I was in Saskatchewan towards the end of May and made a stop at my favorite watering hole Bushwakker. I’m a huge fan of just about everything they have on tap at this brew-pub but it was the wine list that piqued my interest this visit. They had two wines...
2013 Tawse Spark Limestone Ridge Riesling Sparkling – Vintages 370361 – $19.95 – **** – This summer I vow to drink more Sparkling wine. When you get wine’s of this quality under twenty dollars there is no reason to save this for the special occasions that Sparkling is usually saved...
When I head out for Indian food often I find myself switching to beer, or cocktails. Indian food is difficult when it comes to pairing with wine. I was intrigued when I got the invite for the dinner at Pukka featuring Nals Margreid a winery in Northern Italy. I was...
2013 Hidden Bench Estate Riesling – Vintages 183491 – $23.95 – **** – Hidden Bench is a great producer and I had a chance to visit them in December. It was great to get a chance to re-taste this wine. There is great mineral on the nose with apple and...
I don’t drink enough German wine. I think that most people don’t drink enough German wine. I will be the first to admit that I find german wine intimidating. At least with French wine you have seen or heard of Champagne, Bordeaux or Cotes du Rhone. German labels are adorned...
2013 Lailey Unoaked Chardonnay – Vintages 299776 – $14.95 – ****+ – Who said unoaked Chardonnay is boring? This offering from Lailey is excellent with a nice creamy texture on the palate. There are flavours of apple, peach, and melon with beautiful acidity on the finish. Nice light and crisp!...
2013 The Foreign Affair The Conspiracy – Vintages 149237 – $19.95 – **** – This is a very good follow up to the 2012 vintage. Roasted herb with ripe strawberry and raspberry on the nose. The flavours in this wine are Strawberry, Raspberry and black plum with a nice hint...
2012 Henry of Pelham Family Tree Red – Vintages 247881 – $18.95 – ****+ – Juicy, ripe and delicious flavours of blackberry, dark plum, currant, and mocha with nice pepper on the finish. I last tasted this wine in 2014 and needless to say this still has a few years...
Friday May 8th the winners of the Ontario Wine Awards were announced at Queen’s Landing in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Pillitteri took home Red Wine of the year with their 2010 Riserva Famiglia Cabernet Franc. Peller Estates took White Wine of the Year with their 2013 AP Signature Series Sauvignon Blanc. The big winner...
I drink copious amounts of Riesling and Gewürztraminer year round. I think because of our eating habits bright crisp wines get relegated to the patio. I guess we don’t think to crack open a nice chilled Gewurz in the middle of winter. I come from the part of the country that...
2014 Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling – Vintages 80234 – $16.95 – **** – Keeping the bar high at Featherstone the new Black Sheep Riesling is Granny Smith and Golden Delicious Apple on the nose. In the glass you have Lime, Apple with a nice Mineral note on the finish. This...
Let’s consider these two reviews as bonus content for the week. While both of these wines aren’t available in Vintages they are too good to not write about. 2013 Rosewood Locked and Loaded – $19.95 – (August Release) – ****+ – I got a chance to taste this wine right...
