family-owned farm winery on the Niagara Escarpment USA
established in 2011, Long Cliff is the testament of a lifetime of love & labor from the three generation DeMaison Family Farm
Read MoreThe rumors are true! Long Cliff’s crew has been out in the vineyard this week harvesting- rain or shine!! We pick by hand, carrying lugs into the vineyard to be filled one by one. Once a lug has been filled it’s left behind in the row and collected at the end of the day. Once…
Read MoreWe’ve made the first harvest of our 2012 Growing Season!! So um…anyone looking for some volunteer work? We’ve got grapes that need pickin!
Read MoreHarvest Fest has come and gone… But Long Cliff’s grapes are still on the vine! Don & Kevin collected grape samples from the vineyard this weekend to run some tests in the lab, measuring the balance between brix (sugar) and acid to determine if the grapes are ready for harvest! We all know good things…
Read MoreMy boyfriend’s mom had me over for dinner tonight & served Blauer Himmel Chicken! Chicken breast & stuffing baked in a casserole dish with cream of chicken soup and a bottle of Long Cliff’s Blauer Himmel & then topped off with melty provolone cheese!! Is your mouth watering yet? Imagine pairing that with a full…
Read MoreOur Lemberger is finally here! Finished softly in French Oak, it is the perfect wine for people just switching into reds. For the past nine months this one has been Kevin’s baby while it aged in the barrel… Meanwhile, Don has been keeping vigilant watch over our (yet to be released) 2011 Pinot Noir. Between…
Read MoreWe’re checking “brix” daily here at Long Cliff! Kevin took Danielle out in the vineyard today to get some practice with the refractometer. This allows us to test the sugar levels, or “brix,” in our grapes so we know when it’s time to start picking! It won’t be much longer now- harvest season is almost…
Read MoreSeptember 7-9, the wineries of the Niagara Wine Trail will celebrate the beginning of the harvest season with their annual Harvest Festival Weekend event. One of the most popular events for the trail, wine and food pairing will be featured at each participating winery. Each winery has selected a food from a local vendor to…
Read MoreAfter so much anticipation, our Birthday Blowout has come and gone… We had an amazing weekend in the tasting room, wine was flowing and friends were laughing! All in all it was a huge success, and a record breaking sales weekend since our opening last November! Thank you so much to everyone who stopped out-…
Read MoreYesterday marked the first day of our Birthday Blowout, and the first event Long Cliff has hosted ourselves, apart from the Niagara Wine Trail! Thursdays are always a slow day in the tasting room, but this weekend we managed to break our record for Thursday Sales! Thank you to everyone who stopped out- we had…
Read MoreThe streamers are hung and the balloons are ordered! Join us this coming weekend, August 16-19 for a wine and dessert event, in honor of Danielle’s 21st! We put in extra hours this past weekend, setting up decorations and putting together guest bags (with free gifts from our friends at Schulze Vineyards & Winery, Sweet…
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