Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery

Acclaimed winemaker Sue-Ann Staff vinifies on her family’s 200-year-old Niagara Escarpment estate in Jordan, Ontario. Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery, home of the Fancy Farm Girl wines, is the ultimate assemblage blending over 100 years of grape-growing experience (including two Grape King titles) with Sue-Ann’s internationally acclaimed winemaking. Famous for her icewines, you’ll also find award-winning pinot gris, riesling, cabernet franc, chardonnay, baco noir and sparkling wines.

Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery-My Wine Canada
Proudly Canadian
3210 Staff Avenue, Jordan, ON
905-562-1719 info@sue-annstaff.com
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The story behind Sue-Ann Staff Estate

Sue-Ann Staff is a fifth-generation grape grower who made wine at other Niagara wineries before opening her own in 2009, on her family's estate in Jordan. That land has been in the family for about two hundred years.

She was the first woman named Ontario Winemaker of the Year, back in 2002, well before she went out on her own.

Riesling, and a family name

Riesling is the signature, grown on the Twenty Mile Bench where the cool climate keeps it bright. The best-known bottle, Loved by Lu, is a semi-dry Riesling named for Sue-Ann's late grandmother and mentor.

The range runs from that estate tier to a playful line called Fancy Farm Girl, with icewine, Cabernet Franc, and sparkling in between. Deep grower roots run through all of it.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sue-Ann Staff Estate known for?

It is a Jordan winery known for Riesling, led by the semi-dry Loved by Lu. Founder Sue-Ann Staff is a fifth-generation grape grower with a long track record in Niagara, which brings real pedigree to the wines.

Who is Sue-Ann Staff?

Sue-Ann Staff is a fifth-generation Niagara grape grower and winemaker who spent years making wine at another estate before founding her own in 2009. In 2002 she became the first woman to be named Ontario Winemaker of the Year.

Where is the winery?

In Jordan, Ontario, on the Twenty Mile Bench of the Niagara Escarpment, on a family estate roughly two hundred years old. The cool Bench climate is well suited to the winery's signature Riesling.