They have fun with F-words making Fancy Farm Girl wines – Frivolous,
Flamboyant, Fresh, even Frissonesque, as well as Vibrant, Opulent, Seductive
and Sassy. All of which apply to the Fancy Farm Girl herself, Sue-Ann Staff, the
talent behind the wines.
She’s the fifth-generation grape grower/winemaker at 200-year-old
Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery in Jordan, Ontario. As farm girls go, she’s the
real deal!
After enology studies at Guelph and Adelaide, she became Ontario
Winemaker of the Year (first female, youngest ever) and short-listed for Top Women
in Wine at the International Wine and Spirits Awards in London.
Since 2008, she’s been vinifying award winning wines
sourced almost exclusively from the family vineyards.
Whites like the 2015 Frivolous White sold in more than 270
LCBOs, a semi-dry 100% Riesling that has a marvellous Key lime acidity, the
freshness of grapefruit zest and the cleansing feeling that’s a spa for your
palate. $14.95.
New arrivals this month are Frissonesque Sauvignon Blanc
2015 that’s all fresh-mown grass, rhubarb compote and gooseberry jam. The
frisson comes from an electric streak of fruity acidity that makes you want
another sip! $16.95. Perfect with seafood, warm salads, simple roast chicken.
Flamboyant Red 2013 is a hearty Cab-Merlot Bordeaux style
for everyday enjoyment, especially with casual BBQ fare, pizza, pasta,
parmesan, and plump rare burgers, stews and ribs! Big fruitiness and a hint of
new leather and black licorice. $14.95.
They are sold in the century-old farmhouse, online and LCBO,
represented by Churchill Cellars.
www.fancyfarmgirl.ca; @Fancy_Farm_Girl, 905-562-1719 or you can fly in! This is Ontario's only winery with two grass strips for your single-engine airplane or helicopter.
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