Kacaba Unoaked Chardonnay 2012 – LCBO 326975 – $13.95 – Light, Crisp, Easy Drinking and Dry. This wine is a lot of fun to drink as the aromas and flavours are like a tribute to Ontario Orchards with flavours of Apple, Pear and Slight Peach. While this wine would have...
I usually feature wine from Ontario but that doesn’t mean that I don’t drink wine from elsewhere in the world. This week I thought I would do something a little different… This is where you can do your own experiment in Terroir where you can see how grapes grown in...
What was I doing at Mill St Brewery last week? I’m not going to lie I do enjoy the odd beer even though my preference (obviously) is wine year round. I had something cross my desk that I simply had to check out for myself… Don Valley Bench… a wheat...
This past week I had a chance to meet up with Josh Bendahan from Halpern Wines at Rock Lobster (110 Ossington Ave) to discuss something I had not thought about… ever… Wine on Tap. This isn’t any sort of typo, Rock Lobster has a setup where they pour wine out...
When I’m describing wine I will talk about certain aromas that I detect in the glass. Sometimes it’s really easy to detect Cherry in a bottle of Pinot Noir… other times not so much. For Mothers’ Day I have selected a panel of Gewurztraminer. It’s hard to say (and spell)...
Burning Kiln Strip Room Merlot/Cabernet Franc 2011 – Vintages 327700 – $24.95 – Apassimento seems to be popping up all over the place in Ontario. This is the method of allowing your grapes to dry before pressing them. Apassimento really brings out a lot of fruit in thed bottle. This...
This week I had a chance to speak to Jane Dietl from Peninsula Ridge to talk a little about pairing wine and food as I continue to talk about Get Fresh in the Valley. Peninsula Ridge is serving a Sauvignon Blanc with a Sweet Potato and Clam Chowder. Sauvignon Blanc...
When you see the VQA designation on a bottle of wine it means that 100% of the grapes have been grown in Ontario. Some wineries have taken the idea of Canadian wine to the next level. Most people don’t give a second thought to the actual process of making wine. ...
Get Fresh in the Valley starts this weekend! This is my favorite wine event of the year and I am always looking forward to it. You get wine and you get food matched up at 24 different wineries. Tickets available here: https://www.20valley.ca/page/store . You also get Recipe cards at each of the...
April 16 is World Malbec Day! You have the opportunity to sample wines from Argentina at Roy Thomson Hall in an event that has been celebrated in over 40 countries. Tickets are $65 a person and can be found here: www.vintages.com/malbecday Why am I talking about Malbec day? Every week...
2010 Rosewood Natalie’s Sussreserve Riesling – Vintages 258806 – $14.95 – If you are one of those people who say they don’t like sweet wines, I have a challenge for you … try this one! There is nothing wrong with a little sugar left in the bottle as long as...
2010 Cave Spring Chardonnay Musqué – VINTAGES 246579 – $15.95 – Musqué just feels like spring. Aromas of wildflowers that fill your nose to the point where you can close your eyes and picture yourself in a beautiful spring field. Flavours on this wine lean towards citrus with flavours that...
