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
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:
Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries (from our Vineland neighbours Cherry Lane) paired with your choice of:
White Chocolate Coconut Almond Confection paired with your choice of:
$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
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
Red Wine Poached Pears
They're simple, elegant, sweet & savory AND DELICIOUS!
Ingredients
6 ripe Bosc Pears (not Bartlett pears – they will not hold up to the cooking and will go mushy)
2 cups red wine
½ cup sugar
1 large piece of orange zest
1 cinnamon stick
8-10 whole cloves
2 teaspoons vanilla
½ cup berries – ex: dried cranberries
Procedure
Combine all ingredients EXCEPT the pears in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
As you are waiting for the wine to simmer and dissolve the sugar, peel and core the pears attempting to leave the stem on (doing it too soon will cause them to discolour).
Once the wine and spices are simmering, carefully plunge the pears into the liquid, submerging them as much as possible.
Continue to simmer for 20 – 25 minutes rotating them often to have all the pear rotated around.
After they are cooked, carefully remove the pears from the pan.
Strain the solids from red wine returning the red wine to the pan.
Continue to softly simmer for ~15 – 20 minutes until the red wine sauce coats the back of a spoon (or thicker if you prefer)
To serve:
-place a pear in the middle of a plate (cold, room temp or warmed)
-brush or pour the thickened sauce over the pears (cold, room temp or warmed)
-accompany with ice cream, or whipped cream
How to ramp it up?
-stuff into the hollow of the pear, any of the following: sweetened mascarpone cheese; blue cheese; chocolate mousse;
-add a shot of Brandy, or bourbon, or scotch, or Port to the red wine while it is simmering with the pears
-garnish with some mint, or rosemary springs, or cracked black pepper
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