Friday Morning the Grape Growers of Ontario will be announcing the 2012 as one of the best years ever for Ontario. How they are topping 2010 is beyond me… which came right on the heels of 2007. Not to mention some of the off vintages have created some of the...
It’s Grey Cup Sunday … naturally it’s time for beer and wings, and nachos, and chili, and as you see on every commercial break a baconator. There is no reason why you can’t keep it classy sports fan! My focus this week is on a pair of wines that are...
I still get excited about the third Thursday in November. Even after getting deeper and deeper into more “serious” wines there is something about Nouveau that I find exciting. If you’re not familiar with the first wines of the harvest I won’t mince words, Nouveau is basically the Coca-Cola of...
2010 Peninsula Ridge AJ Lepp Vineyards Reserve Merlot – Vintages 299222 – $19.95 – A very interesting Merlot with an aroma of typical red fruits but the sensation is something I don’t find very often a damp, mossy, just after rain sensation that fills your nose. It’s really wonderful! The...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/holiday-guide/holiday-entertaining/holiday-hosting-how-to-do-the-math-on-booze/article4292984/?cmpid=rss1 The list in the bottom of this article does seem like A LOT. That being said you’re always better to have too much than too little. It’s also difficult when you’re having a party to know WHAT kind of wine to buy. This is why things are so exciting...
My favorite thing about November is Wrapped Up in the Valley. This wine event is hosted by 20 Valley (www.20valley.ca) it features wine and food pairings at 24 participating wineries. I love this event firstly because some of the best wine in Ontario is coming from the Beamsville bench these...
2012 Niagara Experiences Best Wine Crop in Years This is interesting. The way I got started with my weekly radio segment was reporting on the 2010 harvest… which many reported was the best ever. So if 2010 was best ever how does this year stack up? The challenge with doing...
2010 Coyote’s Run Five Mile Red – LCBO 283416 – $16.95 – Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. One of my favourite things about blended wines in Ontario is the rule book… the one that clearly doesn’t exist. How these four grapes were married into a bottle is beyond...
This past Saturday I had a chance to join the iYellow Wine Club on a tour of three wineries. We stopped at Peninsula Ridge, Southbrook and Reif. It was nice to be able to hop on a bus and not have to worry about driving around Niagara, especially since I...
Growing up in Saskatchewan when we would talk about Canadian wine the discussion would arise who was superior … BC or Ontario. It seems this rivalry may be premature as Nova Scotia is making it’s way onto the map and now into the LCBO. This week my White wine comes...
When I had a chance to speak with Kevin O’Leary about his wines I was dying to ask him the question: “Why Ontario?”… He is a businessman and literally has the world at his disposal for creating a world class wine, surely California, Argentina, Australia or anywhere else could offer...
I can certainly say that 2012 was the summer of Rosé. There are so many well put together Pink wines coming from Ontario that I had a hard time narrowing the list down to four. That being said, the reason I am talking about Rosé in October is that it...
