2015 Rosewood Süssreserve Riesling – Vintages 258806 – $14.95 – ****+ – Easy drinking and loaded with fresh apple flavours. This Riesling is made by adding some unfermented juice back to the finished wine. The idea is you’re going to add a little more fresh flavours to the finished product....
Tawse Cider – The past two winters in Ontario have not been kind to the vines of the wineries. Tawse has decided to fill the gap left by missing grapes with cider. The final result is something fantastic. Just a hint of sweetness on the finish of this cider. This...
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...
2013 Tawse Spark Limestone Ridge Riesling Sparkling – Vintages 370361 – $19.95 – **** – This summer I vow to drink more Sparkling wine. When you get wine’s of this quality under twenty dollars there is no reason to save this for the special occasions that Sparkling is usually saved...
2013 Hidden Bench Estate Riesling – Vintages 183491 – $23.95 – **** – Hidden Bench is a great producer and I had a chance to visit them in December. It was great to get a chance to re-taste this wine. There is great mineral on the nose with apple and...
2014 Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling – Vintages 80234 – $16.95 – **** – Keeping the bar high at Featherstone the new Black Sheep Riesling is Granny Smith and Golden Delicious Apple on the nose. In the glass you have Lime, Apple with a nice Mineral note on the finish. This...
2014 Featherstone Rosé – Vintages 117861 – $14.95 – ***1/2+ – I am not ashamed to admit that I drink copious amounts of Rosé year round. You can pair it with everything! Rosé is the swiss army knife of the wine world. The nose on this wine has a great savory...
I was recently asked by a friend what Sparkling wine should I get for New Years… I have a sixty dollar budget. The great news about a sixty dollar budget is there are A LOT of options on what you can pick up. Champagne can get quite expensive. A bottle...
2012 Tawse Spark Brut Sparkling – Vintages 404558 – $14.95 – I really enjoyed the last vintage of this wine. It’s basically a traditional style sparkling wine made with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir… but to cap it all off there is also Pinot Gris in the mix. This has nice...
2012 Tawse Spark Limestone Ridge Riesling Sparkling Wine – Vintages 370361 – $19.95 – This is a great wine for celebrating and priced to be enjoyed in more casual settings. Flavours and aromas are bright and crisp citrus with great acidity and bone dry on the finish. The great thing...
2010 Coyote’s Run Rare Vintage Syrah – Vintages 144774 – $32.95 – Wow! I’m a Syrah skeptic but this one is truly fantastic. When I tasted this wine I didn’t know the price either … So I assure you that even at this price it is well worth the price...
What wines will you be serving at your table for Thanksgiving this weekend? We are in the middle of the Taste Local campaign so there is no excuse to not be serving Ontario Wine with your Turkey this weekend. Chardonnay is a slam dunk with Turkey. I personally prefer a...
