Visit: Monday to Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 11-6
Taste: Wine service available daily until 5:45 pm
Snack: Delicious, wine-friendly cheese plates & more available daily!
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Check out our Events page HERE
When: September 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 11 am to 5 pm
Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery and other participating Niagara wineries
What: The Niagara Wine Festival's annual Grape & Wine Discovery Pass returns. Buy your Discovery Pass online and visit up to six participating wineries for innovative and delicious wine and food pairings.
September is harvest and this Discovery Pass program is all about is winemakers' comfort food when they are up against a deadline -- what do winemakers eat when they're working all hours to get harvest in? In our case, get ready for:
SIZZLIN' WITH SAS" GOES TO THE DOGS!
Our winemaker loves cooking...until harvest when her signature “Sizzlin' with SAS” creations are simplified to HOT DOGS! As a “Fancy Farm Girl”, Sue-Ann's hot dogs are accessorized with Grilled Corn and Feta Salsa, zesty BBQ sauce, and gourmet wieners on a Cobb’s bun.
Why does winemaker Sue-Ann Staff love this wine? The pairing is rustic, charming and refreshing.
FEATURED WINE: Fancy Farm Girl Foxy Pink
FEATURED MOCKTAIL: Lemonade with a mint twist
FEATURED CULINARY CREATOR: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
Purchase your Discovery Pass online: https://niagarawinefestival.com/fall-discovery-pass-25
When: Saturday, September 13
Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
What: Begin your day with a revitalizing yoga session on the serene grounds of Sue-Ann Staff Winery. Then, set out on a guided hike along the scenic Bruce Trail, where you’ll explore lush forests and take in the beauty of cascading waterfalls. After your adventure, return to the winery to unwind with a well-deserved flight of premium wines. A perfect blend of movement, nature, and indulgence!
$65 per person, find all the details at https://www.naturegirlexpeditions.com/product-page/hike-wine-sept-13
When: Sunday, September 28
Race Times: Half-Marathon at 8:30 am, 5k at 8:45 am
Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
What: Run a half marathon or 5k and support The Heart & Stroke Foundation! Find all the details you need and register at the Subaru Running Series website here: https://niagararunningseries.com/running-event/run-for-the-grapes-1-2-marathon-5k/
When: Sunday, September 28, 1-4
Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
What: September's the best in wine country! You're invited to visit the winery September 28 for an afternoon of live music by Michelle Hedley in Sue-Ann's front garden. Enjoy music and wine surrounded by lush vineyards. Wine flights, wine by the glass and wine-friendly snacks available for purchase.
When: Sunday, October 5
Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
What: The ALS Canada Revolution Ride is a volunteer-powered, fundraising event hosted in support of ALS Canada that encourages participants to do more for people and families living with ALS and in honour of the people we have loved and lost.
This premier cycling event takes place on Sunday, October 5 in Jordan, Ontario in the beautiful Niagara wine region. The roads surrounding the area offer a landscape that will take riders along a route, steeped in excitement and beauty, leaving participants with a sense of accomplishment and the reward of seeing their fundraising efforts go to help families affected by ALS. There are two awesome routes to choose from including 40km and 90km options. Choose the distance that suits your level!
Not only will the kilometres logged be worthwhile, but the start and finish lines are located in the heart of Ontario wine country at the stunning Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery. The day promises to be a memorable one.
Find out more and register to ride here: https://revolutionride.als.ca/revride/participate
When: Saturday, November 1st 11-4:30, Sunday, November 2nd 11-4
Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
What: Experience the best grilled cheese sandwiches of your life, each one perfectly paired with our wines!
It’s a celebration of Sue-Ann’s long-time love affair with inventive grilled cheese sandwiches. “Why have tomato soup with your grilled cheese, when you could have wine?”
Ticket-holders are welcomed with a refreshing sip of our Fancy Farm Girl sparkling before setting off on a delicious cheese adventure. Four fabulous grilled cheese stations are set up throughout Sue-Ann’s home, each one offering delicious sandwich samples with our award-winning wines.
$48.53 per person ($42.95+HST). Gluten Friendly timeslots available! Find all the details and buy your tickets online here: https://www.sue-annstaff.com/collections/events/products/sue-anns-great-grilled-cheese-extravaganza-2025
This morning, I had a bit of fun thinking about what wines go with which Christmas cookies. It was especially fun since I was on 105.1 FM “The River” with my good friends Rob White and Tami Jenneret – a pair of exceptional radio personalities … and lovers of great wine!Truth #1 – it was their idea.
Truth #2 – I haven’t slept in a week thinking of the great cookie and wine combinations!
So, what did we come up with?
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Cookie
|
Wine |
Why |
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Shortbreads |
Sparkling Wines |
Shortbreads have so much butter that coats the palate. The acidity and effervescence of sparkling wine will cleanse and hydrate the palate from the shortbread. |
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Gingersnaps |
Gewürztraminer |
“Gewürz” means “spicy” in German. The spicy, clove, ginger note that is found in these wines will nicely link with the complex ginger and spice flavours in gingerbreads or gingersnaps. Look for Gewürztraminers with some residual sugar. |
|
Cherry bombs |
Rosé |
Rosé wines have a red berry note that pairs so well with other food with berries like cherries, raspberries, cranberry, etc. Rosés with a smidgen of residual sugar and either zippy acidity or elevated in alcohol will help make this pairing sing due to the similar flavours. |
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Milk chocolate |
Baco noir |
Milk chocolate has a low cocoa content. Baco has a low tannin level. So, the astringency links up between each. Milk chocolate also has milk solids that coats the palate. Baco has elevated acidity for a red wine that will cleanse the palate. A double win! |
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Dark chocolate |
Bordeaux Reds |
Dark chocolate has a high cocoa content that requires a wine with a higher tannin level to match the astringency. Add to that, Merlot often has a flavour that reminds people of chocolate, so it links up two ways. The dark berry characters of ripe and developed Cabernet francs and Cabernet Sauvignons are a refreshing fruity contrast to the gritty texture of dark chocolate. |
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Figs / dates |
Appassimento |
Dried fruit and highly intense fruit cakes need a wine with impact. Wines made from dried /raisined grapes like Amarone / Appassimento / Vin du Cure wines pair perfectly. They often have a bit of sweetness to match the sweetness of the cake/fruit and similar fruit flavour sensations that complement each other. |
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Peanut butter balls |
Nothing |
Maybe wine doesn’t pair with everything! Peanuts / peanut butter notes in a wine are a major fault / flaw. I can’t think of a single wine that I’d want to drink with a “peanut-butter-dominate” anything. If chocolate wraps around the peanut butter, then see above. If it doesn’t, then get out the spirits. |
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Almost any other cookie |
Icewine |
The wine, in most instances, should be sweeter than the food. Icewine will always make that happen. They are fruity, zippy, rich, seductive with luscious sweetness. We would also pair Icewine with any of the above-mentioned cookies. |
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