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Wine Reviews and Ratings

A few of our wines were reviewed by Evan Saviolidis. The highlights include our 2009 Vidal Icewine, 2009 Virtuoso Pinot Noir, and our2009 Cavallone Pinot Grigio.

93 Colaneri Vidal Icewine 2009, Niagara ($49)
I haven’t tasted a Vidal Icewine that is this good in a long time!  Aged in acacia barrels, it is packed full of honey, peaches, apples, acacia flowers and pin...

Niagaras Newest Wineries

After the small and intimate world of GreenLane, Colaneri Estate Winery’s grand scale—some 31,000 square feet—seems a wee bit intimidating. Shaped like a massive C for Colaneri, the winery will be completed next year, with a tasting area featuring floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking some 25 acres of vineyards. In the temporary tasting area, bistro tables overlook the production ...

New winery a labour of love for Colaneri family

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — It rises out of the vineyards like some sort of modern-day Roman Colosseum — a grand and gently curved structure with arches and stucco that will be, from anyone's best guess, Niagara's largest single winery when all is said and done. It is a labour of love, a dream, for the Colaneri family, which has deep Italian roots and a long history of growing grapes in Niagara-on-t...