined and you love state-of-the-art technology, Tawse Winery is just the place for your next wine adventure. A popular tourist spot, it offers a unique experience in which visitors can learn more about the high tech process that goes into the making of their wines (a six-level, gravity-flow design, geothermal system and a wetland bio-filter). Sounds crazy huh? 5. Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate (Best Canadian Winery) Location: 2145 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
Website: https://www.jacksontriggswinery.com/ This winery has been named the Best Canadian Winery from its reputation in taking part in a wide range of international and domestic competitions. When you visit the Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate, you will find an amazing landscape filled with the finest grapes. On the tour, you will start in the vineyard then move onto exploring the different aspects of winemaking and then when you get to the patio there are plenty of food and wine samples. Check back next week for the second part of our top 10 Best Wineries in Niagara! Is there a winery that is missing on our list? Let us know @vibe105to on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram! PART 2 |
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