Visit: Monday to Saturday 10-6, Sunday 11-6 Taste: Wine service daily until 5:30 pm
Holiday Hours HERE. Holiday Open House and other event info HERE.
Wine Club curious? Learn more HERE
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!
Check out the menu here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0633/8109/files/Holiday_S_S_2025_menu_PDF.pdf?v=1764954524
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
When: Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21, 11-5
Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
What: Stop into the winery and join the fun! Try four mini shortbread & wine pairings and then cast your vote for the best cookie and best pairing! 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 participate!
Reservations open! Book now!
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!
$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
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
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?
|
Cookie
|
Wine |
Why |
|
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. |
|
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. |
|
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! |
|
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. |
|
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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