Region: Niagara-on-the-Lake
With a climate conducive to growing high quality grapes, the wines at Jackson-Triggs Winery have a distinctive taste and individual character.
A blend of warm and cool weather in Niagara-on-the-Lake, along with effective wine-making techniques have resulted in the premium wines produced at the winery. These are on par with those produced in other top-class wine regions. This is a fact that has been proved with the many Canadian and international awards won by the winery. Jackson Triggs Winery is one of Canada’s most awarded wineries. Awards for its varied range of red and white wines, as well as icewines.
Allan Jackson and Don Triggs founded the winery in 1993. Since then, it has become one of the most recognized wineries in Niagara.
Three major varietals –
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Riesling –are grown on the 11.5 acre property
The winemakers also collaborate with some Niagara producers to grow other varietals such as:
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Gewürztraminer
These grapes are cultivated with care and transformed into premium wines. When you take a sip from your glass, you know that you are savouring high quality wine.
Some of the recent awards garnered by Jackson-Triggs winery in 2016 include:
- 3 golds at The International Wine & Spirits, UK
- 3 silvers at the Decanter World Wine Awards, UK
- 2 golds at the Ontario Wine Awards, Canada.
There are many other accolades as well, something that is a consistent aspect of the winery year after year.
You can tour the winery and enjoy tasting sessions all through summer (May to September) and winter (October to April).
You can also enjoy private tasting sessions, lunch & dinner packages at the winery.
Amphitheatre
Music is another integral part of Jackson-Triggs Winery. It hosts the Summer Concert Series, held at the amphitheatre inside the property every year. These evening open-air concerts combine great music along with food & wine. Some of the best Canadian performers offer an incredible music experience.
Enhance your evening with a Jackson-Triggs cellar dinner with wine before the performance. You can purchase wine by the glass at the concert too!
For a taste of wines crafted to perfection and much more, head to the Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Winery.
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2145 Niagara Stone Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada
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Ranked #13 of 112 things to do in Niagara-on-the-Lake
AmyVictory
We enjoyed the wine tasting that was part of The Oakes Hotel romance package. All of the wines were nice but we especially enjoyed the ice wine.
denysemarion
Gatineau, Canada
Simply beautiful place, delightful and impressive winery and vineyard. Yvonne, our tour guide, did a superb job answering our questions and explaining the whole process on how the wine is made here...
DrJanja
Gary, Indiana
We had been drinking Jackson-Trigg wines at dinner in Niagara Falls and decided to visit their winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake. An excellent choice! The tour was led by Chris, a very knowledgeable...
