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Wine Review New Year – Terroir
Terroir – the idea that a specific region makes their wine taste a certain way. It’s basically the idea that everything about a region affects that taste of the finished product. The soil, The weather, and the location all affect how the grapes will grow. Whether you want to break...
Wine Review December 21 – Budget Wines for Entertaining!
It’s December 21st… most of your shopping is finished. But you still have a few days before Christmas. Here are some versatile wines to serve to your company over the holidays all found in the regular list of your local LCBO. I set out to make these picks friendly on...
Wine Review December 14, 2013 – 2011 Trius Red – 2011 Featherstone Canadian Oak Chardonnay
2011 Trius Red – Vintages 303800 – $22.95 – Trius Red has long been a benchmark wine, even in off vintages it is still delicious. This wine is sandwiched between two vintages that may be considered the best ever and has big shoes to fill as 2010 may have been...
Wine Review Christmas – Sparkling Wine.. beyond the shelf
I’ll be honest, even though I drink a lot of wine on a regular basis there are certain wines that I can’t help but keep for a special occasion. Sparkling Wine from Ontario is a personal favorite of mine. You can get great Sparkling wine from Trius and Chateau des...
Wine Review EXTRA – Ontario Nouveau the Missing Bottle
As you know I get more excited about Nouveau than most. I get even more excited when it comes from Ontario. I was checking my social media and I noticed that there was one bottle of Nouveau that didn’t make it’s way to the LCBO from Ontario. Vineland estates (twitter:...
Wine Review December 7, 2013 – 2012 Inniskillin Winemaker’s Series Montague Vineyard Chardonnay – 2008 Southbrook Triomphe Cabernet/Merlot
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. ...
Wine Review November 30, 2013 – 2011 Hinterbrook Sauvignon Blanc – 2010 Palatine Hills Neufeld Vineyard Meritage
2011 Hinterbrook Sauvignon Blanc – Vintages 359372 – $16.95 – Herbacious with Lime notes! This is a fantastic Sauvignon Blanc that strikes a great balance between bright citrus flavours and savory herbaciousness. This wine is a great seafood wine but is equally delicious on it’s own. I am a big...
Wine Review November 23, 2013 – Union Forté 2007 – Malivoire Table Wine 2011 Riesling
Union Forté 2007 – Vintages 361758 – $16.95 – This port style wine is a much buy for your holiday entertaining and for your own kitchen. There is fantastic depth to this wine while not being too heavy. There are flavours of plum and raisin with nice spice as well. ...
Nouveau Release 2013
The Third Thursday marks the arrival of Nouveau! I may be one of the few holdouts but I really look forward to the Nouveau release. I believe that from a wine snob perspective it’s a great litmus test to the quality of the harvest from the year. Let’s face it...
Wine Review November 16, 2013 – 2011 Chateau Des Charmes St David’s Bench Sauvignon Blanc – 2008 Rosewood Mead Royale
2011 Chateau Des Charmes St David’s Bench Sauvignon Blanc – LCBO 391300 – $14.95 – This is a great Sauvignon Blanc that you can find in the regular list. A great balance in flavour between slight herbaciousness and lime flavours. This wine has nice acidity leaving you with a clean...
Wine Review November 9, 2013 – 2012 Rockway Small Lot White Assemblage – 2008 Viewpointe Cabernet Franc
2008 Viewpointe Cabernet Franc – Vintages 359299 – $18.95 – It’s been awhile since I’ve had a chance to taste the wines from Lake Erie North Shore. This is a great value from the vintages section. There is a lot going on in the bottle with this wine flavours of...