WINES TO WATCH - Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
February 20, 2016


January 2026

Niagara Grape & Wine Festival ICEWINE DISCOVERY PASS

January 16-18, January 23-25, January 30-Feb 1

Sip, Savour &  Explore Niagara This Winter!

Get ready for a self-guided tasting tour through Niagara’s most scenic vineyards! The Icewine Discovery Pass pairs world-class Icewines with spicy, savoury, or sweet bites from inspired local chefs — the perfect way to warm up your winter weekends.

Our offering? Tinga, Tango, Taco!

Imagine juicy, spicy Tinga de Pollo (chicken in a smoky tomato/chipotle sauce) tucked into a warm, soft corn tortilla, dressed with lime crema and a cilantro garnish. Paired with our 2018 Vidal Icewine, it’s a divine marriage of spice and ice!

Find all the information and tickets online at niagarawinefestival.com

 

 










February 2026

Every Day Is Valentine's Day: Wine & Chocolate Flight $19.95 pp

Available daily February 2 to March 1, 2026

Treat yourself and your favourite person to a Wine & Chocolate Flight and explore how two of the tastiest things in the world work together!

Includes three wines and three chocolate treats. The best part? You get to choose your wines based on our recommendations!

Swiss Milk Chocolate paired with your choice of:

  • Fancy Farm Girl Frosty Fizz
  • Riesling Loved By Lu
  • Bank Barn Baco

Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries (from our Vineland neighbours Cherry Lane) paired with your choice of:

  • Fancy Farm Girl Flirty Bubbles 
  • Fancy Farm Girl Flamboyant Red
  • The Gritstone Cabernet

White Chocolate Coconut Almond Confection paired with your choice of:

  • Lavelle's Vidal
  • Fancy Farm Girl Foxy Pink
  • Howard's Icewine Vidal

$19.95 per person. Reservations highly recommended to ensure best service, but walk-ins are always welcome. Reserve now: https://www.sue-annstaff.com/collections/tasting-flights/products/everyday-is-valentines-day-wine-chocolate-flight

 

 

February 2026

Lu & Lavelle Sweet Treat Tasting $10pp

Available daily February 2 to March 1, 2026

Celebrate long-lasting love with this sweet treat.

Sue-Ann's grandparents Lula and Lavelle were married for over 60 years and were honoured by having their favourite wines named after them.  Enjoy a tasting of both Riesling Loved By Lu and Lavelle's Vidal along with a little sweet treat.  

Only $10 per person. Available daily February 2 to March 1, 2026. Reservations highly recommended to ensure best service, but walk-ins are always welcome. https://www.sue-annstaff.com/collections/tasting-flights/products/lu-lavelle-sweet-treat-tasting

 

 

 

SAVE THE DATE!

The Winter Wine Trail, a collaborative event with Sue-Ann Staff Estate WInery, 180 Estate Winery, Malivoire Wine Co., Cave Spring Vineyards and Fielding Estate Winery is set for March 7 & 8, 2026. Stay tuned for details! 

 


WINES TO WATCH

 February 14 – July 16

This directly from page 19 of the Vintages catalogue No. 581:    

more ONTARIO to LOVE…

STARTING FEBRUARY 14, you’ll find a special limited release of new and exciting wines from some of our favourite local producers, and yours! These fine wines won’t be on Vintages shelves, though; look for the collection in the LCBO Ontario wines section of about 70 select stores until July 16. Use the product search on vintages.com to locate them in a store near you.

Fancy Farm Girl Red largeSue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
Fancy Farm Girl
Flamboyant Red 2014
Merlot / Cabernet Franc
VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
452276 $14.95

Vintages Panel: “Sue-Ann Staff, a fifth-generation grape-grower, is the winemaker and 'Fancy Farm Girl' behind this lifted, perfumed wine. Expect to find suggestions of red plums and currants, with spice notes adding depth and complexity. A fruity, dry, easy-to-enjoy wine. This is a VQA wine”.

4 Stars ...drink now...Oh Canada! – Susan Desjardins, winecurrent.com   
"Grilled herb and red pepper aromas mingle with berry fruit on the nose. The palate offers tasty flavours of ripe berry, cherry and plum, the roasted red pepper replaying with a dash of black pepper. This is a flavourful, approachable red, dry, medium bodied with a pleasing round texture, good balance and tasty finish - stock up. Bring on the crowd and serve with BBQ back ribs"
Follow this link to find out where you can find the Fancy Farm Girl  http://ow.ly/Yub1D

 


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