2012 Henry of Pelham Estate Riesling – Vintages 557165 – $17.95 – ****+ – This is a bottle of awesome right here. Off-dry and perfectly balanced with acidity. With the warmer weather this can be a little too easy drinking on a patio on it’s own. The fruit is pear,...
2013 Cave Spring Estate Bottled Chardonnay – Vintages 256552 – $18.95 – **** – Chardonnay under twenty dollars is quickly becoming my favorite price point for Ontario… simply put, because I can afford to drink it. Cave Spring has given us a very tasty wine that gives us a nice...
2012 Vieni Gamay Noir – Winery Only – $17.95 – ****+ – This was the gold medal winner at the Ontario Wine Awards. Coming from the hot 2012 vintage this wine still keeps all the signature qualities of great Gamay. The flavours are nice concentrated Cherry with hints of pepper...
The question you answer for the next few days after Cuvée is “What was your favorite wine?”… Truthfully I can’t answer. Cuvée is hosted at the Fallsview Casino. It is one of the events that I look forward to every year. You take as many wineries as you can fit...
Angel’s Gate are continuing a makeover that you may have already noticed with the Handsome Brut that is currently available in the LCBO but you will also notice a couple of new bottles called Rage and Revenge. Easy drinking and accessible these fun bottles will make a great addition to...
2012 Gamay Noir – LCBO 57349 – $12.95 – (Gold Medal – Ontario Wine Awards) – If you don’t like that bottle of wine you just opened set it aside and cook with it … we have either been on the giving or receiving end of this piece of advice. ...
2012 Tawse Gamay Noir – Vintages 322545 – $18.95 – Gamay is one of the most underrated varietals from Ontario. This beautiful Gamay is loaded with flavours of Dark Cherry, Ripe Raspberry and just a bit of Pepper on the finish. Even at $18.95 I can’t help but feel that...
Valentine’s Day is later this week. What better way to get prepared than to pick up some chocolate and some wine. I have been preaching for a long time that you have to be careful when pairing Icewine with sweets. I recently had a chance to speak with Daniel Stubbe...
See Ya Later Ranch Brut – Vintages 271049 – $22.95 – This is a champagne style sparkling wine from BC. It has the aroma of freshly baked bread and strong flavours of apple. There is a slight sweetness on the finish but it doesn’t linger with nice acidity and the...
2012 Fielding Estate Riesling – $18.95 – Vintages 251439 – This is a very Niagara Riesling with aromas and flavours of apple and peach. Typical citrus flavours are buried far underneath the orchard fruit in this bottle. Acidity is nice but not overpowering leaving this wine with a longer pleasant...
I usually feature wine from Ontario but that doesn’t mean that I don’t drink wine from elsewhere in the world. This week I thought I would do something a little different… This is where you can do your own experiment in Terroir where you can see how grapes grown in...
It is hot outside … yeah I am that guy, pointing out the obvious. I do find it a little challenging to find a wine that pairs well with the heat. I have pretty much shelved most of my Red Wines. I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about...
