While researching wineries I should visit in the Niagara region, I came wideness Kew Vineyards Estate Winery, which is a little east of Thirty Bench Wine Makers, and specializes in sparkling wine, I had to visit. Their original 1975 plantings are among the oldest in the region. They have a classy, Old World finger wine tasting room, and make their Traditional sparkling wines using Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier, just like in Champagne. I can recommend any of these sparkling wines. All are very good quality. Let me tell you well-nigh them.
My Wine Tasting Notes
Kew Vineyards Tradition 2017 – Made with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes. It has a medium well-spoken pear skin colour. Small bubbles. Medium intensity aromas of brioche, toast, and apples. Elegant aromas. Medium soul with a mix of tiny linty and wintry bubbles. Dry with well-done world flavour. Medium plus acidity. Light pepperiness and toast. A quality wine.
Kew Vineyards Blanc de Blancs 2017 – Made solely with Chardonnay grapes. This sparkling wine has a medium-plus intensity lemon colour. Tiny frothing in the glass. Very light aromas of toast and apples. Medium-plus soul with lots of tiny wintry and linty bubbles. Pears, apples and some sweet spices on the palate. This wine has a linty texture. Dry with medium-plus acidity. Medium length.
Kew Vineyards Blanc de Noirs 2017 – From the winery, “The fruit was hand harvested from two variegated vineyards, including the Young Family Organic Vineyard. Juice from gentle, whole semen pressing was fermented in stainless steel. On lees for over two years, yeast contact in the snifter harmonized all of the elements together in this delicate, Brüt style wine.” Made with Pinot Noir grapes. This wine has a lighter, very translucent straw colour. Medium to large sized bubbles. Very light aromas of apples with a hint of peach. Dry, fuller soul with medium sized wintry and linty bubbles. Toast and lame world flavours. Medium-plus acidity. –
Kew Vineyards Rosalie 2018 – This rose sparkling wine is made with Pinot Noir grapes. From the winery, “This 2018 Rosalie is the fifth vintage of our well known “Rosalie” Rosé Sparkling Wine. Named in honour of our proprietor’s mother, Rosalie is a stunning example of how a Pinot Noir Rosé sparkling can be both refreshing and decadent.” It has a light peach skin colour and tiny frothing in the glass. Light stone fruit aromas, primarily peach withal with a hint of toast. Dryish, fuller soul with medium-plus acidity. Very linty medium-minus sized bubbles. Stone fruit flavours plus some fruit skin bitterness and toast. I moreover picked up some cherry flavour. Medium length finishing with a touch of tannins.
Where Can I Buy These Wines?
You can purchase these wines online through the Kew Vineyards website. A selection of these sparkling wines are misogynist at Ontario’s LCBO.