Foreign Affair Dream 2018
A partial appassimento providing luscious richness! Blackcurrant, blueberry compote, violet, black cherry, cedar, and cigar. With elegant but firm tannings, nice acidity and a long, complex finish.
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Niagara Peninsula |
| Producer | The Foreign Affair Winery |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Color | Red Wine |
| Varietal(s) | Cabernet Franc 47%, Merlot 31%, Cabernet Sauvignon 22% |
A partial appassimento providing luscious richness! Blackcurrant, blueberry compote, violet, black cherry, cedar, and cigar. With elegant but firm tannings, nice acidity and a long, complex finish.
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Niagara Peninsula |
| Producer | The Foreign Affair Winery |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Color | Red Wine |
| Varietal(s) | Cabernet Franc 47%, Merlot 31%, Cabernet Sauvignon 22% |
| Closure | Cork |
|---|---|
| Volume | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 13.9% |
| Product Code | A007R00118 |
| UPC | 661144000600 |
| Inventory | In Stock (51) |
Tasting notes
Blackcurrant, blueberry compote, violet, black cherry, cedar, and cigar. With elegant but firm tannings, nice acidity and a long, complex finish.
Pairing
Serve this wine with a selection of charcuterie and aged cheeses, well marbled cuts like prime rib, ribeye, or porterhouse steak, game meats, grilled mushrooms, roasted vegetables, barbeque Ribs, stews and hearty autumn soups.
Cellaring
Enjoy now through 2030 and beyond
Appellation
VQA Niagara Penninsula
Vintage Notes
A very hot summer led to fruit with ripe and complex flavours.
Viticulture
Hand picked and sorted
Vinification
17% Appassimento. 125 days of drying time, barrel aged for 18 months in French and American oak.
Producer Description
1990 | Valpolicella, Veneto
Foreign Affair Winery founders Len and Marisa Crispino were living as expats in Italy when they discovered the wonders of Amarone, or 'Appassimento' wines.
The more they learned about this technique and grew to love these wines, the more excited they became at the prospect of bringing this incredible craftsmanship back with them to Ontario.
And so, they did.
2000 | Niagara, Ontario
In 2000, taking a leap of faith, Len and Marisa bought 40 acres of prime farmland in the Vinemount Ridge sub-appellation of Niagara's Twenty Valley wine region, starting their journey to becoming trailblazers of Appassimento winemaking in Canada.
They sourced quality vinifera varietals from Europe, and after three years of carefully nurturing vines, 2004 became the inaugural vintage of Foreign Affair wines.
Today | Niagara, Ontario
While the first vintages had many challenges with this approach, the big, bold red wines they produced as a result spoke for themselves, and so Len and Marisa persisted and over the next few decades, these wines become the benchmark for Appassimento wines in Niagara, inspiring many other producers in the process.
Today, The Foreign Affair Winery offers a unique and diverse selection of award-winning wines, all touched by the Appassimento process in some way, and many stories to share about the journey.
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A partial appassimento providing luscious richness! Blackcurrant, blueberry compote, violet, black cherry, cedar, and cigar. With elegant but firm tannings, nice acidity and a long, complex finish.
A partial appassimento providing luscious richness! Blackcurrant, blueberry compote, violet, black cherry, cedar, and cigar. With elegant but firm tannings, nice acidity and a long, complex finish.
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