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
The 2025 Shortbread Showdown was the biggest yet, featuring FOUR shortbread cookie and wine pairings. Guests enjoyed a leisurely stroll around Sue-Ann's antique dining table, enjoying all four pairings in turn and voting on their favourites at the end.
Here are the contenders for best cookie and best cookie/wine pairing:
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Lemon Shortbread with Riesling Loved By LuA buttery shortbread with a delicate lemon flavour that enhances the citrus notes in our best-selling Riesling Loved By Lu, $20.95. You'll find the recipe HERE. |
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Lemoen-Brosbeskuitjies with Fancy Farm Girl Foxy PinkSue-Ann fell in love with this orange shortbread cookie on a visit to South Africa in 2001. Rich with citrus notes, but snappy in texture (thanks to the use of shortening instead of butter), this little burst of sunshine is perfect with our bright and juicy Foxy Pink rosé, $19.95. You'll find the recipe HERE. |
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Cheddar, Bacon, Black Pepper & Chive shortbread with Gritstone CabernetSue-Ann's grandmother made a variation of this shortbread every year and if you've never had a savoury shortbread before, this is where you should start. Rich, buttery and stuffed with bacon bits, sharp chives and (in this case) smoked Cheddar, it's a biscuit to be reckoned with. Pair it with our bold, bodacious Gritstone Cabernet ($34.95) for a grown up cookie experience. You'll find the recipe HERE.
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Traditional Scottish Shortbread with Howard's Icewine VidalAn absolute classic, this recipe is nothing more than butter, flour and sugar. Rich and simple, it is the ideal counterpart to our complex, award-winning 2017 Howard's Icewine Vidal ($24.95-$39.95). You'll find the recipe HERE. |
And the winners are?
Lemon Shortbread with Riesling Loved By Lu
Cheddar, Bacon, Black Pepper and Chive
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this fabulous weekend of wine and...butter!
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