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2010 Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin (Sep 2015)

I look forward to each vintage of the Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin. This is straight up one of the best Canadian wines on the market and every vintage has been exceptional value. I am not in a position where I can spend a couple hundred bucks on Premier Grand...

Nobilo

2014 Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc – LCBO 415745 – $16.95 – **** – I love New Zealand Sauvingnon Blanc. I love New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc even more when I don’t need to spend a lot of money for it. I realize that this is still north of fifteen bucks but it’s as...

Chateau Canteloup

2012 Chateau Canteloup Médoc – LCBO 420000 – $19.65 – ***1/2+ – Who said that decent Bordeaux was expensive? or that it had to age in a cellar for years? This is uncomplicated straight forward and most importantly delicious. Fruit driven with very soft tannin on the finish. The nose...

Winery Collective (August 2015)

This is my last post about my visit to California. I can honestly say going through my notes and reflecting on what I tasted I am already eager to go back. There is so much to see, taste and eat in California that I am convinced even if I had...

Benziger (August 2015)

Benziger has one of the most beautiful estates I have ever seen. It’s as if the hills surrounding the vineyards of this biodynamic winery are trying to swallow it. I spent my Sunday morning in the Sonoma Valley taking a tour of this vineyard. Just like with my Saturday visits...

Ravenswood (August 2015)

What I found most interesting about my visit to California has to do with their own identity as a wine growing region. Most wineries have put their Cabernet Sauvignon at their highest tier with Chardonnay somewhere behind it and Zinfandel on the bottom rung of the ladder. This is great...

Count of Buena Vista

The Count of Buena Vista is alive and well at Buena Vista Winery. Well, the actual count, Agoston Haraszthy died in 1869 where it is presumed he was eaten by Alligators in Nicaragua. George Webber now has the mantle of Count of Buena Vista and I couldn’t help but get...

Chablis

I recently had a chance to taste through a few bottles of Chablis. Chablis is the most northern part of Burgundy. If you go pick up a bottle from the LCBO it will be Chardonnay (I don’t want to say they only grow Chardonnay because as I learned in Beaujolais...