Big Head Wines

Wine tasting was very delicious and was recommended by multiple other wineries in the area. Appreciate the education and enthusiasms from Sam but did not appreciate the French Canadian snobbery that permeated the walls from the other staff/​owners. I can’t discount the amazing product and would have purchased a full case if not for the overwhelming feeling of not being deemed worthy of their product. This is Canada, eh? Again. Superb product. Best I tasted all weekend. But some things cannot be overlooked.

Cool little winery in Nigara area on the Canadian side. Owner and staff were extremely helpful. You could really tell that they appreciated their craft and very proud of the product. Picked up some really nice reds. What’s with the no guest wifi!

I didn’t know it was possible to get angry at a wine tasting, but I did. First off, the owner gave me an up and down check out, observed by my husband, which is super creepy. We sought out this winery because they had cheese with their tastings, which is unusual in niagara on the lake, for some reason. The tasting was very good. The cheese and crackers were delicious. The girl who helped us was very informative and explanatory. However, because we shared the tasting, we were charged $ 22 dollars, instead of $ 17! And might I add that the tasting was very stingy. Some of the wines we each only got one sip! Hardly enough to determine if you like it or not. When I realized that we had paid extra it was after we had bought $ 130 worth of wine. I could not believe that we had been charged extra to share a tasting that was hardly enough for one person… Certainly not enough to share and be charged extra! When I brought this to the creepy owners attention he tried to explain (to which there was no explaining in my opinion), and then he refunded the additional seven dollars. I wish I hadn’t bought any of the wine.

Occasionally you run across a winery that you know you will say «I was there when…»
Big Head is such a winery.
I’ve had the privilege of tasting wine at a wide variety of wineries around the world including names that are well-​recognized today as top quality. Remember the name «Big Head» because if they keep that moniker this will be a winery that makes a name for itself.
These guys are on a world class level and they’re just getting started. Every single wine I tasted was extraordinary. Whites and Red both. While I’m always bullish on the small local guys, occasionally you find one that simply knocks you over with amazing flavor and quality — the guys that are playing out of their «league «so to speak.
Lets hope that Big Head doesn’t let there amazing wine production go to their head.
Get it while you can folks. The stuff o’ legend… 18 bottles in the cellar. I’d buy more if customs didn’t give me a hard time.

Came visit this relatively new winery after getting a recommendation from another place (not going to specify). You can still do the regular ‘pick your own wine’ tasting style or you can taste their full menu «blind». You really appreciate the wine this way and not let the description on the menu bias you. It was way more educational than any wine tour or wine tasting. Admittedly, I don’t like everything they got (hey, taste is subjective) but I liked most of their stuff. Their blend (big head) was absolutely awesome and for 19 – 20 bucks. It had Syrah and Merlot as the main components. Also, they gave you cheese and crackers while you do the blind taste. They give you time to figure things out yourself and give you space; very thoughtful. This is definitely a great educational trip for a group. I don’t know where else in the region does this blind taste thingy. It costs ~15 bucks to try 12 – 13 wines.