2017 Back 10 Cellars Start from Scratch Chardonnay – Winery Only – $27.95 – ****+ – I hesitate to write about this wine because every year it seems to sell out a little bit faster. This is about as local as you can get as it’s fermented with indigenous yeasts...
Michael and André visited Saguenay once again to check out the Festival des Vins.
2016 Bachelder Niagara Chardonnay – Vintages 302083 – $24.95 – **** – I would put this bottle on the table for anyone who complains that Ontario wines are too expensive. Coming in just shy of twenty five dollars this offers fantastic value from any category at the LCBO. Coming from...
I don’t think there are many people who love Beaujolais Nouveau as much as I do. In 2014 I celebrated the third Thursday of November in 2014 on top of the bar at “Le Barricou” in Paris pouring Nouveau into people’s glasses as the lined up for a drink. In...
Michael and André visited Saguenay to check out their Festival des Vins.
If you haven’t been to Niagara on the Lake lately – you’re really missing out. Over the past few years there has been something of a renaissance taking place here – and we’ve been spending so much time focusing on Prince Edward County (deservedly so – there’s amazing things happening...
2016 Cave Spring Indian Summer Riesling – vintages 415901 – $24.95 – **** – This is one of my go-to wines when I have a hankering for Icewine but I don’t have the budget to get the real deal. Cave Spring always over delivers with this nice balanced (for a...
2016 Cave Spring Estate Bottled Chardonnay Musqué – Vintages 246579 – $17.95 – **** – Regardless of vintage conditions this is a bottle to look forward to from Cave Spring. Make no mistake if you’re a Chardonnay lover – this comes off more like a less version of Gewurztraminer. Expect...
2016 Bachelder Wismer-Foxcroft Vineyard Gamay Noir – ****+ – It’s about time we get to see what Thomas Bachelder could do with Gamay. When I visited Beaujolais in 2014 winemakers would talk about wines they called “presqu’pinot” (almost Pinot). I’m not surprised that that this wine would end up with...
We go through another round of stump the chump – with Thomas Bachelder.
2015 Redstone Chardonnay – Vintages 398966 – $19.95 – **** – I really shouldn’t be surprised at how great this wine is – Chardonnay at twenty dollars from this province is one of the best ways to spend your money at the LCBO. The acidity keeps this wine light on...
Summer is firmly in our rear view mirror. I realize it’s a little strange to be making comments like this when most of us are starting to think about Christmas – but wasn’t 2018 just an awesome year? The weather was near perfect and I don’t know about you, I...
