2020 Back 10 Cellars Blood Sweat and Years – ****1/2 – $34.95 – Hot vintages can be a challenge for think skinner persnickity Pinot Noir. That never seems to be the case at Back 10 Cellars. Taking a look at my past notes I constantly write about how Andrew and...
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...
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...
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 is fascinating to see how vastly different vintage conditions can be – and more importantly how they can affect the way a wine tastes. I know that’s a pretty basic statement but in Niagara comparing 2018 to 2017 is a little bit crazy. The vintages seemed to be mirror...
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...
I realize talking about thirty dollars on a bottle of wine it’s hard to preach value. But trust me when we’re talking about Chardonnay and Pinot Noir at the top level they can quickly break the bank. It is exciting when top shelf wines like this hit the shelves of...
I really should have gotten this out before Christmas – but here we are. Now that the holidays are done and hopefully we are getting to the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic you may need a bottle or two to snag to have something to look forward...
2017 Flat Rock Gravity – LCBO 1560 – $34.95 – ****½ – Gravity is one of those wines that I always look forward to tasting. But I was not expecting to be speechless when I live tasted this wine on a recent podcast. The depth of this wine the moment...
