Last summer was a challenge for all small businesses thanks to the pandemic. But for many business owners it was a period of tremendous ingenuity. How do you get your wines into the hands of people who want to try it? When you run a premium winery like Adnan and...
In late December I needed to get out of the city before Christmas. The day I spent tasting was having the rare opportunity to show someone new around wine country. Reflecting on the twelve years that I’ve been living in Ontario it’s remarkable to see the dramatic increase in quality...
I really love the wines from Icellars. I look forward to stopping by whenever I get the chance. Simba, the golden retriever, and door greeter is quickly gaining notoriety to match Brix, the Bernese mountain dog and door greeter at Sue-Ann Staff’s winery. In short, this is one of the...
2015 Strewn Terroir Pinot Blanc – Vintages 520205 – $18.95 – ***½+ – Well this is interesting, it’s not as if there is a ton of Pinot Blanc from Ontario that makes it to the shelf. Rarity aside this is an easy drinking bottle of wine that is meant to...
I visited Icellars recently and had a chance to meet Adnan and Elif the proprietors of their eponymous winery. The production is very small and the facility is a little unassuming on a stretch of road just up the road from Coyote’s Run. When you walk into the winery you...
