Wildass is one of my favorite labels in the Vintages section. It’s not pretentious and the wines are always fantastic. I recently had a chance to get into the current Wildass lineup and I was not disappointed. 2012 Riesling – Vintages 129700 – $16.75 – Tons of apple in this...
2012 Keint-He Voyageur Pinot Noir – Vintages 373407 – $17.95 – Keint-He is a winery located in Prince Edward County, but the fruit in this bottle comes from Niagara. The price on this wine is not a typo, this is fantastically priced. Very delicate with lots of ripe cherry and...
According to Statscan, there is a lack of love for wine in my home province of Saskatchewan. It’s easy to shrug off that a province full of farmers are just loyal beer and spirit drinkers, but I believe there is something different at play here. One only needs to see...
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 https://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...
Last time I was down in Niagara a few things from Tawse caught my eye. A couple new sparkling wines and the latest vintage of the Laundry Vineyard Cabernet Franc really stood out. 2011 Tawse Spark – $24.95 – This wine is a blend of Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. ...
2012 Trius Red – Vintages 303800 – $22.95 – A few weeks ago I got an email stating that Craig McDonald, winemaker at Trius had made his best Trius Red… period. I am a fan of this wine because I feel this is a benchmark for full bodied Red wine...
I had a chance to drop into the Foreign Affair in early March. I have recently reviewed the 2009 Ex-Pat Riesling and the 2012 Conspiracy two wines that I very much enjoyed (and highly recommend you pick up for yourself). The Foreign Affair makes their wines using the Appassimento method...
2011 Featherstone Four Feathers – Vintages 341586 – $14.95 – This is a symphony of great white grapes with Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer. This wine is truly summer in a glass and after the winter we had we could all use some summer in a glass. A great...
There are a few events that fall into my yearly wine calendar as “must attend”. Get Fresh is one of those events. I am a big fan of visiting wine country in the off season. When Get Fresh rolls around, it leaves me with mixed feelings … I’m happy because...
I don’t often get outside of Ontario in my writing … but that doesn’t mean I’m not tasting wines from elsewhere. I recently had a chance to taste a new vintage of a wine I enjoyed a few years ago on a road trip out west, and also to taste...
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...
