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
We recently hosted a Holiday Taste and Tour event here where guests sipped and savoured their way through my home while enjoying delectable food and wine combinations at 6 different stations. It was a hit … even though the power went out! But, with a trusty team, a clever fiancé, patient customers, and a dog that luckily went to the pet resort for the weekend, all was fine!
One of the favourite stations was the Coq au Vin paired with Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery’s 2018 The Louie Pinot Gris vinified in an Alsatian style - rich, smoky, spicy, round, and sensational.
While I was making the sauce for the Coq au Vin, I was scared that I was adding too much wine … then I giggled because:
So … of course it has a lot of wine in it!
But, in true “Sue-Ann Style”, I didn’t completely follow any recipe. Here is roughly what I did…
Ingredients:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350˚F.
Spray cookie sheets with a non-stick cooking spray. Lay out chicken breasts. (you can use any cut of chicken with or without the bones – I wanted this version to be lean and easy to eat hence used breasts only). Rub 1 tablespoon of olive oil with salt and pepper on breasts (I also add some dried herbs like a light shake of Herbs de Provence or dried oregano for more dimension). Very lightly cover with aluminum foil. Cook for 1 hour or until the internal temperature of the meat is 150˚F. Take out of the oven and allow to cool completely. Once cool, fork the meat apart into strips in bite size pieces.
In the same oven, cook mushrooms for 20 – 30 minutes. Reserve until the end.
In a Dutch oven or a heavy bottomed large pot over medium high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil. In batches, cook the bacon until it is brown, remove and drain on a paper towel, then set aside. Remove all bacon fat from the pot.
In the same pot, heat the last tablespoon of olive oil. When hot, add in onions and carrots. Cook until they are soft (about 10 – 12 minutes) stirring occasionally. Add in garlic and cook for one minute. Add in sherry, cooked bacon, chicken, and any juices that collected from the chicken. Add the wine, stock, and thyme stocks. Bring to a simmer. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and allow to slowly simmer for 30 – 40 minutes. Add in mushrooms to heat through (5 minutes).
Serve over mashed potatoes (my favourite way!), egg noodles or on its own in a bowl
Garnish with fresh thyme or other fine herbs.
Even better with roasted pearl onions on top!
Sensational when served with Sue-Ann Staff’s Pinot Gris!
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