The Foreign Affair Winery
Tasting fee: $20
In the early 1990s our founders, Len and Marisa Crispino, were living as expats in Italy. While there, they discovered the wonders of the Amarone wines of Valpolicella in the Veneto region of the country. This style of wine is made using the Appassimento process whereby the grapes are dried prior to pressing.
After experiencing life in Italy Len Crispino, his wife Marisa, and their daughter Stefanie decided to start a winery. In 2000, with the kind encouragement of a dear friend, John Howard, they acquired some prime farmland in the Vineland area of the Niagara Peninsula. Then they sourced and planted 40 acres of Amarone-inspired vines. After three years of carefully nurturing the vines, the first crop was harvested in 2004.
In the time-held tradition of Amarone, they delicately dry our grape stock in a barn until each of the varietals were perfect for winemaking.Phil Clarke of Glenn Elgin Vineyard Management is the Consultant Viticulturist.
Philosophy: We are very proud of the fact the our wines are Canadian and home grown. But make no mistake, we were greatly influenced by the rich Italian (Veneto Region) history of appassimento (drying process). It was in Veneto where it all started and reference to amarone or recioto belong only to those winemaking visionaries. They were and still are the legendary pioneers for whom we have huge respect and admiration. Our Canadian stylistic interpretation with locally grown vinifera varietals are referred to as appassimento (grape drying or Reductio Method) rather than the uniquely owned names found in Veneto
Hours
| Monday: | 11:00 - 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday: | Closed |
| Wednesday: | Closed |
| Thursday: | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday: | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday: | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Sunday: | 11:00 - 17:00 |
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4890 Victoria Ave. North, ON, Canada
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