#SizzlinwithSAS: My, What Big Mussels You Have - Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
January 30, 2021


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, lawn games 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!  


#SizzlinwithSAS: My, What Big Mussels You Have

Some things just go together. Bacon and eggs. Bert and Ernie. Mussels and Riesling!

 

To celebrate the release of our brand new 2018 Robert's Block Peach Brandy Barrel-Aged Riesling, Sue-Ann shows you just how easy it is to make Drunken Mussels. 

 Sizzling with SAS’s “Drunk on Wine” Mussels

For each pound of mussels, you will need a medium sized pot over medium heat. In the pot: 

  • melt one tablespoon of unsalted butter with one tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil; then
  • add in ~5 shallots chopped finely and cook until translucent (about 5 minutes); then
  • add in ~3 cloves garlic finely chopped with whatever herbs that you have on hand (~1/2 cup parsley?  ~1/8 cup thyme?  ~1/4 cup tarragon? ~1/4 cup oregano?).  Cook until fragrant.

Once all soft and aromatic, add in 1 cup of white wine and bring just to a simmer.

Have a taste, then and salt and pepper to your liking.

Add mussels (that were cleaned, drained and tightly closed), stir the pot coating the entire mussel then cover with a tight-fitting lid.  Do not open the lid!  Keep just at a simmer for ~8 minutes (or turn the heat off after 4 minutes and leave for over 6 minutes if getting delayed.

Pour into a large bowl for serving.  Discard any mussels that did not open.

Serve with a wedge of lemon, finishing salt, chili flakes and more parsley for garnish if desired.

Soak up the liquid when you are done with the mussels with crusty bread.

Easy!

 

How can you personalize this recipe?

  • add finely chopped fennel bulb with the shallots then the fennel fronds with the herbs (then enjoy with The Lenny Pinot Grigio or The Louie Pinot Gris)
  • add ½ teaspoon of saffron threads with the herbs (still perfect with any Riesling, especially the Loved By Lu)
  • add a ½ cup of chopped plum tomatoes with the wine (great with any Riesling but also The Split Rail Gamay Noir)
  • add 1 cup of passata instead of 1 cup of wine with chili flakes then enjoy with a light red wine (yummo yum with the Bank Barn Baco Noir or Fancy Farm Girl Flamboyant Red)

 


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