I visited Creekside Estate Winery in the Niagara Peninsula today. The winery has become a powerful Canadian force for a number of reasons: First, they make great wines. Winemakers Rob Power and Craig McDonald produce well crafted wines that are highly esteemed. Second, Creekside owners Peter Jensen and Laura McCain-Jensen have built up a family of wineries that include Creekside, Mike Weir Estate Winery and Wayne Gretzky Estates.  Each among the family of wineries produces truly superb wines.  Third, they are a great place to visit.  Take a wine tour and stay overnight in a local B&B (there are hundreds in the area). Note, the Gretzky winery is still to be built, so you can't visit yet, but the other two are waiting for you to drop by.  In the meantime, Rob Power makes all Gretzky's wines at Creekside, which is another cool reason to visit.

So this leads to a question: Have you taken a tour of a winery lately? If you haven't, you're missing a truly cultural, educational and fun activity. You'll learn how wine is made, how to taste wine like an expert and get to sample some of the wines right on the premises. Not to be missed!  Niagara Peninsula is just 1 hour from Toronto, and 40 minutes from Buffalo.

Creekside Estate Winery 2170 Fourth Avenue Jordan Station, Ontario, L0R 1S0 Phone: 905 562-0035 toll-free: 1-877-262-9463

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The Wine today:

Creekside Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2006- (Niagara Peninsula)

I enjoyed the complexity and finesse of this Sauvignon Blanc. Aromas of gooseberry, apricot, lemon rind and vanilla lead to a palate that is creamy and full with flavors of melon, nectarines, vanilla, and gooseberry.  This balanced wine is delicate with lovely structure.  Excellent length. A truly fine New World Sauvignon that does not hail from New Zealand.

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