2011 Peninsula Ridge Barrel Aged Chardonnay – Vintages 211490 – $15.95 – A very well balanced Chardonnay with aromas of Apple and Lemon and butterscotch. The flavours lean towards Apple and Peach with nice toasty oak on the finish and lingering flavours of Vanilla. It would appear the folks at...
2011 Malivoire Chardonnay – Vintages 573147 – $19.95 – Chardonnay for the summer! What goes better with a fish fry than a great, balanced Chardonnay. From Malivoire you get a wine with great flavours of pear and peach with great subtle oak on the finish. Flavours of Vanilla and Caramel...
Last week I had the chance to interview Pieter Badenhorst, winemaker at Fleur du Cap and Natasha Williams, winemaker at Nederburg. Both wineries are located in South Africa. I was recently impressed with the 2012 Fleur du Cap Chardonnay which easily out performs it’s price point and is essential affordable...
2012 Fleur du Cap Chardonnay – LCBO 358960 – $12.80 – The price is not a typo. Very nicely balance with fruit flavours leaning towards roasted pineapple and tangerine. Underneath fruit flavours vanilla and toasty oak with a nice long and lingering finish. This is excellent value and will pair...
One of the highlights from Cuvée 2014 was getting a chance to be introduced to Westcott Vineyards. They were pouring a fantastic Chardonnay and the winery has not even opened their doors yet. Westcott currently have a few wines available at http://westcottvineyards.com/ and they will be bottling a Pinot Noir...
2012 Lailey Chardonnay – Vintages 193482 – $19.95 – Beautifully subtle and fantastically priced. Flavours of apple, peach with vanilla on a finish that lingers a little bit. This is something I would serve to people who are fussy about overoaked Chardonnay. This has great balance between bright fruit and...
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...
2012 Henry of Pelham Estate Chardonnay – Vintages 268342 – $19.95 – I have made no secret over the past few months that I love finding great Chardonnay under that twenty dollar mark. It really seems that Niagara has stepped up it’s game in bringing really great affordable to the...
March 1st there are two Chardonnay’s getting a limited release through Vintages but these are wines that you want to have on your wine rack for special occasions or to open up for people that you REALLY like. The fact that these two great Chardonnay’s come from different vintages proves...
2012 Pelee Island Cabernet Franc – LCBO 433714 – $11.95 – This is one of my go-to wines when I’m entertaining for a large group or when I’m cooking. It goes very well in sauces and stews and pairs with just about anything beef. Very fruit forward with lots of...
2010 Flat Rock Chardonnay – Vintages 681247 – $16.95 – I’m told by the LCBO that his wine is simply repackaged Good Kharma. No matter how you package it this wine still well overperforms the price and is worth picking up more than one bottle. A nice round creamy buttery...
Inniskillin Winemaker’s Series Montague Vineyard Chardonnay 2012 – Vintages 586347 – $24.95 – I recently had a chance to visit Inniskillin when I tasted this wine I immediately needed to take some home with me. There is a little more Oak flavours than what has become typical of Ontario Chardonnay. ...
