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Though the oldest winery in the Niagara region (Niagara Landing) has had plantings since the 1800s, it has only been in the past 20 years that this area has gained recognition by the general public. Today, there are twenty wineries along the Niagara wine trail, and this number continues to increase with regularity.

Nothing brings a smile to my face faster in the springtime than the rosy hue of aisle 2 as the latest vintage of blush wines begins to trickle into stock. From the pale, almost-orange-y salmon wines from Provence to the vivid, electric pink of the Italian and California bottlings to the deeper magenta of those from Argentina and Spain, every shade on the spectrum is represented, and it follows, naturally, that each brings with it a different and wonderful flavor profile as well.