The first vineyard I visited with my baby girl Spencer was 16 Mile. I managed to drop in this spring with a few friends (repeatedly) as I keep sending people to this small winery. It was a memorable day in March – obviously for the short story I just told...
2019 Henry of Pelham Chardonnay Speck Family Reserve – $29.95 – ****+ – Something has changed with the Chardonnay at Henry of Pelham … and I like it. If I go back to previous reviews of the top end bottles from HoP my refrain is always that the wines are...
I don’t think it’s possible to visit Thomas Bachelder and not learn something. I also think that as a consumer it’s impossible to look at a lineup of Bachelder wines and not find something new… or something worth revisiting. I had an opportunity to taste through the lineup of single...
It’s an understatement to say that the wines from 2020 will be highly anticipated. I know for myself as a consumer, and as a writer – I am expecting big things from the usual heavy hitters in Niagara. Was I disappointed when I tasted through the upcoming vintage of the...
Last month I had the opportunity to visit Flat Rock Cellars. Anyone who has been reading this website for any extended period of time knows that I tend to visit this winery frequently – the Rusty Shed is a mainstay in my home and cellar. This visit felt a bit...
I got my hands on the spring lineup from Westcott – I realize we’re now in the heat of summer – but I’ve been busy so I haven’t had a chance to write about them yet. One of the highlights from our lockdown summer in 2020 was getting a chance...
There are a few new wines on the market from Chateau des Charmes. The one I was most excited to explore was the 2017 Paul Bosc Vineyard Chardonnay – there really was something special about that growing year. But what we have that have recently hit the shelves of the...
I still think that Rosehall Run is one of the most underrated wineries in the province. This is something I’ve said many times. The longer I continue to write about wine I am trying really hard to resist the urge to allow myself to go full snob with what I...
The fine people at Flat Rock recently announced that they had sold out of their 2018 vintages of Gravity and Rusty Shed. The wines from the cool and challenging 2019 vintage prove that regardless of what mother nature dishes out these cool climate grapes can deliver the goods year in,...
To say that 2017 is highly anticipated for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Niagara is an understatement. I have long been a fan of 16 Mile so I was excited to get my hands on their yet to be released wines from this vintage. I am hoarding every bottle from...
It has been a little while since I’ve reviewed the wines from Chateau des Charmes. So when I received the latest package it was nice to have a chance to continue to taste the quality of the higher end of the portfolio. The Old Vines Cabernet Merlot was a breath...
I recently spoke with longtime Fielding winemaker Richie Roberts to talk about the harvest conditions from 2020. Let’s face it – it’s a vintage we won’t soon forget due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That being said we had perfect growing conditions for the grapes in Niagara. What makes 2020 so...
