Sabayon! Fun to make, fun to say, and a perfect vehicle for Icewine - Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
December 12, 2020


FALL FEST (free event)

When: Saturday and Sunday, October 25 & 26

What: It's the season to GET COZY! Help us celebrate the last weekend of the Moyer Marquee with live music, wine, food, cozy fire pits, and FUN. 

Join us the weekend of October 25/26 for live music from BY DESIGN DUO (Saturday) and THE FEVERISH LEMONS ACOUSTIC DUO (Sunday), as well as award-winning wines and food by SMOKE & MOONSHINE FOOD TRUCK

This is a free, outdoor event! Wine & food available for purchase. Dog friendly. Event open from 11 am to 5 pm both days, live entertainment 1 pm to 4 pm.

 

 





November 2025

THE GREAT GRILLED CHEESE EXTRAVAGANZA

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. MENU NOW AVAILABLE HERE

$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

 

 

Get Wrapped Up!

When: November 8 & 9 AND November 15 & 16

Get Wrapped Up is back on November 8-9 & 15-16! Pick your weekend and join us for festive food and wine pairings at 8 wineries of your choice for only $49.95.

With over 25 Niagara Benchlands Wineries to choose from, use your pass to visit your favourites and discover some new ones: 13th Street Winery (Saturday only), 180 Estate Winery, Calamus Estate Winery, Commisso Estate winery, Creekside Estate Winery, Dim Wine Co., Domaine Le Clos Jordanne, Fielding Estate Winery, Flat Rock Cellars, Harbour Estates Winery, Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery, Kew Vineyards Estate Winery, King's Court Estate Winery, Malivoire Wine Company, Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery, Puddicombe Estate Winery, Redstone Winery, Ridgepoint Wines, Stonewall Estates, Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery, Tawse Winery, The Organized Crime Winery Inc., Thirty Bench Winemakers, Vieni Estates, Vineland Estates Winery, Wending Home Estate Vineyards and Winery.

What:  Purchase one ticket $49.95 + hst/fee per person and visit EIGHT participating wineries of your choice for a delicious wine & food sample. https://niagarabenchlandswineries.com/pages/events

 

Save the Date

Holiday Wine Trail

When: November 29 & 30

Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery, 180 Estate Winery, Malivoire Wine Company, Cave Spring Winery, Fielding Estate Winery

What:  We put the WIN in Winter Wine Trail. One ticket = five delicious wine and small bite pairings at five fabulous wineries. Stay tuned for details! 

 

 

 

Save the Date

Sue-Ann's Annual Holiday Sip & Savour Open House

When: Saturday, December 13

Where: Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winer

What:  It's our annual Open House! A one day event featuring wine, food and holiday shopping. A portion of ticket sales is donated to The Howard V. Staff Memorial Fund at the Niagara Community Foundation, supporting Community Care. 

Watch this space for details and tickets!  


Sabayon! Fun to make, fun to say, and a perfect vehicle for Icewine

While sipping a glass of Sue-Ann's medal-winning Icewine is the best way to enjoy the wine's luscious texture and seductive complexity, Icewine is also a useful ingredient to have in your kitchen. You can serve it as a first course in the form of Sue-Ann's Icewine Eggs, or dessert in the form of Icewine Sabayon

 

Sabayon, or Zabaglione by its Italian name, is a custardy sauce that's super simple to make in either a sweet or savoury style. There's a fabulous article on Food52.com with tips and tricks for success when whipping up this eggy delight.

 

Here's a recipe for Icewine Sabayon you can make with electric beaters (saving your biceps for more important things like hoisting wine glasses during the holidays), adapted from Leiths School of Food and Wine's Champagne Sabayon. Serve over fresh berries and fruit for a delicious dessert that smacks of virtue and indulgence all at the same time. 

 

Icewine Sabayon

Makes 250ml

Ingredients 

4 egg yolks

2 tablespoons superfine or caster sugar

50ml 2017 Howard’s Icewine Vidal

100ml whipping cream

Method

Place the egg yolks, sugar and half the Champagne in a heatproof bowl big enough to sit over a saucepan of simmering water. Set the bowl over the pan, making sure the base of the bowl is not in direct contact with the water.

Using a hand-held electric whisk, whisk the mixture for up to 10 minutes until it has increased in volume and is light and mousse-like. Remove the bowl from the heat and continue to whisk until the mixture is cool (this will take several minutes).

Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, whip the cream to soft peaks, then fold the cream and the remaining Icewine into the sauce. Chill until ready to use.

 

2017 HOWARD'S ICEWINE VIDAL 200ml

Gift Box edition available at LCBO Vintages! Click HERE to find it in a store near you. 


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