Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a wine region in Niagara Peninsula, Canada.

Riesling leads the plantings, with Cabernet Franc and Vidal alongside it.

The ground underneath is clay, iron-rich and sand.

The climate is maritime/oceanic, running frost risk.

The vineyards themselves read as lakeside and riverside.

Ice wine, dry white wine and red wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp and floral and rich and full-bodied.

Labels here fall under the VQA.

Inside it sit Four Mile Creek, Niagara Lakeshore, Niagara River and St David’s Bench.

Names to look for on a shelf: Inniskillin, Jackson Triggs and Peller Estate.

At the table these bottles work with cheese and charcuterie, light seafood dishes, spicy asian cuisine and desserts with fruit.

Serve at around 7°C.

Keeps for around 10 years.

In the glass.

Dry white: Crisp and floral.

Red: Rich and full-bodied.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• VQA

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• 13th Street Winery Sandstone Vineyard Gamay Noir, Four Mile Creek, Canada
• Chateau des Charmes Methode Traditionelle Brut, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
• Chateau des Charmes Old Vines Riesling, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
• Chateau des Charmes Vidal Icewine, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
• Closson Chase 'The Brock Vineyard' Chardonnay, Niagara River, Canada
• G. Marquis The Silver Line Single Vineyard Niagara Stone Road Chardonnay, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
• Peller Estates Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon, Niagara on the Lake, Canada
• Pillitteri Estates Winery 'Fusion' Gewurztraminer - Riesling Fusion, Niagara on the Lake, Canada

At the table.

• cheese and charcuterie
• light seafood dishes
• spicy Asian cuisine
• desserts with fruit
• grilled meats

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at around 7°C.
• Keeps for around 10 years.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Niagara-on-the-Lake: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Canada, or the wider Niagara Peninsula guide.