Taste the Season at Niagara-on-the-Lake

Taste the Season is a wine and food extrava-ganza hosted by the 18 wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake (just across the border from Buffalo on Lake Ontario). The event takes place every weekend in November (Nov. 1st & 2nd, 8th & 9th, 15th & 16th, 22nd & 23rd, and 29th & 30th) and celebrates the best tastes of the harvest season with a popular touring and tasting program.

Each winery will feature a unique wine and food pairing. A tour pass ($40), which can be purchased in advance or at any participating winery, entitles you to sample each of the delectable dishes described below and to receive a collectible holiday ornament. Proceeds from sales of this pass will go to Second Harvest to provide food for needy families. Last year Taste the Season provided enough money for 20,000 nutritious meals.

Taste the Season is a wonderful chance to explore southern Ontario in the autumn.

Features Food and Wine Pairings:

Cattail Creek Estate Winery

2006 Dry Riesling

Treadwell’s Costini topped with Beet

Cured Lake Trout and Daikon Cress

Château des Charmes

2006 Gewürztraminer, St. Davids Vineyard

Cassoulet Tart - The Classic White Bean, Smoked Pork and with Duck Confit Stew baked into a delicate crust

Coyote's Run Estate Winery

2007 Cabernet

Smoked Duck Breast with Black Paw Vineyard Cabernet Jelly on Brioche

Hillebrand Winery

Trius Vidal Icewine 2006

Icewine Roasted Fall Fruit Crumble with Chantilly Cream

Inniskillin Wines

2006 Gamay Noir

Holiday Scone with Dried Cranberries and white chocolate

Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Winery

2006 Proprietors' Reserve Merlot

Pulled Beef Brisket Crostini

Joseph's Estate Wines

2004 Cabernet Sauvignon

Smoked Turkey with Brie and Leek Mini Quiche

Konzelmann Estate Winery

2007 Shiraz

Specialty Aged Canadian Cheddar and Niagara Gold Quiche with Fresh Herbs Roulade

Lailey Vineyard

2006 Pinot Noir Niagara Peninsula

Turkey en Croûte with Spiced Cranberry Compote

Marynissen Estates Winery

2004 Cabernet Merlot

Macaroni Casserole with Spiced Beef and Tomato Sauce

Niagara College Teaching Winery

2007 Sauvignon Blanc Fumé

Goat's Cheese Lollipops with Local Pear Chutney

Palatine Hills Estate Winery

2007 Fumé Blanc Proprietors Reserve

Smoked Atlantic Salmon with Roasted Pear and Goat Cheese

Peller Estate

Ice Cuvée

Cured Salmon with Horseradish Crème Fraiche and Chive Blini

Pillitteri Estates Winery

2004 Riesling - Dry Chicken Terrine with Pear and Riesling Compote

Reif Estate Winery

2004 Meritage

Fricassee of Lamb with Fall Vegetables and Meritage Jus

Stonechurch Vineyards

2007 Riesling- Gewürztraminer

Smoked Salmon Tarama

Strewn Winery

2006 Terroir Chardonnay Barrel Fermented

Mushroom Terrine with Roasted Garlic and Herbs

Sunnybrook Farm Estate Winery

Blueberry

Spiced Mayan Walnuts