Please peruse our wine list featuring the same tasting notes you've read in-store. If you can't find something you're looking for, it may be located in our Wine Librarywhere we have limited quantities of both premium and everyday wines.
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White Wine
2011 Angelina's Reserve Chardonnay VQA | More Details
$19.95 - Dry(0) - 750ml
Riverview's first wild ferment Chardonnay helped enhance flavours of sweet citrus, coconut, and vanilla. The balanced acidity helps refresh the palate, which leads to a creamy finish reminiscing banana cream pie. Serve alongside buttered lobster for a knockout combination.
Bright and cheerful aromas of fresh pear, ripe pineapple and fregrant honeysuckle leads to a clean, softly textured palate unveiling pink lady apple and sweet citrus. Play up the flavours with vegetable tempura.
$18.95 - Semi-Dry (1) - 750ml Silver Medal Winner: Canadian Wine Awards 2012 Available in select LCBO-VINTAGES section #319830 Click to find in your local LCBO Bold yet elegant, our Gewurztraminer reveals powerful lychee, fresh ginger, and soft floral notes. A silky texture caresses the palate, along with mellow acidity. Seafood saffron risotto complements beautifully.
2011 Riesling VQA | Recipes | More Details $16.95 - Semi-Dry (1) - 750mL Bronze Medal: Canadian Wine Awards 2011 Riesling's triumphs in Niagara continue. Extremely fresh notes of lime, blossoms, lemon, clementine, oranges and mineral dance on the nose while a medium-bodied palate delivers high acid and layered flavours of green apple, candies and grapefruit. Ideally suited for Asian noodle dishes, grilled bass, sizzling German sausage or soft cheeses.
2011 Bianco Riesling|Gewurztraminer VQA | Recipes | More Details $13.95 - Semi-Sweet (2) - 750mL Riesling and Gewurztraminer join like two star-cross'd lovers in our lively white. Voluptuous floral notes dance with flares of citrus tang that will rouse the romance within you. Love's labour waits to be found here, pure, patient, unspoilt... and hopefully unspillt.
2011 Fontana Vidal VQA $9.95 - Semi-Sweet (3) - 750mL Our best-selling white wine is always a hit! Experience an approachable sweetness and light structure. Inviting characteristics of ripe tangerine, candied orange and honeysuckle make for an exceptional Riesling alternative. Ideal pairings are spicy stir fry, and hot Buffalo wings.
Rose Wine
2011 Tre Sorelle RoséVQA | More Details $14.95 - Semi-Dry (1) - 750mL Named for our family's "three sisters" - this refreshing saignee-method Rosé is brimming with ripe raspberry, cranberry and maraschino cherry. Flex this wine's versatility with quinoa salad or chargrilled tuna.
2011 Fontana Rose VQA $11.95 - Sweet (5) - 750mL Liking pink is nothing to blush about! Raspberry, watermelon and cotton candy flavours mingle in the glass like Billy Crystal at the Oscars' after-party. Modeled after White Zinfandel - can you taste the difference?
Our signature blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, and 16% Cabernet Franc. Sweet plum, black cherry and blackberry are housed by softly tannic cedar. Very good grip on the palate suggest you get your rare steak ready.
2011 Cabernet Sauvignon VQA | More Details $16.95 - Dry (0) - 750mL This Cabernet Sauvignon exudes sophistication with aromas of dried cranberries and raspberries, tobacco, licorice root, and subtle leather. These qualities translate well on the palate, which has a rounded structure, balanced tannins and a long finish. Pair with Italian favourites like homemade lasagna or spaghetti bolognese.
2011 Merlot VQA |More Details $19.95 - Dry (0) - 750mL A charming nose of ripe, juicy blackberries and dark cherries, cassis, hints of violets and vanilla leads to a rich, medium-full palate. Prime rib and BBQ steak are ideal pairings.
2011 Pinot Noir VQA | More Details $19.95 - Dry (0) - 750mL Clean, fresh and fragrant cottage air comes to mind when approaching this Pinot Noir. A gorgeous bouquet of sweet smoke, pomegranate tea, acai, pinewood and traces of cinnamon is followed by a light, well-balanced structure and soft tannins. Pulled pork sandwiches or roasted pork tenderloin with sweet potato are fantastic matches.
$15.95 - Semi-Dry (1) - 750mL Experience a punch of dark fruit, tobacco leaf and a hint of dried roses on the nose. A medium-bodied, fruit-forward palate exposes sweet, wild cherry and tart blackberry. BBQ sweet & sour spare ribs is a winning companion.
2011 Barrel 21 VQA |More Details $29.95 - Dry (0) - 750mL Experience the art of blending at its best. Merlot and Syrah were carefully selected for this complex, premium red blend. Sweet cigar, ripe cherry, truffle and earth permeate the senses. Osso Buco and venison stroganoff are worthy companions.
2010 Syrah VQA|More details $29.95 - (Dry) - 750mL Our first-ever Syrah exhibits a range of powerful qualities. Toasted vanilla, ripe currents, pepper and espresso bean grace the nose and continue on a medium-full palate. Lush blueberries and stewed plums are carried through a softly textured finish. Scrumptious with bacon and cheddar burgers.
2011 Fontana Dolce VQA $14.95 - Semi-Sweet (3) - 750mL We know some people "only drink white wines," but this here should be an exception. The refreshing blend recalls juicy plums, ripe raspberries, cherries and candied apples. Terrific with pizza or made into Sangria. The Dolce converts many to red wine; enough for a cult following. Wanna join the cult? Use the #FontanaFanClub hashtag on Twitter and participate in the conversation, or go to www.fontanaseries.wordpress.com for all the latest Fontana news, food pairings and customer feedback.
Riverview is proud to add this spectacular wine to our reserve portfolio. This stunning wine displays flavours of blueberry jam and mocha. Finishing with a soft spice making it a great pairing for prime rib roast.
2010 Salvatore's Reserve Cabernet Franc VQA
$49.95 - Dry (0) - 750ml
Winner of 2012 Lieutenant Governor's Award of Excellence in Ontario Wines
An exciting, aromatic display of strawberry and wildberry jam, black forest cake and incense leads to a plate showing sour cherry, lingering mocha and a hint of milk chocolate. Outstanding with roast leg of lamb and rosemary.
2010 Salvatore's Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon VQA | More Details
$39.95 - Dry (0) - 750ml
A complex nose reveals stewed rhubarb, ripe strawberry, juniper berries, touches of allspice and sweet chocolate. Soft tannins, dark plums and rich espresso greet the palate. Savour with peppercorn steak and frites. With only 70 cases produced, this bottle has a special place in any wine collection.
Dessert Wine
2011 Vidal Icewine VQA
$34.95 - Very Sweet (18) - 200ml
$49.95 - Very Sweet (18) - 375ml
Hand-picked and pressed at about -10 degrees Celsius (14 Fahrenheit), winter produced a dessert wine of power and verve. Aromas of canned peaches, baked apple and dried fig scratch the surface of this intense drink. Serve our 'Liquid Gold' on its own or alongside apple dumplings.
Abundant aromas of passion fruit, white peach and banana chip awake the senses. A zesty palate recalls candied orange peel. Savour with chocolate-orange marscapone pie.
2009 Buona Notte Cabernet Franc Icewine VQA $99.95 - Very Sweet (19) - 375mL First, we take premium Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and freeze them naturally on the vine. Secondly, we take those frozen grapes and mature their delicious wine in a single French oak barrel. Finally, you get to savour a decadent dessert wine of power and class, with spiced red fruits dancing forever.
2010 Buona Notte Vidal Riesling Icewine
$199.95 - Very Sweet (20) - 375ml
A luxurious and complex blend of Vidal and Riesling Icewine aged in a single barrel. Peach citrus marmalade, candied pecans and hard toffee envelope the senses. Sinful with pecan brittle.
