Wine Highlight: 2016 Mabel's VCR, $28.95 - Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery
January 12, 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!  


Wine Highlight: 2016 Mabel's VCR, $28.95

In the spotlight for today's #winehighlight...the lovely and delicious 2016 Mabel's VCR!

 

A true SAS original, the 2016 Mabel's VCR is a blend of 43% Viognier (estate-grown), 33% Chardonnay (sourced from NOTL) and 24% Riesling (estate-grown).

All three wines were vinified and cellared separately, and then blended before bottling. The Viognier was barrel-fermented and aged in re-coopered/re-toasted French oak barriques for a total of 11 months. The Chard was fermented and aged on lees in a 5,000 litre French oak cask for 11 months. The Riesling was cool fermented and aged in stainless steel. 

The resulting wine is a multi-faceted delight!  This multiple-award winner features aromatics of lemon oil, white flowers and vanilla with an undertone of nuttiness.  The dry bright palate is medium bodied with buttered toast, tropical sensations of papaya, guava and citrus.  Clean, pretty, with a long finish, the 2016 Mabel's VCR will continue to evolve in the bottle for another three years for those with patience to cellar it. For the rest of us, enjoy this gorgeous wine with seafood, poultry, pasta carbonara, medium aged and hard cheeses, substantial appetizers and pork dishes!

$28.95/bottle

Available for curbside pick up or home delivery! Order now!

 

Spaghetti Carbonara

https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Spaghetti-alla-Carbonara/

Yield: serves 4

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

  • 10 oz. pancetta, cut into 1/2″-long x 1/4″-square strips

  • 23 cup white wine

  • 1 lb. dried spaghetti

  • 23 cup finely grated Parmesan

  • 14 cup finely grated pecorino Romano

  • 2 tbsp. finely chopped parsley

  • 2 eggs

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a 12″ skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic, and cook until golden, about 1 minute. Remove and discard garlic. Add pancetta, and cook until edges are crisp, about 6 minutes. Add wine, and cook until thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

  2. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti, and cook until al dente, about 7 minutes. Drain, reserving 14 cup pasta water. In a large bowl, whisk together Parmesan, pecorino, parsley, and eggs; while whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in reserved pasta water until smooth. Add spaghetti along with reserved pancetta mixture. Season with salt and a generous amount of pepper. Toss to combine, and serve immediately.

 

 

 


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