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


Tickets On Sale Now! 

Sue-Ann's Annual Holiday Sip & Savour Open House $45+HST

When: Saturday, December 13, 11 - 5 

Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery

What:  Sue-Ann's Holiday Sip & Savour is back!

We are rolling out the red carpet for a delicious day of holiday flavours! Our Holiday Sip & Savour is the ultimate holiday open house for wine lovers and foodies alike!

Enjoy deluxe wine & food tasting stations on the way -- we are opening our premium wines, pairing them with delicious foods to warm and delight your senses. Plan to spend an amazing hour touring and tasting your way through Sue-Ann's home!

Tickets are $45+HST per person. $5 from each ticket sale will be donated to the Howard V. Staff Memorial Fund at the Niagara Community Foundation, supporting St. Catharines Community Care. 

    Buy your tickets here: https://www.sue-annstaff.com/collections/events/products/holiday-sip-savor-open-house-2025-45-hst

     

    Save the date!

    Shortbread Showdown: Sip & Stock Up

    When: Saturday, December 20

    Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery

    What: Stop into the winery on Saturday, December 20th and join the fun! Try a selection of shortbreads while enjoying a glass of wine, and then cast your vote for the best cookie! It's a great little break from holiday fuss AND you can stock up on feast-worthy wines while you're at it!  $10 per person, with $5 going to The Howard V. Staff Memorial Fund at the Niagara Community Foundation, supporting community care.

    No advance tickets or reservations required, simply show up and pay $10 to cast your vote while enjoying a 5 oz glass of wine. 

     

    Reservations open! Book now!

    The Holiday Board: Flight & Bites

    Holiday Board Flight & Bite

    When: December 27 & 28, January 3 & 4

    Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery

    What: The Holiday Board: Flight & Bites is the perfect post-Christmas treat!

    You've done all the cooking. You've done all the hosting. You've assembled, you've wrapped, you've done it all. Now it's your turn to sit back and relax! 

    Reserve your time now for an elevated wine tasting that will delight your senses, taking place December 27 & 28, January 3 & 4 at Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery. 

    Enjoy a seated tasting of four wines, each one perfectly paired with a delectable small bite.

    It's like a four-course meal...in miniature!

    Fancy Farm Girl Flirty Bubbles sparkling rosé with Creamy Brie & Cranberry

    The Louie Pinot Gris with Duck Rillette with Blueberry Jam & Cornichon

    The Gritstone Cabernet with "SASsoulet", our deconstructed sausage cassoulet

    Howard's Icewine Vidal with a White Chocolate Coconut Almond confection

    $24.50 per person, reservations highly recommended! Book now: https://www.sue-annstaff.com/products/the-holiday-board-flight-bite-december-27-28-january-3-4

     

     

    In the new year...

    Icewine Festival Discovery Pass

    When: January 16-18,23-25, 30-February 1, 2026

    Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery and other participating Niagara wineries! 

    What:  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 you need here: https://niagarawinefestival.com/icewine-discovery-pass

     

     


    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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